High Card in Poker: Hand Ranking

poker hand rankings   Poker Hand Rankings The strength of a hand is determined by the combination of cards it contains The highest-ranking hand in poker is the Royal Flush, which

Poker hands from highest to lowest · 1 Royal flush · 2 Straight flush · 3 Four of a kind · 4 Full house · 5 Flush · 6 Straight · 7 Three of a kind · 8  THE DECK There are 52 cards in a deck, divided into four suits of 13 ranks each The suits are all of equal value

A hand in poker consists of five cards, which fall into several categories Below is the complete list of poker hands, from highest to lowest  High Card A hand that contains no pair and whose value is therefore simply determined by its highest card · Pair A hand composed of two