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HAND RANKINGS

Royal Flush – The best possible hand. Beats all 9 other hands.
Straight Flush – Loses only to Royal Flush. Beats all lower hands (3–10).
Four of a Kind – Loses to Royal Flush and Straight Flush. Beats hands 4–10.
Full House – Loses to hands 1–3. Beats hands 5–10.
Flush – Loses to hands 1–4. Beats hands 6–10.
Straight – Loses to hands 1–5. Beats hands 7–10.
Three of a Kind – Loses to hands 1–6. Beats hands 8–10.
Two Pair – Loses to hands 1–7. Beats hands 9–10.
One Pair – Loses to hands 1–8. Beats High Card.
High Card – The lowest hand. Loses to all other hands.

Tiebreaker :
When two or more players have the same hand type, the winner is determined by comparing the highest cards within the hand. If still tied, kickers (the next highest unused cards) are used to break the tie.

ROYAL FLUSH

The best possible hand in Texas Hold’em. It’s a straight flush from 10 to Ace, all in the same suit.

✅ BEATS

⦿ All other poker hands

❌ LOSES TO
⦿ NONE

Tiebreaker : No tiebreaker — all Royal Flushes are equal in rank.

STRAIGHT FLUSH

A straight flush is a hand that contains five cards of sequential rank, all of the same suit

✅ BEATS

⦿ Lower Straight Flush ⦿ Four of a Kind

⦿ Full House ⦿ Flush

⦿ Straight ⦿Three of a Kind

⦿ Two Pair ⦿ One Pair

⦿ High Card

❌ LOSES TO
⦿ Royal Flush ⦿ Higher Straight Flush

Tiebreaker : Highest top card in the straight flush wins.

FOUR OF A KIND

Also known as quads, is a hand that contains four cards of the same rank and one card of a different rank (the kicker).

✅ BEATS

⦿ Lower Four of a Kind ⦿ Full House

⦿ Flush ⦿ Straight

⦿Three of a Kind ⦿ Two Pair

⦿ One Pair ⦿ High Card

❌ LOSES TO
⦿ Royal Flush ⦿ Straight Flush

⦿ Higher Four of a Kind

Tiebreaker : The higher set of four wins. If tied, the kicker determines the winner.

FULL HOUSE

A combination of Three of a Kind and a Pair. The three matching cards decide which full house is stronger.

✅ BEATS

⦿ Lower Full House ⦿ Full House

⦿ Flush ⦿ Straight

⦿Three of a Kind ⦿ Two Pair

⦿ One Pair ⦿ High Card

❌ LOSES TO

⦿ Royal Flush ⦿ Straight Flush

⦿ Four of a Kind ⦿ Higher Full House

Tiebreaker : Highest three-of-a-kind wins. If tied, the highest pair determines the winner.

FLUSH

A hand consisting of five cards all of the same suit, but not in sequential rank

✅ BEATS

⦿ Lower Flush ⦿ Straight

⦿Three of a Kind ⦿ Two Pair

⦿ One Pair ⦿ High Card

❌ LOSES TO

⦿ Royal Flush ⦿ Straight Flush

⦿ Four of a Kind ⦿ Full House

⦿ Higher Flush

Tiebreaker : Highest card in the flush decides. Continue comparing next highest if needed.

STRAIGHT

A hand that contains five cards of sequential rank, not all of the same suit

✅ BEATS

⦿ Lower Straight ⦿Three of a Kind

⦿ Two Pair ⦿ One Pair

⦿ High Card

❌ LOSES TO

⦿ Royal Flush ⦿ Straight Flush

⦿ Four of a Kind ⦿ Full House

⦿ Flush ⦿ Higher Straight

Tiebreaker : Highest top card in the straight wins. Ace-high straight (A-K-Q-J-10) is the strongest possible straight. If both players have the same top card, the hand is a tie.

THREE OF A KIND

A hand that contains three cards of the same rank, plus two kickers.

✅ BEATS

⦿ Lower Three of a Kind ⦿ Two Pair

⦿ One Pair ⦿ High Card

❌ LOSES TO

⦿ Royal Flush ⦿ Straight Flush

⦿ Four of a Kind ⦿ Full House

⦿ Flush ⦿ Straight

⦿ Higher Three of a Kind

Tiebreaker : Higher three-of-a-kind wins. If tied, highest kickers decide.

TWO PAIR

A hand that has two different pairs of cards, plus one unrelated card (called the kicker).

✅ BEATS

⦿ Lower Two Pair ⦿ One Pair

⦿ High Card

❌ LOSES TO

⦿ Royal Flush ⦿ Straight Flush

⦿ Four of a Kind ⦿ Full House

⦿ Flush ⦿ Straight

⦿ Three of a Kind ⦿ Higher Two Pair

Tiebreaker : Higher pair wins. If tied, second pair is compared. If still tied, kicker determines winner.

ONE PAIR

A hand that contains two cards of one rank and three cards of three other ranks (the kickers)

✅ BEATS

⦿ Lower One Pair ⦿ High Card

❌ LOSES TO

⦿ Royal Flush ⦿ Straight Flush

⦿ Four of a Kind ⦿ Full House

⦿ Flush ⦿ Straight

⦿ Three of a Kind ⦿ Two Pair

⦿ Higher One Pair

Tiebreaker : Higher pair wins. If tied, kicker determines winner.

HIGH CARD

When you don’t have any matching cards (like a pair or a straight), your hand is called a High Card. The value of your hand depends only on your highest card.

✅ BEATS

⦿ Lower High Card

❌ LOSES TO

⦿ Royal Flush ⦿ Straight Flush

⦿ Four of a Kind ⦿ Full House

⦿ Flush ⦿ Straight

⦿ Three of a Kind ⦿ Two Pair

⦿ One Pair ⦿ Higher High Card

Tiebreaker : Highest card wins. If tied, continue comparing next highest cards in order.

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