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For beginner poker players, memorizing the poker hand rankings can seem overwhelming. There are a lot of moving parts in a poker hand and trying to remember if a straight beats a flush can be confusing.

Poker Hand Rankings Chart. Print out this free poker hand rankings chart – and always know the best winning poker hands. Poker hands are ranked in order from best to worst. Chart of premium starting hands Chart of top-10 starting hands Chart of top-20 starting hands. How to read the charts? You don’t have to be an expert to read poker charts. There are all possible pairs of cards in the table that could be dealt to you in Texas Holdem (total amount is 196 possible combinations).

• Here’s a ranking chart of the Poker hands. The chart lists the rankings with an example for each ranking. The examples are a good reminder of the definitions. The highest ranking of them all is the royal flush, which consists of 5 consecutive cards in one suit with the highest card being Ace.
• There are a lot of moving parts in a poker hand and trying to remember if a straight beats a flush can be confusing. Don't panic, though. What seems confusing at first will become second nature very quickly. As an added benefit, poker hand rankings for all standard 'high hand' poker games - Texas Hold'em, Omaha, 7-Card Stud, etc - are always.

Don't panic, though. What seems confusing at first will become second nature very quickly. As an added benefit, poker hand rankings for all standard 'high hand' poker games - Texas Hold'em, Omaha, 7-Card Stud, etc - are always the same.

A Royal Flush will always be the best hand you can get. A full house will always beat a flush. And a set will always beat two pair.

There are some poker hand ranking situations that will arise where you might need a little help - we've identified and explained a few of those below the hand ranking chart below.

Trust us - you'll get it! And soon you'll be the expert explaining to your friend at your home game why his two pair is the losing hand. Bookmark this page to keep our poker hand ranking chart as an easy reference guide - and check back for a downloadable Poker Hand Ranking PDF to come soon!

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Poker Hand Ranking FAQ

Which is higher a flush or a straight?

Always the flush is higher! This is one of the bigger misconceptions of poker hand rankings.

Despite it seeming to some that a straight is more difficult to get, a flush – meaning five cards of the same suit – is actually less likely of a hand to put together. Therefore the Flush is ranked higher than the Straight.

This applies in every situation – even if the Straight has more high cards (or the highest card) between the two hands. A Straight Flush, which is a straight with all of the cards of the same suit (eg. 4h-5h-6-h-7h-8h), is higher than both of those hands.

Which is higher, three-of-a-kind or two pair?

This is another common poker hand ranking confusion. A “set” or “trips” or 3 of a kind ALWAYS beats two pair.

Again it doesn’t matter if it’s a set of 2s and the two pair are Aces and Kings – the set always wins.

How do you know which two pair hand is higher?

The ranking of your two-pair hand is NEVER the sum of your two pairs. So, for example, two pair of Aces and 2s is ALWAYS higher than two pairs of Kings and Queens. The face cards look more powerful, sure, but it is only the HIGHEST single pair of the two pair that determines the winner.

If both of the high pairs are the same then the second pair will determine the winner. If both pairs are exactly the same the higher 5th card – aka “the kicker” decides the winner.

How do you know which Flush is higher?

If two players both have a Flush the hand with the highest card is the winning Flush. This means any Flush with an Ace is it will win over any other Flush. Much like two pair the combined total of the Flush is not relevant – only the single highest card determines the winning hand.

So: Ah-9h-7h-5h-2h beats Kh-Qh-Jh-Th-8h

If the top card of the Flush is the same in both hands (ie it’s from the shared community cards), the next highest Flush that’s not shared determines the winner. If the Flush is entirely on the board and neither player has a card of the same suit in their hole cards, it’s a split pot as long as neither player folds.

What is a kicker in poker?

A kicker is an unmatched card that's not part of a made hand that determines who wins when two players have the same ranked hand.

For example if both player have a single pair of aces, the next highest card in each of their hands are matched against each other to see which is highest. Eg.

• Player 1 has A-A-Q-6-2
• Player 2 has A-A-9-7-6

Player 1 is the winner as the Queen 'kicker' is higher than the 9 kicker. If the first kicker cards are the same, eg AAQ and AAQ, the next kicker card is then used to determine the winner.

If players both have the exact same two-pairs, the remaining fifth card is the kicker. If players have the exact same three-of-a-kind, the remaining two cards are kickers. If both hands have just a single high card all cards are considered the kickers

What does it mean to 'play the board?'

Playing the board means the 5 shared community cards in the middle of the table are the five cards that make up a player's best possible five card hand.

For example if the board cards are:

A-K-Q-J-T of different suits and a player's hole cards are the 6-7 of hearts, that player's best possible 5-card hand is the Broadway straight and his or her hole cards are inconsequential to the hand.

If all players left in the hand are 'playing the board,' the pot is split evenly among them. A player must make it all the way to the showdown to play the board.

Do Aces count as high or low?

In a standard 'high' poker game like Texas Hold'em aces can be played as either high or low. An ace can be used, for example, to complete the bottom end of the straight A-2-3-4-5. This is called a 'wheel' is is the lowest possible straight.

It can also of course be used as a high card as as the high end of a straight eg A-K-Q-J-T. It cannot, however, be 'wrapped around.' So Q-K-A-2-3 is NOT a straight.

In Lowball games Aces can be either high or low; it depends on the game variation. For specific poker hand rankings for lowball games, check our rules pages below.

Is 'Three Pair' a hand?

Three pair is not a hand. Your best poker hand is made up of 5 cards and 5 cards only. You can never have three pair.

Which poker suit is the highest?

In standard 'high hand' poker games like Texas Hold'em and Omaha, suits are not ranked compared to each other. Meaning no one suit is ranked higher and suits are not used to determine the winning hand. Only the card rankings matter

In other card games, however, suits can be ranked and come into play when determining betting order or winning hands. Typically suits are ranked in reverse alphabetical order from lowest to highest.

The only place where suit can come into play in poker is in 7-Card Stud, when the player with the lowest card showing has to pay the 'bring in' bet in the first betting round. If two players have the same ranked card, suits can be used to break the tie.

Are all red cards or all black cards a good hand?

Unless the suits are the same, five cards all of the same color are not a poker hand. A Flush by definition will have all red or black cards but all the cards must be diamonds or hearts or clubs or spades for it to be a Flush.

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Poker rules are easier than you may think, and there’s no better time to learn how to play poker than now, as this popular American game is played by many people today. The basic rules of poker are the same, and use the same 5-card poker hand ranking chart. There is one obscure poker game, named Badugi Poker, that uses a 4-card hand ranking chart, but the general rules of poker still apply.

Basic Poker Rules

Before you learn how to play poker games, you’ll want to familiarize yourself with basic poker rules, such as how one poker hand ranks against another. Learning the rules of poker hands and how to determine a winner in poker might seem difficult at first, but with a little bit of studying and experience, you’ll know how to play poker without having to think about it.

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Poker Hand Strength

The first thing to understand about poker rules is that each hand has its own strength. This strength is determined by how well the cards in your hand interact with each other. You want hands that create a run, are of the same suit, match each other’s value, and are high in strength. Normal poker rules determine the strength of hands to be the higher value cards in the following order: Ace, King, Queen, Jack, Ten, Nine, Eight, Seven, Six, Five, Four, Three, and Two. The suit of each card does not determine any sort of strength in normal poker rules. There may be special poker rules for games where a suit is used to determine who gets to act first, but that is the only reason suit would be used.

Poker Hand Rank Chart

A normal poker hand must contain five cards. There are many games where more than five cards are used, but the winning poker hand is determined by the player who has the strongest five card poker hand. What is the best poker hand? Here is a list of basic poker hands. I’ve organized them from the strongest poker hands to the weakest poker hands: Royal Flush, Straight Flush, Four of a Kind, Full House, Flush, Straight, Three of a Kind, Two Pair, One Pair, and High Card.

Printable Poker Hand Chart

The printable poker hand chart on the right side of this page can be printed and brought with you to the casino and will help you learn how to play poker better. Next time you’re wondering about the basic hand strength poker rules during a game, simply pull this printable poker hand rank chart out of your pocket. If you’d like to print a copy of our poker hand chart, just click the image below and a new page will open. From there, click print in your browser.

Here are basic poker hand ranking images that I’ve just described. Again, these are organized from the strongest hands to the weakest hands.:

Royal Flush – 1 in 649,740.00

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A Royal flush is the most powerful hand in poker. The hand involves having all cards being the same suit, as well as the highest possible run, which is Ace, King, Queen, Jack, Ten. This run is also known at the “Broadway” run. This hand is extremely rare to receive.

Straight Flush – 1 in 72193.33

A straight flush is similar to a royal flush, except a straight flush can be beat by a higher straight flush. A straight flush contains cards of the same suit, which also create a run. However, a straight flush changes its name to a royal flush when its highest card is an Ace.

Four of a Kind – 1 in 4165.00

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Four of a kind is exactly what it sounds like, which is four of any card that is the same value. As you see in the example, we have four queens. The fifth card typically doesn’t come into play unless you’re playing a community game and the four queens are part of the community.

Full House – 1 in 694.16

A full house is a combination of three of a kind and a pair. The strength of a full house is determined by the value of the three of a kind that is part of the full house. If both players have the same three of a kind, then the pair determines the winner. For example, if Player A has QQQ88 and Player B has QQQ66, then Player A will win because his pair of 8’s are better than Player B’s pair of 6’s.

Flush – 1 in 508.80

A flush is a hand where all of the cards are of the same suit. Strength of a flush is determined by the highest card in the flush. If two players have flushes that have the same high card, then the next card us used to determine the winner. This goes on until one player has a higher card than the other. For example, If Player A had Q8652 and Player B had Q8653, then player B would win because his 3 is higher than Player A’s 2.

Straight – 1 in 254.80

A straight is also known as a run. A player has a straight when all cards in his cards are in sequential order and at least two suits exist. If only one suit exists, then the hand would be considered a straight flush. The strength of a straight is determined by the highest card. If Player A has 87654 and Player B has QJT98, then Player B has the stronger hand.

Three of a Kind – 1 in 47.32

Three of a kind is exactly how it sounds, three cards of the same value. The strength of this hand is determined by the value of the three of a kind. If both players have the same three of a kind, which is common in community games such as Texas Holdem, then the next highest value card is used to determine the winner.

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Two Pair – 1 in 21.03

Two pair is when a player has two sets of two cards that have the same value. The strength of two pair is determined by the top pair first, then the second pair. For example, if Player A has JJTT4, and Player B has KK223, then Player B wins the hand because his top pair is higher than Player A’s. In another example, if Player A has JJTT4 and Player B has JJ994, then Player A wins the hand because their top pairs match, but Player A’s second pair is higher.

One Pair – 1 in 2.36

Having one pair is to have two cards of the same value. Determining the strength of a pair is simple; whoever has the higher value pair wins. If the pair is the same strength, then the next highest card determines the winner.

High Card – 1 in 1.99

Having high card is a weak holding. It’s strength is determined by the single highest value card in the hand. If players have the same top card, then the next card is used to determine the winner, and so forth. Some people think that the odds of getting this are 100%. However, that figure is only correct when considering what your odds of getting high card or better are. In reality, you’ll only get high card once in about every two hands you’re dealt.

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Poker players tend to play games in herds, meaning that they all tend to play the same poker games as each other. Players will typically start by learning Texas Holdem Poker rules, then move on to another poker game. Once a poker player is comfortable with the poker rules of their favorite game, then tend to play that game the most often and won’t change games until a new and exciting poker game is released with different rules.

Poker Hand Rankings Chart

At this time, the most popular poker game is Texas Holdem. This poker game has been around since before 1970 and was used as the poker game of choice in determining the World Champion of the World Series of Poker. The next most popular games are Seven Card Stud and Omaha Poker. There are many other poker games though, and all have different poker rules. Some poker games are played using a community, which are cards laid in the middle of the table for all players to share, and some poker games only allow players to use their own cards, which may be either hidden or exposed to other players. Here are the names of some other popular poker games. This list certainly does not cover all of the games, but it does give you a general idea of what other poker games people are playing: Razz, Lowball, Badugi, Chinese Poker, Big-O, Deuce to Seven Triple Draw, Five Card Draw, Five Card Stud, Pineapple, and Crazy Pineapple.