“What Beats What” in Poker

Here are the list of all the basic Holdem and Poker rules that you will need.  Memorize these if you plan on playing live poker.  Bookmark this page for future reference if you are going to play online poker.

Royal Flush
Ace through Ten with all suits being the same.  The highest Royal Flush is the Royal Flush of Spades.

       

Straight Flush
A straight flush consists of any consecutive five cards with the same suit.

         

Four of a Kind
Have four of the same ranking cards.  If two players have four of a kind commonly called “Quads” then the highest ranking card wins.  Ace being the highest and 2 being the lowest.

       

Full House
Three of the same kind paired with two of the same kind.  Commonly called a “Boat”.

       

Flush
Any five cards of the same suit.  In an instance of two players having a flush the highest card wins.

       

Straight
Five consecutive cards.  The suits do not matter.

       

Three of a Kind 
Three of the same ranking cards.  Commonly referred to as “trips”

         

Two Pair
Have two pairs of the same ranking cards.  In an instance of two players having two pair the highest ranking pair wins.

       

One Pair
Having one pair of the same ranking cards.  The largest pair wins

       

High Card
Ace is the highest and a 2 is the lowest.  The high card will win many times in No Limit Holdem especially when two pair is on the board.  (see common poker mistakes) 

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