The most important thing any player needs to know before even attempting to sit down at an online poker table is to know your poker hand rankings. Below is a perfect and concise description of the major hands in poker. For those newbies, you may wanna bookmark this page so you can refer back to it while you playing.
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Royal Flush - Any suit - 5 cards of the same suit
- 10 through Ace. |
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Straight Flush - Any suit - 5 cards of the same suit
- ordered sequentially. |
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Four of a Kind - 4 cards of the same number or face. |
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Full House - 3 cards of the same number or face
and 2 cards of the same. |
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Flush - 5 cards of the same suit. |
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Straight - 5 cards ordered sequentially. |
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Three of a Kind - 3 cards of the same number or face. |
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Two Pair - 2 pairs of cards of the same number
or face. |
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One Pair - 2 cards of the same number or face. |
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High Card - High Card A nice way to say 'nothing'. |
