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| The winner of each poker hand is the
player who has the strongest combination of cards, using any
combination of "pocket" cards and "community" cards. Listed below are
the possible winning combinations arranged from strongest to weakest
with an example provided for each. |
Royal
Flush:
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Ten, Jack, Queen, King, Ace of the same suit. |
Straight
Flush:
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Straight with all five cards in the same suit. |
Four
of a Kind:
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Four cards of the same number or face value
("quads"). |
Full
House:
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Three cards of
one number or face value and two cards of another number or face
value. If more than one player has a full house, the full house with
the highest ranking three of a kind ("trips") wins. |
Flush:
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Five cards of the same suit. If there is more
than one flush, the hand with the highest card(s) wins. |
Straight:
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Five cards in sequence. Cards can be in any suit.
An Ace can be used in the highest straight (10, J, Q, K, A) and the
lowest straight (A, 2, 3, 4, 5). |
Three
of a Kind:
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Three cards of the same number or face value
("trips"). |
Two
Pair:
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If two players
have two pair, the hand with the highest pair wins. If they have the
same high pair, whoever has the second highest pair wins. If they have
the same two pair, whoever has the highest fifth card ("kicker") wins. |
One
Pair:
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Two cards of the same number or face value. If
two players have the same pair, the highest outside card(s) wins. |
High
Card:
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The hand with the highest card(s) wins. |
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