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Poker Hands Explained
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To play Poker, it is very
easy but with the countless versions can be complicated however,
which is why we're going to focus on 'regular' poker, known
as 5-Card Draw the easiest versions for beginners to learn.
The 5-card Draw Poker is played
with a standard deck of 52 playing cards. The cards are ranked
from high to low in the following order: Ace, King, Queen,
Jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2. Aces are always the highest
ranking card. They are worth more than Kings which are worth
more than Queens, which are worth more than Jacks, and so
on. The cards are also separated into four suits. The suits
are:·
The suits have equal value to each other, meaning that no suit
is more valuable than another. It's a very fair and democratic
game. Each player has five cards dealt to them. The object of
the game is to end up with the hand of the highest value . From
best to worst, hands are ranked in the following order :
The Basic Hands in Poker and their values
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Royal Flush
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| The Royal flush is the most valuable hand in all
of poker. A Royal Flush is composed of 10, Jack, Queen, King
and Ace, all of the same suit. It is also the hardestest hand
in poker to get. |
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Straight Flush
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A Straight Flush is comprised of five cards all
of the same suit in numerical order. You cannot use a "wrap
around," such as
Q-K-A-2-3. This is also very rare.You are cheating if you get
two of these in a row, . If there are two Straight Flushes at
the table, then whichever hand's Straight Flush reaches the
highest card value wins. |
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Four of A Kind
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| Four cards of the same numerical rank and one
other random card. If there are two players with a 'four of
a kind' hand, the hand with the highest-ranking Four of a Kind
wins. |
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Full House
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| Three cards have the same numerical rank, and
the two remaining cards also have the same numerical rank in
the five cards in your hand. Ties are broken first by the Three
of a Kind, then the Pair. So K-K-K-3-3 beats Q-Q-Q-A-A, which
beats Q-Q-Q-7-7. |
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Flush
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| A Flush is comprised of any five cards of the
same suit, regardless of their numerical rank. In a tie, whoever
has the highest-ranking card wins. |
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Straight
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| A straight flush comprises of five cards in numerical
order, regardless of their suits. Just like with the Straight
Flush, a Straight cannot "wrap around." In a tie,
whoever's Straight goes to the card with the highest ranking
that wins. |
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Three of a Kind
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| Three cards of the same numerical rank, and two
other cards that are not a pair. |
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Two Pair
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| This comprises of two sets of pairs, and another
random card. |
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One Pair
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| One pair and three random cards. If more than
one person has One Pair, then the person with the highest-ranking
pair wins. |
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High Card
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| If there are no valuable hands held by any
player, the player holding the highest-valued card wins, with
the 2 as the lowest card, and the Ace as the highest. In the
case of a tie, you move to the next highest card, and so on... |
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