Knowing the rules of poker also means knowing the definition and ranking of winning combinations of cards. Each player creates their combination of 5 cards from 2 cards in their hand and five shared cards on the table.
Royal flush
A combination of the five highest cards in sequence, all of the same suit.
Probability: 1 in 649740
Straight flush
A combination of five cards in sequence, all of the same suit.
Probability: 1 in 72193
Four of a kind
A combination of four cards of one rank.
Probability: 1 in 4164
Full House
Three matching cards of one rank and two matching cards of another rank.
Probability: 1 in 694
Flush
Combination of five cards of one suit, but not in sequence.
Probability: 1 in 509
Straight
A combination of five cards of sequential rank in at least two different suits. If two players have a straight, the one with higher cards wins, with the highest card being the ace.
Probability: 1 in 255
Three of a kind
A combination of three cards of the same rank.
Probability: 1 in 47
Two pair
A combination of two pairs of cards of the same rank.
Probability: 1 in 21
Pair
One pair of cards of the same rank.
Probability: 1 in 2,4
High card
If no player gets any of the combinations above, the player with the card of highest value wins.
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