Poker Hand Rankings

A quick reference to settle arguments and determine "which hand wins".

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Straight wins!

A Straight (Rank 5) beats Three of a Kind (Rank 4).

Official Ranking Order

👑 Royal Flush
Rank 10 (Highest)

The ultimate, unbeatable poker hand. Five consecutive cards of the same suit from Ace down to Ten.

A
♥
K
♥
Q
♥
J
♥
10
♥
Tie-breaker: A Royal Flush is unbeatable and cannot be broken. If multiple players hold a Royal Flush (in community card games), they split the pot.
Straight Flush
Rank 9

Five cards of sequential rank, all in the same suit.

9
♠
8
♠
7
♠
6
♠
5
♠
Tie-breaker: Highest rank at the top of the sequence wins (e.g. Q-J-10-9-8 beats 10-9-8-7-6).
Four of a Kind
Rank 8

Four cards of the same rank, plus one side card (the "kicker").

J
♣
J
♦
J
♥
J
♠
5
♥
Tie-breaker: Highest rank of the four cards wins (e.g. 4 Aces beats 4 Kings). In community card games where players share the same four of a kind, the highest fifth card (kicker) wins.
Full House
Rank 7

Three cards of one rank plus a pair of another rank.

10
♥
10
♣
10
♦
K
♥
K
♠
Tie-breaker: The highest rank of the three cards wins (e.g. 10s full of Kings beats 8s full of Aces). If the triples are the same, the highest pair wins.
Flush
Rank 6

Five cards of the same suit, not in sequential order.

A
♦
J
♦
8
♦
5
♦
2
♦
Tie-breaker: Player with the highest single card wins. If those are equal, the second-highest, then third-highest, etc.
Straight
Rank 5

Five sequential cards of mixed suits. An Ace can rank high (A-K-Q-J-10) or low (5-4-3-2-A).

8
♣
7
♦
6
♥
5
♠
4
♣
Tie-breaker: Highest rank at the top of the sequence wins (e.g. Jack-high Straight beats Ten-high Straight).
Three of a Kind
Rank 4

Three cards of the same rank, and two unrelated kicker cards.

7
♥
7
♦
7
♣
K
♥
3
♠
Tie-breaker: Highest rank of three-of-a-kind wins. If they are equal, the highest kicker, and then second-highest kicker, wins.
Two Pair
Rank 3

Two cards of one rank, two cards of another rank, and one kicker card.

Q
♣
Q
♠
4
♦
4
♥
A
♠
Tie-breaker: Highest pair wins. If those are equal, the second pair wins. If both pairs are identical, the highest kicker card wins.
One Pair
Rank 2

Two cards of the same rank, and three kicker cards.

10
♥
10
♣
A
♦
Q
♠
6
♣
Tie-breaker: Highest pair wins. If pairs are the same, kickers are compared in descending order (highest kicker, then second-highest, then third-highest).
High Card
Rank 1 (Lowest)

Any hand that does not qualify under any of the categories above.

K
♠
Q
♦
8
♣
7
♥
3
♦
Tie-breaker: Cards are compared in order from highest to lowest rank until a difference is found.