Poker Hand Ranks Hand Exam­ple Royal Flush A♥ K♥ Q♥ J♥ 10♥ Straight Flush 9♣ 8♣ 7♣ 6♣ 5♣ Four of a kind A♥ A♣ A♠ A♦ 8♣ Full House A♥ A♣ A♠ 8♦ 8♣ Flush A♠ 10♠ 8♠ 4♠ 2♠ Straight 9♥ 8♣ 7♠ 6♦ 5♣ Three of a kind A♥ A♣ A♠ 8♦ 4♣ Two pairs A♥ A♣ K♠ K♦ 8♣ One pair A♥ A♣ 8♠ 4♦ 2♣ High card A♥ 10♣ 8♠ 4♦ 2♣ Poker Hands Odds Hand 5 Card 7 Card Royal Flush 0.00015% 0.0032% Straight Flush 0.0014% 0.028% Four Of A Kind 0.024% 0.17% Full House 0.14% 2.60% Flush 0.20% 3.03% Straight 0.39% 4.62% Three of a Kind 2.11% 4.83% Two Pairs 4.75% 23.5% One Pair 42.3% 43.8% High Card 50.1% 17.4% Anatomy of a Hand of Texas Holdem Blinds are placed and cards are shuffled Players are dealt two "­hol­e" cards face down First round of bets, clockwise after the blinds Players must match the highest previous bet in the round or fold Dealer discards ("bu­rns­") the top card Dealer deals three cards face-up on the table (the flop) Second round of bets, starting with the player to the left of the dealer Dealer burns a card and deals a single card face-up on the table (the turn) Third round of bets, same as the second Dealer burns a card and deals a fifth card face-up on the table (the river) Players make the best five-card hand they can using table and hole cards Final round of bets, same as the second Players reveal their hands, clockwise from the last player called (the showdown) Winning hand takes the pot!

Poker Positions Number Name EML 0 Dealer / Button L 1 Small blind E 2 Big blind E 3 Under the gun E ... M -2 Hijack L -1 Cutoff L EML refers to early, middle and late positions. Early positions are weak, late positions strong. Anatomy of a Hand of Five-Card Draw Blinds are placed and cards are shuffled Players are dealt five cards each, face-down First round of bets, clockwise after blinds Players must match the highest previous bet in the round or fold Players may swap as many cards as they like from their hand Second round of bets, starting with the player to the left of the dealer Showdown. Players reveal their hands, clockwise from the last player called. Winning hand takes the pot! Anatomy of a Hand of Seven-Card Stud Antes are placed and cards are shuffled Players are dealt cards: two face-down and one face-up each First round of bets, starting with the player with the lowest face-up card Betting continues clockwise Players must match the highest previous bet in the round or fold Deal a single card face-up to each player Second round of bets, starting with the player with the best showing hand Repeat the single card deal and round of bets until 4 cards are face-up for each player Deal seventh cards, face-down Players make the best five-card hand they can using face-down and face-up cards Final round of bets, same as the second Showdown. Players reveal their hands, clockwise from the last player called. Winning hand takes the pot!