Standard Deck
The standard deck consists of 52 playing cards, and is used in a variety of games including poker, bridge, blackjack and solitaire.
Each card's value consists of one of the thirteen ranks and one of the four suits. The values each of these may take on are:
- Ranks: Ace, King, Queen , Jack, Ten, Nine, Eight, Seven, Six, Five, Four, Three, Two
- Suits: Spade (
 ), Heart ( ), Diamond ( ), Club ( )
In poker typically the ranks are ordered from highest to lowest as listed above, although an 'Ace' may count as either the highest or lowest card. Suits rarely if ever are given an order in poker, as opposed to bridge where suits are ordered from highest to lowest as listed above.
Related Links
Brief History of Playing Cards - The web site of the International Playing-Card Society is for those interested curious about playing cards.
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