Poker Hands
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Royal Flush
The best hand in the game — don’t expect to see one any time soon. Basically, it’s a straight flush starting with a high ace.
- 10 of Hearts
- Jack of Hearts
- Queen of Hearts
- King of Hearts
- Ace of Hearts
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Straight Flush
A straight where all five cards are of the same suit.
- 5 of Clubs
- 6 of Clubs
- 7 of Clubs
- 8 of Clubs
- 9 of Clubs
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Four of a kind
Four cards with the same rank, plus the highest other card. If the four cards are on the table, it’s all about that fifth card.
- Ace of Hearts
- Ace of Clubs
- Ace of Diamonds
- Ace of Spades
- 2ce of Hearts
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Full house
A three of a kind, alongside a pair. If two players have a full house, the winner is the one with the highest-ranked three.
- Ace of Spades
- Ace of Diamonds
- Ace of Clubs
- King of Hearts
- King of Spades
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Flush
Any five cards of the same suit. If more than one player has a flush, the highest ranked card in the hand is used to decide the winner.
- 2 of Hearts
- 4 of Hearts
- 6 of Hearts
- 8 of Hearts
- King of Hearts
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Straight
A run of five cards of consecutive rank, of any suit. It’s important to remember that aces can be high or low.
- 5 of Hearts
- 6 of Clubs
- 7 of Diamonds
- 8 of Spades
- 9 of Hearts
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Three of a kind
Three identically ranked cards of any suit, plus the other two highest cards available.
- Ace of Clubs
- Ace of Hearts
- Ace of Spades
- 2 of Diamonds
- 7 of Clubs
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Two pair
Two pairs of cards with the same rank. The rank of the two pair is decided by the highest pair.
- King of Diamonds
- King of Clubs
- Queen of Hearts
- Queen of Spades
- Jack of Diamonds
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Pair
Two cards with the same rank, plus the other three highest cards available.
- Ace of Clubs
- Ace of Hearts
- 9 of Spades
- 8 of Diamonds
- 7 of Clubs
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High card
The clue’s in the name — the highest card you have. Try bluffing a little less in future.
- Ace of Hearts
- 8 of Spades
- 6 of Diamonds
- 4 of Clubs
- 2ce of Hearts