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Poker hand rankings.
Best five cards wins. Here is every hand from strongest to weakest, an example of each, and how often you finish with it in Texas Hold'em (best five of seven cards).
Strongest firstHow often you finish with it
01
Royal flushA-K-Q-J-10, all the same suit. The best hand in poker.
0.003%1 in 30,940
02
Straight flushFive cards in a row, all the same suit.
0.028%1 in 3,591
03
Four of a kindFour cards of the same rank.
0.2%1 in 595
04
Full houseThree of a kind plus a pair.
2.6%1 in 39
05
FlushAny five cards of the same suit, not in order.
3.0%1 in 33
06
StraightFive cards in a row, mixed suits. An ace can be high (10-J-Q-K-A) or low (A-2-3-4-5).
4.6%1 in 22
07
Three of a kindThree cards of the same rank.
4.8%1 in 21
08
Two pairTwo different pairs.
23.5%1 in 4.3
09
One pairTwo cards of the same rank.
43.8%1 in 2.3
10
High cardNone of the above. Your highest card plays.
17.4%1 in 5.7
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Questions people ask
- Does a flush beat a straight?
- Yes. A flush beats a straight because it's harder to make: in Hold'em you finish with a flush about 3.0% of the time and a straight about 4.6% of the time.
- What beats a full house?
- Only four of a kind, a straight flush and a royal flush. A full house beats a flush, a straight and everything below.
- Do suits matter in poker?
- No. In Texas Hold'em all suits are equal. Two hands that match rank for rank split the pot; suits never break ties.
- Is an ace high or low?
- Both, in straights: A-K-Q-J-10 is the highest straight and A-2-3-4-5 is the lowest. An ace can't wrap around, so Q-K-A-2-3 is not a straight.
- What is a kicker?
- The side card that breaks a tie. If you both have a pair of kings, the player with the higher next card wins, for example an ace against a queen. Only your best five cards count.
- What is the most common hand?
- One pair, about 44% of the time with seven cards. Two pair comes next at about 24%, and you finish with only high card about 17% of the time.
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