Poker Hands

Who Wins?

Here's the list of what beats what. First off, let's go over which hands beat other hands, or the rank of hands. Hands above another hand on this list beat that hand. So a flush beats a straight, three-of-a-kind beats two pair, and a royal flush beats anything.

To preface the rank of hands, here's some really basic jargon in case ya don't know.

Suit - The suits are spades, hearts, diamonds, and clubs.

Suited - Having the same suit. Sometimes denoted as "s" in books.

Cards Speak - Your hand consists of the best possible five card combination, no matter how you call it.

Rank - Two, Three, Four...Jack, Queen, King, Ace are the ranks of cards.

Split Pot - When multiple players tie for a hand, the pot is split up evenly among the winners.

Connected - Sequentially ranked cards. Like a jack and queen, or a 4 and 5.

Kicker - The other card(s) left over after a hand is declared.

Rank of Hands

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 in hold 'em, Aces can be high or low.

Another example of a straight:

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

Two Pair - Two cards of the same rank and another two cards of the same rank. The example below would be called "Jacks and Twos".

One Pair - Two cards of the same rank.

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