18.2.6.2 Poker Hands
Here's the list of hands, worst through best. The letter behind the rank indicates the card's suit: h for hearts, d for diamonds, s for spades, c for clubs. When you're actually playing poker, you'll be playing with a four-colored deck. High Card --------- When your five best cards out of the seven, don't make any viable combination the highest card (we count upwards from 2 to A) wins. Example: Ah Jh 9c 2s 5d One Pair -------- A hand that contains 2 cards of the same rank and three "blanks" (cards that do not add to or create a combination). Example: 6d 6h Qh 9d Ts Two Pair -------- A hand that contains 2 cards of the same rank plus 2 cards of another rank (that match each other but not the first pair) and a fifth blank affectionately called the "kicker". Example: 6d 6h Qh Qs Ts Three of a kind --------------- This hand has three cards of the same rank, and two blanks. Example: 6h 6s 6d Qs Td Straight -------- A straight is a poker hands which has five cards of sequential rank but different suits. Example: Th Jd Qh Ks Ac When a straight meets a straight the highest straight wins. Flush ----- A flush has five cards of the same suit that do not complete a straight. Example: Ah Jh 9h 6h 4h. When a flush meets a flush, the flush in the highest combination wins. A Full house ------------ A full house is a combination of three of a kind and a pair; it contains three matching cards of one rank, and two matching cards of another rank. Example: 6h 6s 6d Qh Qs Four of a Kind -------------- Holding four cards of the same rank and a kicker is called a four of a kind, or affectionately: "quads". Example: 6h 6d 6s 6c Jh Straight Flush -------------- The highest possible hand in no limit hold'em is a straight flush, five cards of the same suit and of sequential rank. The version from T to A is also called a Royal Flush Example: 6h 7h 8h 9h Th
