The winner of each poker hand is the player who has the strongest combination of cards, using any
combination of "pocket" cards and "community" cards.
The combinations are listed here from strongest to weakest hand.
Royal Flush - Five cards of the same suit from 10 though ace.
Straight Flush - Five cards of the same suit in sequence.
Aces may treated as either the lowest card or as the highest (See Royal Flush Above) but not both in a single hand.
Four of a Kind Four - cards of the same rank.
Full House - Three cards of one rank together with two cards of another rank. When more than one full house is competing, the one with the highest ranking group of three wins.
Flush - Five cards of the same suit, but not in sequence. When more than one flush is competing, the one with the highest card wins.
Straight - Five cards of more than one suit in sequence. When more than one straight is competing, the one with the highest card wins. An ace may be either the highest or lowest card in the hand (but not both high and low in the same hand).
Three of a Kind - Three cards of the same rank.
Two Pair - Any two cards of one rank together with two cards of another rank. When more than one hand has two pairs the highest pair is considered first. ( Example: AS, AD, 4D, 4C defeats KC,KD,QS,QC). The second pair is considered next. ( Example: AS, AD, 6D, 6C defeats AC,AH,5S,5C) If both hands contain pairs of equal rank, the highest card outside the paired cards wins. ( Example: AS, AD, KD, KC,9S defeats AS, AD, KD, KC,2H)
One Pair - Two cards of the same rank. In case two hands have pairs, the highest pair wins. When more than one hand has a pair of the same rank, the hand with the highest card outside the pair wins. Example: 10C, 10S
Highest Card - When players have none of the above, the hand with the highest card wins.
