| POKER HANDS AND HAND RANKINGS. |
Poker Hands and their in game value hand Rankings.
Learning the poker hands and how they rank in a game, is an absolute ‘must’ for anyone who is even considering playing poker for free or for even the lowest cash stakes.. The best or strongest poker hand is the Royal Flush BUT this hand is not often seen so players must ‘work’ with the other hands in order to win a game of poker. Poker Hand Rankings : Starting with the best poker hand that a player can have ( The Royal Flush ), the hands are listed in decending strength order. By simply keeping a basic copy on a scrap peice of paper or even printing this page out and keeing it near your pc whenever you play poker, you will find that in times of excitement (and it happens regularly in poker ) you can use it as a quick guide untill you are fluent and automatic in seeing what hand you have and what cards you will need to make a better hand or even to see what the other players cards could be. Then without thinking about it, you will suddenly realise that you read the hands almost fluently. ….and that’s when the real fun in poker starts to begin and you see that your cockyness in your early game, was all ……. (that all depends on how you played at first knowing nothing) and to make any real money as opposed to just a few dollars here and there you can actually play in a way that suits you, you will be able to make your mark on the tables online and play for real. Ultimately poker is a personal thing, and reasons for playing poker is a personal thing, like learning Spanish or German, it’s personal as to why you would learn those languages……..so if you want to play poker, learn your poker hands well and put your own language into the game …….
| 1) Royal Flush |
Nothing can beat this hand, ever ! All the cards are of the same suit and the ace is the highest card of the bunch with the remainder in order and no breaks in the chain. The cards must be 10, Jack, Queen, King, Ace and all the same suit. A rare hand and a real joy when you get one. |
 All the same suit from 10 to Ace |
| 1) Quads |
Quads or 4 of a Kind ! All the cards are of the same value. As you can see in the image which is showing Quad 10′s. The chances of two players having quads in the same hand is very slim but if they do then the highest card value wins the hand. A great hand that makes players smile. |
 4 of the same value cards
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| 2) Straight Flush |
Not regularly seen and a very strong poker hand. All the cards are of the same suit, the cards MUST be in consecutive order and the higher the cards the better. Of course ! |
 The same suit and ordered |
| 3) Full House |
An excellent hand that will beat the common Flush. The Full house is a great hand and if two players should have a fulkl house each, then it’s the player with the highest group of three cards that will win the hand. |
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| 4) Flush |
A popular and winning hand that is regularly seen. All the cards are of the same suit and in any order BUT the higher card is the winner when up against another flush. Ace high wins any flush draw. |
| All the same suit and unordered |
| 5) Straight |
Consecutive numbers of any suit can often save the day. All the cards are of ANY suit and the higher the card values the better. Cards that can be added either end of a hand to make a straight makes it open an ended straight and double the chance of getting all 5 cards. |
 Ordered but with mixed suits |
| 6) 3 of a Kind |
A good hand that can win a lot of pots. Three cards of the same value can save the day over and over again. If another player has a seperate three of a kind as well, then it’s the highest value cards that win. |
 3 of any card of the same value |
| 7) 2 Pair |
Looks stronger than it is but will win many pots. 2 cards of the same value then two more identicle cards but of a different value to the other pair. A deceiving hand that is beaten by three of a kind so caution is often needed. |
 4 cards – 2 seperate values |
| 7) 1 Pair |
The higher the pair value the better. A pair is only a pair and a low pair is not great but wins pots.Higher cards are always better but low cards can win as well. |
 2 cards of any value |
| 7) High Card |
A last resort but can win the pot. If players don’t even have a pair, then it’s the highest card in a players pocket cards that will win or draw the pot. |
 The highest card in a hand. |
| 7) High Card Kicker |
It pays to have a high spare card. If two players both have a pair of 10′s. The winner of the hand in this case will be the player with the highest spare card which is called the ‘kicker’. In the example left : the hand with the Ace wins as it acts as the ‘kicker’ . |
| A – 10 – 10 – 3 – 7 Two hands with a pair of 10′s K – 10 – 10 – 2 – 5 |
Now that you have a good idea about poker hands, you will need to learn the basics of how to play the game of poker. The basic rules of poker, ultimately apply in most variations and once the basic rules have been learned then a person can play poker anywhere in the world or online. READ ABOUT : How to play poker |
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