Poker Hand Values

Hand Values Each game of Texas holdem is dealt using a standard playing card deck of 52 cards. Each deck has four suits made up of 13 cards per suit. The four suits are spades, hearts, clubs, and diamonds. In Texas holdem each suit is equal in value.
The ranks of card in each suit from lowest to highest are 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, jack, queen, king, and ace.
The following hand values are ranked from highest value to lowest. Go down the list until you find the value of your highest possible hand. Then do the same for your opponent's hand. Whoever has the highest hand on the list wins the hand.

• Royal FlushA royal flush consists of the top five cards all in the same suit. The ace, king, queen, jack, and 10 of hearts make up one of the four possible royal flush hands. The same five cards, all in spades, or all in diamonds, or all in clubs is also a royal flush.
• Straight FlushA straight flush is five cards in order, all of the same suit. The 8, 7, 6, 5, 4 all of clubs is a straight flush.
• Four of a KindFour of a kind is a hand with four cards of the same rank. A hand that has the 10 of clubs, 10 of hearts, 10 of spades, and 10 of diamonds has a four of a kind in 10's. In the case of two players each having four of a kind, the player with the higher ranked four of a kind wins the hand. If the board has four of a kind the player with the highest other card wins the hand. If the board has four of a kind and a higher fifth card than any remaining player the pot is split between all remaining players.
• Full HouseA full house has three cards of the same rank and two cards of the same rank that don't match the first three cards. If you have three aces and two kings, you have a full house. If you hear a player say they have a full house with aces full of kings, the three of a kind is stated first and the pair is stated second. If two or more players each have a full house the player with the highest ranked three of a kind wins the hand. If the three of a kind is the same the player with the highest pair wins the hand.
• FlushA flush is a hand with all five cards of the same suit. If two or more players have a flush, the one with the highest ranked card wins the hand. If two or more players have the same highest ranked card they compare their next highest ranked card and so on until one player has a card of higher rank than the other players.
• StraightA straight is five cards in sequential order but not all of the same suit. For the purposes of a straight an ace can be used as the card above a king or below a two. An example of a straight is 10, 9, 8, 7, and 6 with at least two different suits. If two or more players have a straight the one with the highest card in their straight is the winner.
• Three of a KindThree of a kind is three cards of the same rank. If you have the 8 of diamonds, 8 of clubs, and 8 of spades you have three of a kind of 8's. If two players have the same three of a kind their next highest card decides the winner. If two players have different three of a kind hands the one with the highest ranked three of a kind is the winner. If a player has a pair in their hole cards and the board makes them a three of a kid hand it's called a set. If the board has two matching cards and you match them with one of your cards it's called trips.
• Two PairTwo pair is two cards of the same rank and another two cards of the same rank that aren't the same rank as the first pair. If you have a 7 of spades and a 7 of hearts and an 8 of hearts and an 8 of diamonds you have two pair. If two or more players have two pair the player with the highest ranked pair is the winner.
• PairA pair of cards is two cards of the same rank. Two aces or two threes both count as a pair. If two or more players have a pair the player with the highest ranked pair is the winner. If two players have the same ranked pair the player with the next highest ranked card wins.
• High CardIf no players have a pair or better the player with the highest ranked card is declared the winner. If they have the same highest ranked card their next highest ranked cards are compared. This continues until one player has a higher ranked card than their opponent. If all five cards are the same rank the pot is split.