The name of the combination and a brief description | Example of poker hand |
High card (kicker) When you haven't made any of the hands above, the highest card plays | |
Pair Two cards of the same rank | |
Two pair Two different pairs | |
Three of a kind Three cards of the same rank | |
Straight Five cards in a sequence, but not of the same suit (an Ace can be used as the highest and as the lowest card) | |
Flush Five cards of the same suit | |
Full house Three cards of the same rank and two cards of another rank (in other words, when the player has simultaneously Three of a kind + Pair) | |
Four of a kind Four cards of the same rank | |
Straight flush Five consecutive cards of the same suit | |
Royal flush Straight from Ten to Ace of the same suit |