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The Hand Ranks of Texas Holdem

5-Card Poker Hands

Ranked from highest to lowest.

ROYAL FLUSH
ASpade KSpade QSpade JSpade 10Spade
A royal flush is a combination of a flush and a straight ending in the Ace high card - all the same suit.

STRAIGHT FLUSH

9Heart 8Heart 7Heart 6Heart 5Heart
Straight flush is any five card sequence in the same suit. A straight flush is a combination of a flush and a straight.

FOUR OF A KIND
ADiamond ASpade AClub AHeart 7Spade
Four of a kind occurs when all four cards of the same face value - such as all four aces.

FULL HOUSE
KSpade KDiamond KClub 3Heart 3Spade
A full house is any three of a kind combined with a pair. A full house is a combination of three of a kind and a pair

FLUSH
JClub 10Club 7Club 5Club 3Club
A flush is any five cards of the same suit, but not in sequence.

STRAIGHT
7Spade 6Diamond 5Club 4Heart 3Club
A straight is any five cards in sequence, but not in the same suit.

THREE OF A KIND
7Diamond 7Spade 7Heart 6Diamond 3Club
Three of a kind is any three cards of the same face value.

TWO PAIR
ADiamond ASpade 10Club 10Heart 2Club
Two pair occurs if there are two seperate pairs of matched cards.

ONE PAIR

10Club 10Heart ADiamond KSpade 2Club
A pair is any 2 cards of the same face value.

HIGH CARD
KDiamond QClub 7Spade 5Heart 2Diamond
A high card is used when there is no possible combination of any five card poker hand.

 

 


   

2-Card Starting Hands

Starting hands for Texas Holdem.

ALWAYS PLAY
Suited: Unsuited: Pairs
AK AK AA
AQ AQ KK
AJ AJ QQ
AT AT JJ
KQ KQ TT
KJ KJ 99
KT KT 88
QJ   77
QT    
JT    
J9    
T9    

PLAY WITH CAUTION
Suited: Unsuited: Pairs:
A9 KT 55
A8 QJ 66
A7 QT  
A6 JT  
K9    
Q9    
Q8    
J8    
T8    
98    

PLAY WITH
EXTREME CAUTION
Suited: Unsuited: Pairs:
A5 K9 44
A4 Q9 33
A3 J9 22
A2 J8  
K8 T9  
K7 T8  
K6 98  
K5 97  
K4 87  
K3    
K2    
J7    
T7    
97    
96    
87    
86    
76    
75    
65    
54    

 

 


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