Hand rankings

The order of the ten poker hands, from royal flush at the top to high card at the bottom. Rarer hands rank higher.

Example

A flush beats a straight because five cards of one suit come up less often than five in a row.

Also written: ladder, the ladder, hand ranking, rankings.

high card A hand with no pair, no straight and no flush. Its highest card names it.
royal flush A-K-Q-J-10 all in one suit: the best hand in poker.

Practise it in 5 minutes The ten hands, part 1, a short free lesson.

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