Texas Hold 'em Hand Rankings In Texas Hold 'em, and any poker game at that, it is a wise decision to memorize the ranking of hands. For this reason, we have provided a list of all the possible hands in poker. The list is from least powerful (High Card) to unbeatable (Royal Flush). You may need to check out the Poker Dictionary while reading this section. Also, just to clarify, the suit of the cards does not matter, except for a Flush, Straight Flush, and Royal Flush (when all 5 cards have to be of the same suit), but still, the suit plays no role in determining who wins. Poker Hand Rankings Royal Flush*: an Ace high Straight Flush. Example: As/Ks/Qs/Js/10s Straight Flush*: five consecutive cards of the same suit. If two or more  players have a Straight Flush, the pot goes to the player with the higher of the two. Example: 3h/4h/5h/6h/7h beats As/2s/3s/4s/5s Four of a Kind: four cards of the same rank plus one other card of any rank and suit. If two or more players have the same Four of a Kind, the player with the higher Kicker wins. Example: 9s/9h/9d/9c/Ks beats 9s/9h/9d/9c/7s Full House: Three of a Kind and one pair. If two or more players have a Full House, the player who has the higher Three of a Kind wins. Example: As/Ah/Ad/3s/3d beats 6s/6d/6c/As/Ac Flush: five cards of the same suit. If there is more than one Flush, the hand with the highest card wins. Example: 5d/8d/3d/Ad/10d beats 3d/5d/8d/Jd/Qd Straight*: five consecutive cards not of the same suit. If there is more than one Straight, the player with the higher Straight wins. Example: 2s/3d/4h/5d/6s beats As/2d/3s/4c/5d Three of a Kind: three cards of the same rank, and two unrelated cards. If two or more players have trips, then the player with the highest Kicker wins. Example: 6d/6s/6h/2d/Jd beats 6d/6s/6h/2d/8c Two Pair: one Pair, plus a different one Pair, and one unrelated card. If two or more players have Two Pair, the hand with the highest Pair wins. If they have the same high Pair, whoever has the second highest Pair wins. If they have the same two pair, whoever has the highest fifth card ("Kicker") wins. Example: 10s/10d/5h/5d/Ks beats 10s/10d/2s/2c/As which beats10s/10d/2c/2h/6h One Pair: two cards of the same rank and three unrelated cards. If two or more players have the same Pair, the player with the highest Kicker wins.  Example: 10s/10d/As/3d/6h beats 10d/10c/6h/7c/Jd High Card: when you have no cards that meet the requirements of any hand above, you have a high card. The card of greatest value will be your high card. If two players have the same high card, then the player with the highest kicker will win. Example: Ks/3d/6/h/5h/Js, would be called King high and would beat Qs/9h/6d/3s/2c * Your straight may end or begin with Ace. A hand of Q/K/A/2/3 does not constitute a straight.