Rated by Best Bonus

Online Poker Schools

Online Free Poker

Online Poker Forums

Non ranked Poker Rooms

Poker Equipment

Best online Poker Game for Free Poker Games and Money Poker Game.

Which is the Best online Poker Room? 

Poker Hand Ranking

To decide the poker hand ranking you must remember that a Poker hand always has five cards. For example, even though each player in a seven-card stud poker game has a seven card hand, only the best five of those cards play. Poker has no six- or seven-card hands.

Thus, the seven-card stud poker hand As Ad Qs Qd 6h 5d 3c beats Ks Kd 9h 9s 7s 7d 2s, even though the second hand contains three pairs while the first poker hand has two pairs. The first hands best 5 cards has a higher poker hand ranking.

Similarly, if a Hold 'em Poker board was 9s 9h 7d Js 7c, the pot would be split between two players holding 6s 6d and 5c 5h, even though the player with the two sixes was ahead until the river card. This is because the 5 community cards has the highest poker hand ranking, and none of the players cards can improve the hand.

At the end, both players hold the two pair poker hand 9s 9h 7d 7c, with a jack kicker. Neither player can produce a higher kicker from his poker hand; neither player's pocket pair can result in a higher five-card poker hand than what is on the board.

Set out below are the poker hand ranking.

This is for high only and high-low split poker games, in order of their poker hand ranking. Any poker hand in one category in the list beats any poker hand in any category below it.

For example, any straight flush beats any four of a kind; any flush beats any straight.

Royal Flush: Five cards in sequence with all five cards of the same suit. The highest straight flush, having an ace as its high card, has a special name, Royal flush. Any lesser straight flush does not have a unique name.

Royal Flush - The highest poker hand ranking

Straight Flush - The 2nd highest poker hand ranking

In a showdown among players holding straight flushes, the poker hand with the highest top card wins. 10d 9d 8d 7d 6d beats 9s 8s 7s 6s 5s.

Four of a kind - The 3rd highest poker hand ranking

Four cards of the same ranking, (also known as quads). In a showdown among players holding four of a kind, the poker hand with the highest ranking wins. Kd Kc Kh Ks 5d beats Jc Jh Jd Js Ad.

If multiple poker hands each contain the same four of a kind (which could occur in a community card game), the poker hand with the highest side card wins. Kd Kc Kh Ks Ah beats Kd Kc Kh Ks Qd.

Full House - The 4th highest poker hand ranking

Three cards of one ranking plus two cards of another ranking. In a showdown among players holding full houses, the poker hand with the highest three of a kind wins. 7h 7s 7d 3h 3s beats 6s 6c 6h Ad Ah.

If multiple poker hands each contain the same full house (which could occur in a community card game), the poker hand with the highest pair wins. Kd Kh Ks As Ac beats Kd Kh Ks Qh Qd.

Flush - The 5th highest poker hand ranking

Five cards of the same suit. In a showdown among players holding flushes, the poker hand topped with the highest one or more cards wins. When the top card is tied, the next card is compared.

When the top two cards are tied, the third card is compared, and so on. Ah 8h 7h 6h 5h beats Ks Qs Js 9s 8s, and Jd 10d 9d 8d 4d beats Jc 10c 9c 7c 6c.

Straight - The 6th highest poker hand ranking

Five consecutive cards. An ace can be high or low. In a showdown among players holding straights, the poker hand with the highest top card wins. Ts 9d 8d 7c 6c beats 8s 7h 6h 5c 4c.

Three of a kind - The 7th highest poker hand ranking

Three cards of the same rank. (Also known as trips or, especially in flop games, a set). In a showdown among players holding three of a kind, the poker hand with the highest ranking wins. Jh Jc Js 3d 2c beats 10s 10c 10h Ah Kc.

If multiple poker hands each contain the same three of a kind (which could occur in a community card game), the poker hand with the highest side cards wins. Jh Jc Js Ah Kc beats Jh Jc Jd Ah Qd.

Two pair - The 8th highest poker hand ranking

Two cards of oneranking plus two cards of another ranking. In a showdown among players holding two pair, the poker hand with the highest pair wins. As Ac 2h 2s 3d beats Kd Kc Qh Qs Jd.

In a showdown among players holding the same top pair, the poker hand with the highest second pair wins. 10s 10c 8s 8c 4d beats 10h 10d 7s 7h Ad.

In a showdown among players holding the same two pairs, the poker hand with the highest side card (also known as kicker) wins. Jh Jd 9h 9d 4h beats Js Jc 9c 9s 3s.

One pair - The 9th highest poker hand ranking

Two cards of the same ranking. In a showdown among players holding one pair, the poker hand with the highest pair wins. Ah Ad 5d 4h 3c beats Kh Kd Ac Qd Js.

In a showdown among players holding the same pair, the poker hand with the highest one or more side cards wins. Js Jh 9d 8s 4d beats Jc Jd 9h 8c 3s.

No pair - The lowest poker hand ranking

If no poker hand has a pair or better at the showdown, the poker hand topped by the highest one or more cards wins. When the top card is tied, the next card is compared.

When the top two cards are tied, the third card is compared, and so on. Ac 9s 5d 4c 2h beats Kd Qs Jd 10c 8h, and Jh 10c 9h 7c 4d beats Jc 10h 9s 7s 2d.

Those are the poker hand rankings.