Poker Hand Ranking : Poker Sequence of Texas Holdem Cards

Now that you have learned how to play Poker, check out which Poker Hand wins over another in Texas Holdem Poker game. Below here is the list of Poker Hands from best to worst:

Royal Flush A royal flush is an ace high straight flush. Straight Flush Five cards of the same suit in numerical order. Four of a Kind (Quads) Quads are four cards of equal rank/any suit. Full House or Full Boat Three of a kind and a Pair. Flush Five cards of the same suit. Straight Five cards in numerical order. Three of a Kind / Set Three cards of the same rank. Two Pair Two different pairs. One Pair Two cards of the same rank. High Card The hand with the highest card(s) wins.

Kicker Card

Kickers or side cards are the leftover cards after a poker hand is declared. Although Kickers do not take part in determining the rank of a hand, they are essential to declare the winner if players have the same hand. Thus, a Kicker card can also be called a Tie Breaker Card in the game of poker.

For example :

The poker hand J-J-10-5-2 is ranked as a pair of jacks. The 10, 5, and 2 are kickers. This hand would defeat any poker hand with no pair, or with a lower-ranking pair, and lose to any higher-ranking poker hand. The kickers can be used to break ties between other poker hands that also have a pair of jacks. For example, J-J-K-3-2 would win (because its K kicker outranks the 10), but J-J-10-4-3 would lose (because its 4 is outranked by the 5).