Poker Hand Rankings

Poker Hand Rankings

Poker hands are ranked from highest to lowest. Here are the standard poker hand rankings:

1
Royal Flush
A, K, Q, J, 10 all of the same suit
A
â™ 
A
K
â™ 
K
Q
â™ 
Q
J
â™ 
J
10
â™ 
10
2
Straight Flush
Five cards in sequence, all of the same suit
9
♥
9
8
♥
8
7
♥
7
6
♥
6
5
♥
5
3
Four of a Kind
Four cards of the same rank
7
â™ 
7
7
♥
7
7
♣
7
7
♦
7
K
♥
K
4
Full House
Three of a kind plus a pair
3
â™ 
3
3
♥
3
3
♣
3
K
â™ 
K
K
♥
K
5
Flush
Five cards of the same suit, not in sequence
2
♣
2
4
♣
4
6
♣
6
A
♣
A
Q
♣
Q
6
Straight
Five cards in sequence, not of the same suit
2
♣
2
3
♦
3
4
♥
4
5
â™ 
5
6
♣
6
7
Three of a Kind
Three cards of the same rank
7
â™ 
7
7
♥
7
7
♣
7
K
♥
K
4
â™ 
4
8
Two Pair
Two different pairs
4
♦
4
4
â™ 
4
J
â™ 
J
J
♥
J
A
♥
A
9
One Pair
Two cards of the same rank
9
â™ 
9
9
♥
9
J
♦
J
4
♥
4
5
♣
5
10
High Card
Highest card in your hand when no other hand is made
A
♥
A
2
♣
2
4
♦
4
9
♣
9
7
♥
7

Poker Suit Rankings

In poker, suits are not officially ranked. However, for friendly games you could set your House rules to rank by suits.

Note: It depends on whether you will allow suits to matter or not. You would decide if you allow ties or use the suits (or some other method) as tie-breakers.

If you need a guide, in Bridge where suits are ranked, highest to lowest is in reverse alphabetical order:

1. Spades
â™  Highest
2. Hearts
♥
3. Diamonds
♦
4. Clubs
♣ Lowest

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