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Ranking of Hands
1. Royal Flush - A straight flush, with the Ace high. In other words, a Ten, Jack, Queen, King and Ace, all of the same suit.
2. Straight flush – Five consecutive cards, all of the same suit. E.g. 54321 of clubs would be an example of a straight flush. AKQJT of diamonds would be a royal (straight) flush, which is the highest possible hand in any poker game.
3. Four-of-a-Kind (Quads) - Four of one card number in a single hand. 9999 would be an example of four-of-a-kind.
4. Full House (Boat) - A full house consists of a combination of three-of-a-kind plus one pair. KKK99 would be an example of a full house. It would also be called 'kings full of nines.
5. Flush - Any five cards of the same suit. J9423 of hearts would be an example of a flush. The flush in this example would be called a 'Jack-high' flush.
6. Straight - Five consecutive off-suit cards (cards of any suit). KQJT9 off-suit would qualify as a king-high straight.
7. Three-of-a-Kind -Three of one card number in a single hand without another pair. 555 would be an example of three-of-a-kind.
8. Two Pair - A pair of one type of card, coupled with another pair of cards in the hand. AAKK would be an example of the highest two-pair hand possible. If this hand were up against another two-pair hand such as KKJJ, the winning hand determined by the hand containing the highest single pair of the two players.
9. One Pair - A pair of cards not coupled with another pair in your hand. 77 would be an example of a pair in a seven card hand of 7765421. This hand does not qualify as a straight since 5 consecutive cards are necessary to make a straight. (3 or 8 would make this hand a straight). In a one-pair hand the ace always qualifies as a high-card kicker.
10. High Card - The highest single card in a hand of seven cards containing no two of the same numbered cards against another hand. For example, AT86432 would rank this hand as an ace high. Against a hand of KJ97523, the ace-high hand would be the winning hand.
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