Rank of Hands in Texas Holdem

In texas hold em poker, players compare five card hands against each other to determine who wins. A player with a flush has a better hand than a player with a straight, for example. The following list is from best to worst, so any hand on the list beats any hand below it and loses to any hand above it.

Royal Flush – An Ace-High straight of one suit.

Straight Flush – A straight of entirely one suit.

Four-of-a-Kind (Quads) – Four cards of the same rank.

Full House (Full Boat, Boat) – Three-of-a-kind and a pair. The example below would be called “Queens over Aces” or “Queens full of Aces”.

Flush – Five cards of the same suit.

Straight (Run) – Five cards of sequential rank. Note that in holdem, Aces can be high or low.
An example of a straight where the Ace is low:

Three-of-a-Kind (Trips, Set, Triplets) – Three cards of the same rank.

Two Pair – Two cards of the same rank and another two cards of the same rank. The example below would be called “Jacks and Twos”.

One Pair – Two cards of the same rank.

High Card – When you don’t have any of the above, your highest card determines your hand. The example below would be “King High” or “High card King”.

If any of those examples didn’t make sense, then  for more 411 see texas holdem poker hands  and now for the video good night and go play poker!

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