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Step 9The Winner!
The Winning Hand
The best five-card hand (or hands, in the case of a tie) wins the pot.
:: In our example, this is YOU! ::
Forming a Hand
There are three possible combinations to form a hand using board (community) cards and/or pocket cards.
1) Two pocket cards & Three board cards
2) One pocket card & Four board cards
3) No pocket cards & Five board cards (called playing the board. You must declare that you are "playing the board" before you throw your cards away; otherwise you relinquish all claims to the pot.)
Hand Rankings
A hand always consist of five cards. Individual cards are "ranked" as follows (high-to-low): A, K, Q, J, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2. ACE can be low, but only when part of an A-2-3-4-5 straight. Suits (Club, Diamond, Heart, Spade) have no value, so if two players have hands that are identical except for suit, then they are tied. A "Kicker" card is a high card used to break ties between hands of the same rank (ex. 2 players with "Four of a Kind", 3 K's on the board. P1 has K, 9 and P2 has K, 6. P1 with K, 9 wins with the "9 Kicker".)
Here are the "Rank of Hands" in the order of Strength with Probability of being dealt.
Royal Flush- A, K, Q, J, 10, all in the same suit. 1 in 650,000
Straight Flush - Five cards in sequence, all of the same suit. 1in 65,000
Four of a Kind- Four cards of one rank. Kicker breaks ties. 1 in 4,000
Full House- Three matching cards of one rank, plus Two matching cards of another rank. Higher ranking set of three wins. If two players have the same set of three, the player with the higher pair wins. 1 in 700
Flush- Five cards of the same suit. High card wins. 1 in 500
Straight- Five cards of sequential rank, but different suit. High card wins. 1 in 250
Three of a kind- Three cards of the same rank, plus two unmatched cards. High set wins. 1 in 50
Two Pair- Two cards of the same rank, plus Two cards of another rank. High pair wins. 1 in 20
One Pair- Two cards of the same rank, plus Three unmatched cards. High pair wins. 1 in 2 1/3
High Card- One card high, plus four unmatched lower ranking cards. Ace is the Highest card. Kicker breaks ties. 1 in 1
The best five-card hand (or hands, in the case of a tie) wins the pot.
:: In our example, this is YOU! ::
Forming a Hand
There are three possible combinations to form a hand using board (community) cards and/or pocket cards.
1) Two pocket cards & Three board cards
2) One pocket card & Four board cards
3) No pocket cards & Five board cards (called playing the board. You must declare that you are "playing the board" before you throw your cards away; otherwise you relinquish all claims to the pot.)
Hand Rankings
A hand always consist of five cards. Individual cards are "ranked" as follows (high-to-low): A, K, Q, J, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2. ACE can be low, but only when part of an A-2-3-4-5 straight. Suits (Club, Diamond, Heart, Spade) have no value, so if two players have hands that are identical except for suit, then they are tied. A "Kicker" card is a high card used to break ties between hands of the same rank (ex. 2 players with "Four of a Kind", 3 K's on the board. P1 has K, 9 and P2 has K, 6. P1 with K, 9 wins with the "9 Kicker".)
Here are the "Rank of Hands" in the order of Strength with Probability of being dealt.
Royal Flush- A, K, Q, J, 10, all in the same suit. 1 in 650,000
Straight Flush - Five cards in sequence, all of the same suit. 1in 65,000
Four of a Kind- Four cards of one rank. Kicker breaks ties. 1 in 4,000
Full House- Three matching cards of one rank, plus Two matching cards of another rank. Higher ranking set of three wins. If two players have the same set of three, the player with the higher pair wins. 1 in 700
Flush- Five cards of the same suit. High card wins. 1 in 500
Straight- Five cards of sequential rank, but different suit. High card wins. 1 in 250
Three of a kind- Three cards of the same rank, plus two unmatched cards. High set wins. 1 in 50
Two Pair- Two cards of the same rank, plus Two cards of another rank. High pair wins. 1 in 20
One Pair- Two cards of the same rank, plus Three unmatched cards. High pair wins. 1 in 2 1/3
High Card- One card high, plus four unmatched lower ranking cards. Ace is the Highest card. Kicker breaks ties. 1 in 1
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