| Poker
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Hand Rankings |
| A poker hand consists of 5 playing cards. Each poker
hand falls into one of several categories, such as flush,
straight, or two pair. The player whose hand is in the
higher category wins. If two players have hands in the
same category, the tie is broken usually by who has higher
cards. Below is a table of the hand categories, highest
to lowest. |
| Category |
Example |
Tie breaker |
| Straight Flush |
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Five card of same suit in sequence is said to
be a staright flush. Amongst the two the one containing
the higher top card is reated higher. |
| 4-of-a-kind |
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Four cards of the same rank like four queens.
The fifth card can be anything. This combination
is known as "quads".Between two fours
of a kind, the one with the higher set of four
cards is higher |
| Full House |
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Full house: Three cards of one rank and a pair.
The value of this hand is determined by the grouping
and not by the pair. I.e. three fives and a pair
of jacks will be referred to as threes full of
jacks. |
| Flush |
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Flush is five different ranking cards of the
same suit. If more than one player has a flush,
the winning hand is the hand with the highest-ranking
cards in order. I.e. queen, jack, eight, six four
of diamonds will beat queen, jack, eight, five,
four of hearts.
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| Straight |
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Straight five sequenced cards of different suits.
If more than one player has a straight, the highest
card of the sequence determines the winning hand.
I.e. a straight starting with a queen will beat
a straight starting with a ten. |
| 3-of-a-kind |
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Three of a kind also called a trip or a set.
Three cards of the same rank and different suit
+ two unrelated cards. |
| Two pair |
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Two cards of the same rank+ two other cards
of the same rank+ another unrelated card. The
higher ranked pair is superior. |
| One pair |
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One pair two cards of the same rank+ three unrelated
cards. If more than one player has a pair and
they are of identical rank, the unrelated cards
determine the winner.
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| High card |
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Five cards which do not form any of the combinations
listed above. When comparing two such hands, the
one with the better highest card wins. |
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