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Standard Poker Hand Rankings

Below is a ranking of five card poker hands from a standard 52 card deck.
Rankings are listed from highest to lowest.
When a hand may qualify for two different rankings the highest is chosen.
Note: Suits are not used in poker hand rankings to break ties.

1. Straight Flush

Five cards in sequence all of the same suit. An Ace can count as either high or low - A K Q J T and 5 4 3 2 A are both possible straight flushes.

Ties are broken by the highest ranked card (5 for a 5 4 3 2 A straight flush) in the sequence.

2. Four of a Kind

Four cards of the same rank and a fifth card of a differing rank.

Ties are broken firstly by the rank of the four similar cards and secondly by the rank of the fifth card.

3. Full House

Three cards of the same rank and two cards of a different rank.

Ties are broken firstly by the rank of the three similar cards and secondly by the rank of the two similar cards.

4. Flush

Five cards all of the same suit.

Ties are broken firstly by the rank of the highest card, secondly by the rank of the second highest card, and so on to the fifth highest card.

5. Straight

Five cards in sequence. An Ace can count as either high or low.

Ties are broken by the highest ranked card (5 for a 5 4 3 2 A straight) in the sequence.

6. Three of a Kind

Three cards of the same rank, and two other cards of differing ranks.

Ties are broken firstly by the rank of the three similar cards, secondly by the rank of the highest other card and thirdly by the rank of the second highest other card.

7. Two Pair

Two cards of the same rank, two cards of a different rank and a fifth card of a different rank.

Ties are broken by the rank of the highest pair, secondly by the rank of the lowest pair and thirdly by rank of the fifth card.

8. One Pair

Two cards of the same rank and three cards of differing rank.

Ties are broken firstly by the rank of the two similar cards, secondly by the rank of the highest other card, thirdly by the rank of the second highest other card and fourthly by the rank of the third highest other card.

9. High Card

Five cards of differing rank.

Ties are broken firstly by rank of the highest card, secondly by rank of the second highest card, and so on to the fifth highest card.

Appendix A - Frequency of Five Card Poker Hands

The following table list the frequencies of each poker hand ranking given a selection of 5 cards from a standard 52 card deck. As can be seen the order corresponds to how poker hands are ranked.