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 Poker Hand Rankingsnd Values for High |
| Royal Flush: An Ace, King, Queen, Jack and Ten of the same suit. |
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In the event of a tie:
Two or more Royal Flushes
split the pot. |
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| Straight Flush: Five cards in sequence, of the same suit. |
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In the event of a tie:
Highest rank at the
top of the sequence wins. |
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| Four of a Kind: Four cards of the same rank, and one side card. |
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In the event of a tie:
Highest four of a kind wins.
In community card games where players have the same four poker hands of a kind, the highest fifth side card ("kicker") wins. |
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| Full House: Three cards of the same rank, and two cards of a different, matching rank. |
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In the event of a tie:
Highest three matching cards wins the pot. In community card games where players have the same three matching cards, the highest value of the two matching cards wins. |
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| Flush: Five cards of the same suit. |
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In the event of a tie:
The player holding the highest ranked card in the poker hands wins. If necessary, the second-highest, third-highest, fourth-highest, and fifth-highest cards can be used to break the tie. |
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| Straight: Five cards in sequence. |
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In the event of a tie:
Highest ranking card at the top of the sequence wins. |
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Note: The Ace may be used at the top or bottom of the sequence, and is the only card which can act in this manner. |
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| Three of a Kind: Three cards of the same rank, and two unrelated side cards. |
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In the event of a tie:
Highest ranking three of a kind wins. In community card games where players have the same three of a kind in their poker hands, the highest side card, and if necessary, the second-highest side card wins. |
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| Two Pair: Two cards of a matching rank, another two cards of a different matching rank, and one side card. |
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In the event of a tie:
Highest pair wins. If players have the same highest pair, highest second pair wins. If both players have identical pairs in their poker hands, highest side card wins. |
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| One Pair: Two cards of a matching rank, and three unrelated side cards. |
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In the event of a tie:
Highest pair wins. If players have the same pair, the highest side card wins, and if necessary, the second-highest and third-highest side card can be used to break the tie. |
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| High Card: Any poker hand that does not qualify under a category listed above |
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In the event of a tie:
Highest card wins, and if necessary, the second-highest, third-highest, fourth-highest and smallest card can be used to break the tie. |
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| Five Card Poker Hand Values for Low |
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| Note that suits and sequences are irrelevant for low. A flush or straight does not "break" a low poker hand. Aces are the lowest card when considering a low poker hand. |
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| Five High, or Wheel: The Five, Four, Three, Deuce and Ace. |
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In the event of a tie:
All Five-high poker hands split the pot. |
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| Six High: Any five unpaired cards with the highest card being a Six. |
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In the event of a tie:
The lower second-highest ranking card wins the pot. Thus 6, 4, 3, 2, A defeats 6, 5, 4, 2, A. If necessary, the third-highest, fourth-highest and fifth-highest cards in the hand can be used to break the tie. |
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| Seven High: Any five unpaired cards with the highest card being a Seven. |
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In the event of a tie:
The lower second-highest ranking card wins the pot. If necessary, the third-highest, fourth-highest and fifth-highest cards in the hand can be used to break the tie. |
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| Eight High: Any five unpaired cards with the highest card being an Eight. |
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In the event of a tie:
The lower second-highest ranking card wins the pot. If necessary, the third-highest, fourth-highest and fifth-highest cards in the hand can be used to break the tie. |
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| An Eight High is the weakest poker hand that qualifies for low in games where the pot is split between the best high and low hands. |
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