Poker Card Rankings: The Ten Hand Types in Order
Ten hand types decide which five-card poker hand wins, ranked from Royal Flush at the top to High Card at the bottom. The order below is the complete list, with no numbers attached. Rank Hand 1 Royal Flush 2 Straight Flush 3 Four of a Kind 4 Full House 5 Flush 6 Straight 7 Three of a Kind 8 Two Pair 9 One Pair 10 High Card How to use the order at the table Read the list from rank 1 downward. When two players reach showdown, compare hand types first: a Flush at rank 5 beats a Straight at rank 6 no matter how high the cards inside each hand are. Only after both players hold the same type do you compare the cards themselves. That single step removes most of the guesswork from a showdown, because you do not have to weigh a high Straight against a low Flush. The type settles it before the cards do. ...