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Now that you have learned how to play Poker, check out which Poker Hand wins over another in Texas Hold'em Poker and Pot Limit Omaha Poker games. At the end of this Poker Hand Rankings section, we have also tried to create some game scenarios to help you understand poker hand rankings better. We have created some Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) in a simple and precise way to help you understand the hand rankings in poker. Below is the list of Poker Hands from best to worst:

The Best Texas Holdem Poker Hands Rankings In Order. The first things that you need to learn when playing Texas Holdem are rules and poker hands rankings. Without knowing what beats what you will be struggling to move forward. Thus, spending a few minutes going over the list of poker hands in order will pay for itself in no time.

*You can make 10♥ J♦ Q♣ K♠ A♥(ten-to-ace straight) or form A♠ 2♥ 3♦ 4♠ 5♦ (ace-to-five straight) with an Ace. But you cannot form K♠ A♣ 2♦ 3♠ 4♥ (King-to-four straight)

Frequently Asked Questions

1. Which suit is ranked the highest?

   Suits do not value while comparing hand rankings in poker. This misconception comes in from other card games. To simplify, if your opponent player has the same hand as yours but of the different suit, do not worry. The amount in the pot will be divided between both of you.

2. Which is the better hand – Straight or Flush?

   If you are new to poker, you may get confused over this. Always remember, any Flush (five cards of the same suit) beats the Straight (five cards in a sequence) in Texas Hold'em poker. However, someone making a Straight Flush (five cards of the same suit in sequence) will win over both the hands.

3. Two players form a Straight hand each. Who wins?

   Straights in poker are described by their highest like “Ten-high straight” or “Straight to Ten” for 10♥ 9♦ 8♠ 7♣ 6♥

   Hence the player forming Straight with a higher card wins the game.

   Example: If player A has A♥ 2♠, player B has 6♠ 5♦, and the board shows 4♣2♦3♠5♥9♦, Player B wins (2♦3♠4♣5♦6♠) over player A (A♥2♠3♠4♣5♥) because B forms Straight with higher cards.

4. What if two players have same pairs?

   Simply, the pot money will get split between the two players if they have same pair hands unless some forms other higher hands like “Three of a Kind”, Straight or Full House.

5. Two players form a Full House each. Who wins?

   The player who has the higher-ranking 3 cards wins the game in this case.

   Example: If player A has Q♥ Q♣, player B has Q♠ 9♦, and board held Q♦9♥7♥9♣K♠, Player A will win (Q♥Q♣Q♦9♥9♣) over player B (Q♠9♦Q♦9♥9♣), as A carries the highest ranking hole cards.

   If both the players have same three cards (trips), one having the higher pair will win.

   Example: If player A has 8♦K♠, B has 8♥J♦, and board is 8♣5♥K♥8♠J♠, Player A (8♦8♣8♠K♠K♥) will win over player B (8♥8♣8♠J♦J♠).

6. What if nobody makes any combination of cards in the game?

   In such a scenario, the player having highest ranking card wins the pot.

   Example: If player A has A♥ 10♦, player B has K♣ J ♥, and board shows 8♣ 4♠ 2♦5♦9♥, Player A will win (A♥ 10♦ 9♥ 8♣ 5♦) over Player B (K♣ J♥ 9♥ 8♣ 5♦) as A has the highest ranking card.

   If the highest ranking card of the players matches, then the next higher ranking cards are compared and so till the difference in found.

   Example: If player A has A♥ Q♣, B has A♠ J♥, and board is 9♦10♦ 4♠ 3♦7♥, Player A will win with A♥ Q♣ 10♦ 9♦ 7♥ over Player B’s A♠ J♥ 10♦9♦7♥.

7. What is kicker in poker hands?

   Any side card in poker hands is termed as a kicker.

   Example: If player A has 7♣K♦, player B has 7♦Q♣ and the board shows 7♠7♥5♦3♥9♦, Player A will win (K♦7♣7♠7♥9♦) over player B (Q♣7♦7♠7♥9♦) because of the high ranking kicker card K♦

   Although kicker is a side card, it becomes significant in determining the winner in case of the same hand.

   Example: If player A has 9♥ K♣ and player B has 9♦Q♣, and the board comes 9♣9♠5♥ 4♠7♠, player A (9♥9♣9♠K♣7♠) will win over player B (9♣9♠9♦Q♣7♠)because of higher kicker K♣ against Q♣.

High card by suit and low card by suit refer to assigning relative values to playing cards of equal rank based on their suit. No standard ranking of suits exists for card games and not all games incorporate a suit ranking feature. When suit ranking is applied, the two most common conventions are:

• Ascending alphabetical order: clubs (lowest), followed by diamonds, hearts, and spades (highest). This ranking is used in the game of bridge.
• Alternating colors: diamonds (lowest), followed by clubs, hearts, and spades (highest). Similar to alphabetical ranking in that the two highest rankings are occupied by the same two suits (hearts and spades) in the same relative position to one another, but differing in the two lowest rankings, which while occupied by the same two suits (clubs and diamonds) have their relative position to one another swapped. This ranking is sometimes used in the Chinese card game Big Two or Choh Dai Di.

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Most poker games do not rank suits; the ace of clubs is just as good as the ace of spades. However, small issues (such as deciding who deals first) are sometimes resolved by dealing one card to each player. If two players draw cards of the same rank, one way to break the tie is to use an arbitrary hierarchy of suits. The order of suit rank differs by location; for example, the ranking most commonly used in the United States is not the one typically used in Italy.

Cards are always compared by rank first, and only then by suit. For example, using the 'reverse alphabetical order' ranking, the ace of clubs ranks higher than any king, but lower than the ace of diamonds. High card by suit is used to break ties between poker hands as a regional variance,^[1] but more commonly is used in the following situations, as well as various others, based upon the circumstances of the particular game:

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• Randomly selecting a player or players.

To randomly select a player to deal, to choose the game, to move to another table, or for other reasons, deal each player one card and the player with high card by suit is selected. Multiple players can be selected this way.

• Assigning the bring-in.

In games such as Seven-card stud, where the player with the lowest-ranking face-up card is required to open the first betting round for a minimal amount, ties can be broken by suit. In such low stud games as razz, the player with the highest-ranking upcard must post the fractional bet.

• Awarding odd chips in a split pot.

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In High-low split games, or when two players' hands tie, the pot must be split evenly between them. When there is an odd amount of money in the pot that can't be split evenly, the odd low-denomination chip can be given to the player whose hand contains the high card by suit. (This solution is not necessary in games with blinds, in which case the odd chip between high and low is awarded to the high hand, and the odd chip between a split high or split low is awarded to the first player following the dealer button.)

• Breaking ties in a chip race

During poker tournaments, a chip race is used to 'color up' large numbers of smaller-denomination chips, and a modified deal is used to assign leftover chips. Ties in the deal are broken by suit.

Contract bridge[edit]

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In bridge, suit rank during the bidding phase of the game is by ascending alphabetical order.

During the play of the cards, the trump suit is superior to all other suits and the other suits are of equal rank to each other. If there is no trump suit, all suits are of equal rank.

References[edit]

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1. ^'Rules of Card Games: Poker Hand Ranking'. www.pagat.com. Archived from the original on 28 May 2010. Retrieved 24 April 2018.

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