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Hand Ranking in Poker

This is a chart of Texas Hold'em poker hand rankings. Poker hands are ranked in the following order

Poker Hand Pictures	Poker Hand	Description of Poker Hand
	Royal Flush	This is the highest ranking poker hand. Ace, King, Queen, Jack, and Ten all the same suit. Technically, there is no such hand as a royal flush as it is really an Ace high straight flush, which is the highest possible straight flush.
	Straight Flush	Five cards, all the same suit, that are in order. The highest possible straight flush would be a royal straight flush.
	Four of a Kind	Four cards all the same.  As in four aces, or four kings.
	Full House	Five cards consisting of three of a kind and an additional pair. Three queens and two tens would be described as queens full of tens. If you have three of a kind after the flop, you have a better than 33% chance of making a full house or better.
	Flush	Five cards all of the same suit. These do not have to be in sequence as long as they are all the same suit (hearts, spades, diamonds, clubs.) If after the flop, you have four parts of a flush, you have about a 35% chance of making the flush.
	Straight	Five cards of mixed suits that connect to one another.  Like 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. Or like 9, 10, Jack, Queen, King. If you have a four card open-ended straight after the flop, then you have a 31.5% chance of catching your card on either the turn or the river.
	Three of a Kind	Three cards that are the same, such as three queens. Also known as a set. If you are dealt a pair pre-flop, you have a 12% chance of making a set on the flop.
	Two Pair	Two pairs of cards that match. Such as a pair of aces and a pair of jacks.
	Pair	A Pair is any two cards that match. The highest pair is a pair of aces. The odds of being dealt a pair pre-flop is 16:1. The odds that you actually get either a pair of Kings or pair of Aces pre-flop is 110:1. If you are not dealt a pair, you have a 32% chance you will pair at least one of your hole cards on the flop.
	High Card	If no other hand is present, then your highest card is used. An Ace is the highest card, two is the lowest. The chance of your pre-flop high card being an ace is about 18%.

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