Strength of Poker Hands

The set of rules on each individual type of poker game may very a little bit from game to game. Regardless of the type of poker game being played there are a few things that should be done regardless of how they game is being played or what set of poker rules are being followed.

When learning to play poker one of the first things that one should learn is how the deck of cards is setup. Each deck of cards will consist of four separate suits. These suits do consist of clubs, spades, hearts, and diamonds. Through each separate suit the cards will have a numerical value the numerical values consist of king, queen, jack, ace, and numbered two through 10.

Once you start playing poker you will see that it is relatively similar to most other card games. That your ultimate goal is to combine the cards that you hold in your hand to make the best possible hand. Of course in other card games different hands have different strengths than in poker, but it is the same basic concept. The poker hand strength list is as follows.

A Royal Flush: A royal flush is the best possible hand in poker. It cannot be beaten by anything. It consists of five cards all of the same suit and those five cards must be the ten, jack, queen, king, and ace all being held in your hand at the same time. While not impossible to get, some poker players have played their whole lives and never gotten dealt one.

Straight Flush: This hand differs from the royal in that the cards need not be in numerical order 10 through the ace. The cards do need to be five cards in sequential order and all of the same suit. This is another very strong hand, and being so it is also very hard to draw to. It is only beaten by a royal flush and of course a straight flush that is higher.

The Full House: This hand consists of 5 cards. Three of one numerical value, and two other matching numerical value cards. A example would be seven, seven, seven, two and two. This hand is one of the top value hands and is not beaten by much. It can only be topped by a straight flush, higher full house, and a royal flush.

The Straight: This hand will have five cards that are in numerical order and that can be any suit. It could look like 2 of diamonds, 3 of clubs, 5 of spades, 6 of diamonds, and 4 of hearts. The weakness or strength of the straight is determined by the highest numbered card in the straight and suit is not considered at all in this hand.

A flush: A flush is a relatively strong poker hand. The flush consists of five cards of any numerical value that are all of the same suit. The strength of the flush is determined by the numerical value of the highest card in the flush.

Three of a kind: This hand is also referred to by poker players as trips or a set. This hand is pretty straight forward in that it consists of three cards consisting of the same numerical value.

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