Ranking of Winning Poker Hands
Royal flush: AKQJ10, all in the same suit (spades, hearts, clubs or diamonds), is the best poker hand possible.
You win 1,000 times your bet.
Straight flush: 5 cards of the same suit in sequence, such as 87654 of clubs. starting below the ace. The ace can also be used as a 1 to make 5432A, the lowest straight flush.
You win 500 times your bet.
4 of a kind: 4 of the same rank and a kicker, like 6662. Ranked by the 4 matched cards, so that a 66662 beats 5555K.
You win 500 times your bet.
Full house: 3 cards of kind accompanied by 2 of a different kind, such as 555AA. Ranked by the triplets, so that 555KK beats 444AA. You win 35 times your bet.
Flush: 5 cards of the same suit but not in sequence, such as KQ752 of hearts. Ranked by the top card, and then by the next card, so that KQ752 beats KJ952. Suits are not used to break ties.
You win 8 times your bet.
Straight: 5 cards in sequence, such as 98765. The ace plays either high or low, making AKQJ10 and 5432A.
You win 5 times your bet.
3 of kind: 3 cards of the same kind and two kickers of different ranks, such as KKK75. Ranked by the triplets, so that KKK75 beats QQQAK, and QQQAK beats QQQA9.
You win 3 times your bet.
2 pair: 2 of a kind, 2 cards of another kind and a kicker, such as AA449. Ranked by the top pair, then the bottom pair, and finally the kicker, so that AA449 beats KKQQA, AA33K, or AA448.
You win 2 times your bet.
1 pair of Jacks or better: 2 of a kind of at least Jacks, accompa- nied by 3 kickers of different ranks, such as KKQJ3. Ranked by the pair, followed by each kicker in turn, so that KKQJ3 beats KKQJ2.
You win 1 times your bet.
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