The values of hands just like the card values in online blackjack and bets in the roulette cheats are most of the time the best way to start learning a game. Of course you can play blackjack or roulette or even poker without knowing them, but you will not be controlling anything at all. On this page we give all poker hands which you must know before playing the real money game. All hands are listed from the lowt to high poker hand. High Card High Card is the least high poker hand, that does not contain no pair, the cards are not in succession and are of the different suit. The value of this poker hand is stated by the card with the highest value. If the hands tie the next strong cards in both hands are compared to determine the winner. When the these cards have also the same value the third, and fourth and fifth cards are considered. Pair or One Pair One Pair is the poker hand that contains the pair of cards of the same rank and the rest three cards are distinct. The ranks of two One Pair hands are established by the value of the pair, then by the strongest of the rest three cards. Two Pair Two Pair is the hand containing two pairs and kicker. First the pairs have to be considered if the hands tie then the kicker is considered. Three of a Kind This hand has three cards of the same value and two other distinct cards which are not matched (since in case they are paired this is Full House instead of Three of a Kind). To indicate the winner in two such hands the values of three cards are taken into account. When these cards are from the same rank the rest cards are compared. Straight This is the poker hand that has all the cards arranged consecutively. In these hands the Aces can be both of the low and high value, like this: 10-J-Q-K-A and A-2-3-4-5. When two hands tie the highest straight is winning, however in case the values of two straights are equal the game pot is to be split. Flush This hand contains all five cards from the same suit. Like in case of ties of High Card the strongest card in both poker hands denotes the winning one. Full House This hand, as it was already mentioned, is the hand consisting of pair and three of a kind. If two hands tie three of a kind comes into play and then the pairs are are taken into account. Four of a Kind Four of a Kind has four cards with the same value and the kicker. The strength of four cards indicates the winner in case the hands tie, the kicker is taken into consideration. Straight Flush This poker hand consists of all the cards with the same suit ( flush) set in sequence (straight). The Ace can also be taken as the high and low card. This is quite high poker hand that comes up very rarely. Royal Flush Royal Flush that is very high poker hand is the best straight flush from 10 to Ace. Thus, it consists of five cards from Ace to ten all with one suit that are set in succession: A-K-Q-J-10, all of one suit. |