The individual hands within the 52 card pack rank from the highest - Ace, king Queen, Jack 10.2. The suits are of equal ranking. There are 5 cards in a poker hand. Any hand in a higher category beats any hand in a low category. The individual cards are the deciding factor between the same hands. Poker ranks are always based on 5 cards only. So, should a player have more than 5 cards, only the selected 5 form part of the ranking. There is no ranking of suits i.e.♠J = ♦J Therefore, where two hands are the same (but are of differing suits) the hands are counted as equal. ♠ ♣ ♥ ♦ ♠ ♣ ♥ ♦ ♠ ♣ ♥ ♦ ♠ ♣ ♥ ♦ ♠ ♣ ♥ ♦ ♠♣ ♥ ♦ ♠ Royal Flush A K Q J & 10 All cards must be of the same suit.  All Royal Flushes are equal, as the suits are all equal. Straight Flush J 10 9 8 7   5 4 3 2 A All cards must be of the same suit. No ‘Turning the Corner’ i.e. 3 2 A K Q. Four Of A Kind 3 3 3 3 9    5 5 5 5 3 All cards must be of the same rank. 5th card can be anything. The highest set of four cards is the deciding factor between two hands. Full House 7 7 7 4 4     8 8 8 2 2 3 cards of one rank and 2 cards of another rank. The highest-ranking 3 cards are the deciding factor between two hands. If the 3’s of a kind are equal between two hands, the rank of the pairs are the deciding factor. Flush     ♠J ♠9 ♠8 ♠4 ♠2      ♦J ♦8 ♦5♦ 3♦2   5 cards of the same suit. When comparing two hands, the highest card is the deciding factor, if these are the same (as above) then the second highest cards are the deciding factor and so on. Straight     ♠ J ♣ 10 ♦ 9 ♥ 8 ♥7   5 cards of mixed suits in sequence. When comparing two hands, the highest-ranking top card is the deciding factor. Ace can count high or low A K Q J 10 or 5 4 3 2 A (lowest straight) Three of A Kind 6 6 6 3 2     4 4 4 K J 3 cards of the same rank, plus 2 others. When comparing two hands, the hand with the highest 3 equal cards is the deciding factor. Where two hands have the same 3 equally ranked cards, the higher of the 2 remaining cards are the deciding factor. Two Pairs K K 3 3 2      9 9 6 6 4 2 Pairs of equal cards of different ranks. When comparing hands of two pairs, the highest pair is the deciding factor. Where the higher pair are equal, the lower pairs become the deciding factor. The odd card becomes the deciding factor, where both pairs of hands are the same. Pair 4 4 2 8 3      7 7 4 3 2 2 cards of equal rank and 3 cards of different ranks. The highest pair is the deciding factor between two hands. Where 2 pairs of equal ranks are compared, the highest-ranking odd card is the deciding factor, and so on. ♠ ♣ ♥ ♦ ♠ ♣ ♥ ♦ ♠ ♣ ♥ ♦ ♠ ♣ ♥ ♦ ♠ ♣ ♥ ♦ ♠♣ ♥ ♦ ♠

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