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Ranking of poker hands

The poker hands below are ranked from highest (royal flush) to lowest (high card). This general rule of poker hands applies to every online poker card game; play money or poker for real money.
Royal Flush
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An Ace high straight of the same suit. It is the best possible hand in poker.
Odds: 1 out of 650,000
Straight Flush
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Five consecutive cards of the same suit.
Odds: 1 out of 65,000
Four of a Kind
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Four cards of the same rank.
Odds: 1 out of 4,000
Full House
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Any three cards of the same rank, plus any other two cards of the same rank.
Odds: 1 out of 700
Flush
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Any five cards of the same suit. (spades, clubs, hearts or diamonds).
Odds: 1 out of 500
Straight
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Five consecutive cards of any suit.
Odds: 1 out of 250
Three of a Kind
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Three cards of the same rank.
Odds: 1 out of 50
Two Pair
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A hand consisting of two different pairs.
Odds: 1 out of 20
Pair
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Two cards of the same rank.
Odds: 1 out of 2 1/3
High card
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If no other hand is achieved, the highest card held wins. In this example, the king of hearts is the high card.

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