Hand Rankings |
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Royal Flush
Five card sequence from 10 to the Ace in the same suit (ex. 10,J,Q,K,A). |
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Straight Flush
Any five card sequence in the same suit. (ex. 5,6,7,8,9 of same suit). All the cards are of the same suit, and all are consecutive. Ranking between straights is determined by the value of the high end of the straight. |
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Four of a Kind
All four cards of the same index (ex. A,A,A,A). |
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Full House
Three of a kind combined with a pair (ex. K,K,A,A,A). Ties on a full house are broken by the three of a kind, as you cannot have two equal sets of three of a kind in any single deck. |
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Flush
Any five cards of the same suit, but not in sequence. Don't be tricked into thinking that all five cards are the same color. The high card determines the winner if two or more people have a flush. |
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Straight
Five cards in asending sequence, but not in the same suit. Ace can be used as high or low card. The higher straight wins if two or more people have a straight. In case of straights that tie, the pot is split. |
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Three of a Kind
Three cards of the same value. The highest set of three cards wins. |
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Two Pair
Two seperate pairs (ex. 5,5,K,K). As usual the pair with the higher value is used to determine the winner of a tie.. |
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One Pair
One pair of two equal value cards constitutes a pair. |
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High Card
If no one has any of the above winning hands, the tie is determined by the highest value card in the hand. If the highest cards are a tie then the tie is broken by the second highest card. Suits are not used to break ties. |
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HI/LO OR LO ONLY GAMES
- When playing a high low game the pot is split between the best 5 card hand and the worst 5 card hand. The best hand rankings are listed above and below are examples of the lo-hand rankings.
- Keep in mind for your lo-hand, flushes and straights are not counted. The hand is ranked by the value of your highest and lowest card.
- An ace is always considered the lowest card.
Example: A hand – 8, 7, 6, 3, A, would be considered a 8-7 low hand. The ace counts as one.
- In most games, the best lo-hand is 5, 4, 3, 2, A (a wheel), this is a 5-4 hand.
- The second best hand is a 6, 4, 3, 2, A, this is a 6-4 hand.
- If everyone has a pair, the lowest pair will win.
- In the event that two players hold the same low pair, the next lowest card will determine the winner.
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