Poker Hand Rankings (Highest to Lowest)

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Learn the ranking of poker hands and the probability of each hand coming up so you can get an edge over other players. Listed below are the Texas Hold’em hands in order from best to worst, which are the same for all the main poker variations.

Poker Hands Chart

Rank	Hand Name	Hand Description	Probability	Combinations
1	1. Royal Flush	A Royal Flush is made out of 10, Jack, Queen, King, Ace, all of the same suit.	probability: 1 in 649,737	combinations: 4
2	2. Straight Flush	A Straight Flush is five cards in a row, all in the same suit.	probability: 1 in 72,193	combinations: 36
3	3. Four of a Kind	A Four of a Kind is the same card in each of the four suits.	probability: 1 in 4,164	combinations: 624
4	4. Full House	A Full House is a pair plus three of a kind in the same hand.	probability: 1 in 693	combinations: 3,744
5	5. Flush	A Flush is five cards in the same suit, not in numerical order.	probability: 1 in 508	combinations: 5,108
6	6. Straight	A Straight is five cards in numerical order, but not in the same suit.	probability: 1 in 253	combinations: 10,200
7	7. Three of a Kind	Three of a Kind is three of one card and two non-paired cards.	probability: 1 in 46	combinations: 54,912
8	8. Two Pair	Two Pair is two different pairings or sets of the same card in one hand.	probability: 1 in 20	combinations: 123,552
9	9. One Pair	One Pair is a pairing of the same card.	probability: 1 in 1.36	combinations: 1,098,240
10	10. High Card	A High Card refers to a hand with no matching cards.	probability: 1 in 0.99	combinations: 1,302,540

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Poker Hand Combinations Explained

Poker hands fall into one of ten categories. The highest is a royal flush, followed by a straight flush, then four of a kind, a full house, a flush, a straight, three of a kind, two pair, one pair, and finally a high card.

The highest hands are the least common, with a royal flush and straight flush with the highest value cards, being exceedingly rare.

What Are Poker Suits?

A deck of cards is divided into four suits. All card suits have the same value in poker, including in Texas Hold'em. Even if two players have the same hand, the winner is determined by the player with the highest kicker (a card that doesn't form part of the hand you are playing). If the kicker is also the same, you simply split the pot.

There are very rare exceptions. For example, if you're splitting an uneven pot in a high-low game where you tied your hand with another player, the remaining chip can be given to the player with the highest-ranking single card. If this card is also the same, it can go to the player whose suit ranks higher. In these rare occasions, spades ♠ rank highest, and clubs ♣ lowest, as below. But generally, you can totally ignore suits in poker.

♠

Spades

Black suit, depicting a medieval weapon.

♥

Hearts

Red suit, showing a heart.

♦

Diamonds

Red suit, represented by a geometric diamond shape.

♣

Clubs

Black suit, represented by a three-leaf symbol.

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Ties And kickers

It's possible that the best hand at the table (a pair of 9s, for example) will be held by more than one player. In this case, the tie is broken using a kicker.

Let's say two players at a five-card poker game have a pair of 9s, and this is the best hand of the round.

Example

Player A has Ties and Kickers Card Set 1

Player B has Ties and Kickers Card Set 2

The hand goes to Player A, who has a pair of 9s with an A kicker (kicker meaning the highest card not involved in the pair), which beats player B's pair of 9s with a J kicker.

In the rare event that both players have the exact same hand, A, 9, 9, 7, 5 for example, the pot would be split.

Poker Hand Rankings FAQ

The best hand in poker is a Royal Flush. It's made up of an ace, king, queen, jack and 10 in the same suit.

You can see the poker hand rankings above. A one pair beats a high card, a two pair beats a one pair, a three of a kind beats a two pair, a straight beats a three of a kind, a flush beats a straight, a full house beats a flush, a four of a kind beats a full house, a straight flush beats a four or a kind, a royal flush beats a straight flush. Nothing beats a royal flush.

You can beat a straight with a flush, full house, four of a kind, straight flush and royal flush.

A full house is a strong hand, but you can beat it with a four of a kind, straight flush and royal flush.

A full house, four of a kind, straight flush and royal flush all beat a flush.

There is no highest suit in poker. They are all ranked equally.

There are 10 possible poker hands. The most valuable hand is a Royal Flush, a Straight Flush made of the highest value cards in the game.

The highest value poker hand is a Royal Flush, while the lowest is a high card. The full ranking order is royal flush, straight flush, four of a kind, a full house, a flush, a straight, three of a kind, two pair, one pair, high card.

The ranking order of suits is spades, hearts, diamonds, and clubs. In popular poker games such as Texas Hold'em, there is no ranking of card suits, however suits are sometimes ranked in other games like Bridge.

The best hand in poker is a Royal Flush, which is the highest value straight flush. The worst hand in poker is a high card. The lowest possible high card five-card poker hand (if Aces are high) is 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 with no flush present.

If two poker hands are the same, the winner is decided by a kicker. A kicker is the highest value card outside of the pair/three-of-a-kind etc. For example, a pair of 8s with a K kicker beats a pair of 8s with a 10 kicker. If two hands are identical, the pot is split.