Rank of Poker Hands

The 10 types of poker hands are defined as follows, from lowest to highest:

1) A High Card hand means there is no pair or other higher hand and the hand is determined by the highest card such as "King High".

2) A Pair is a hand in which two cards have the same rank. For example, a hand with two eights in it would be called a pair of eights.

3) Two Pair is a hand with two different pairs in it.

4) Three of a Kind is a hand with three cards of the same rank, such as three fours or three Queens. Also called Triplets or Trip's.

5) A Straight is five cards in sequence, such as 4-5-6-7-8 or 9-10-J-Q-K. Aces can be used in both high Straights (after the King) or low Straights (preceding the two).

6) A Flush is five cards of the same suit. The ranks of the cards do not matter.

7) A Full House is three cards of one rank and two cards of another, such as 8-8-8-3-3 or 4-4-A-A-A.

8) Four of a Kind is a hand containing all four cards of a particular rank, such as all four nines, or all four Jacks.

9) A Straight Flush is five cards in sequence and all of the same suit. For example, A-2-3-4-5 all in Diamonds would be a Straight Flush.

10) A Royal Flush is the highest possible Straight Flush, a hand made up of 10-J-Q-K-A all in one suit. It gets it's own name.