Hand Rank

Hand Rank is very important and it's essential that you know what hand will beat your opponent. It's no good thinking that 3 of a kind beats a straight as you will soon find out that your chip stack will diminish, fairly quickly.

In order of highest rank below are the hand ranks.

Royal Flush - An ACE High straight of one suit

Straight Flush - A straight of entirely one suit

Four of a kind (Quads) - Four cards of the same rank

Full House (Full Boat, Boat) - Three of a kind and a pair. The example below would be called "Queens over Aces" or "Queens full of Aces"

Flush - Five cards of the same suit

Straight (Run) - Five cards of sequential rank (note that Ace can be High or Low in Hold'em)

Three of a Kind (Trips, Set) - Three cards of the same rank

Two Pair - Two cards of the same rank plus another two cards of the same rank. The below example would be called "Kings & Eights"

One Pair - Two Cards of the same rank

High Card - When you don't have any of the above, your highest card determines the hand. The example below would by "Queen High" or "High Card Queen"