Rules
General Poker Rules
In most games you are dealt cards from
the deck of 52 cards.
The number of cards and the rules depends on the game played. Poker
can be divided into community card games like Texas
Holdem, draw games and stud games.
The ace can also
be used as an Ace or as a One (1).
Rank |
Hand |
Example |
| 1. |
Royal Flush |
AKQJT suited |
| 2. |
Straight Flush |
34567 suited |
| 3. |
Four of a Kind |
QQQQ5 |
| 4. |
Full House |
JJJ99 |
| 5. |
Flush |
JQ469 suited |
| 6. |
Straight |
56789 |
| 7. |
Three of a Kind |
QQQ49 |
| 8. |
Two Pairs |
KK774 |
| 9. |
One Pair |
JJ573 |
| 10. |
High Card |
QJ642 |
The glossary has definitions of the
above hands.
Poker Tie Breakers
Hand |
Winning Hand |
Example |
| Pair |
The high pair wins. If both players
have the same pair cards, the next best (high)
card wins and so on. |
AAQ94 beats AAQ92 |
| 2 pair |
The person with the high top pair
wins. |
8855Q beats 7766K |
| 3 of a kind |
The high ranking 3 of a kind
wins. |
99922 beats 555AA |
| Straight |
The straight with the high
ranking card wins. |
56789 beats 34567 |
| Flush |
The flush with the high ranking
single card wins |
QJ957 beats 96782 |
| Full House |
The high ranking
three cards wins. |
QQQ77 beats 99944 |
| Four of a kind |
The high ranking four
cards wins. |
QQQQ7 beats 99994 |
| Straight flush |
The straight flush with the high
ranking card wins. |
56789 beats 34567 |
| Royal flush |
The pot is split. |
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Pots are split whenever the above
tie-breakers do not resolve the ties.
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