There are many different way to win in poker and it is important to understand which hands are better than others. Below are the standard hand rankings for poker along with examples showing which hands beat what. It is also paramount to understand which cards are valued more than others.
Cards are ranked in the following order (from highest to lowest): Ace, King, Queen, Jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2. This means that an Ace has more value than a 2 and a Queen greater value than a Jack.
The following hand rankings are listed from strongest to weakest. (Note: All hands are ranked for the best 5 card hand. There are some poker variations that consist of more than 5 cards which are not covered here).
Winning Poker Hands Contents:
- Royal Flush [1]
- Straight Flush [2]
- Four of a kind [3]
- Full House [4]
- Flush [5]
- Straight [6]
- Three of a kind [7]
- Two pair [8]
- A pair [9]
- High card [10]