Hand Rankings

All the poker games at Gnuf.com consist of a 52 card standard deck. The cards are ranked from Ace, King, Queen, Jack, 10 through to 2 in descending order. An ace may also be used as a lower card ranking than 2 two in sequence. There is no ranking between the suits.

The Hand

A poker hand consists of five cards. In games where a player has more than five cards and selects five to form a poker hand, the remaining cards do not play any part in the ranking. Poker ranks are always based on five cards only.

The strength of a hand is judged based on the cards and the valid combination that they create. Validity of combinations are defined in the categories of the hand ranking.

The Ranking

High Card

Nobody at the table holds a qualifying pair so the player with the highest card wins. In the event two people hold the same winning card, the kicker (second highest) card will then decide and so on.

High Pair

Two cards of the same rank. If two players have the same pair, the highest kicker card wins.
High Pair

Two Pair

Two different sets of two cards both being of the same rank. If two players have two pairs, the hand with the highest pair wins. If they have the same high pair, whoever has the highest pair wins. If both players have the same two pairs, the person with the highest kicker card wins.

Three of a Kind

Three cards of the same rank.
Three Of A Kind

Straight

Five cards in any sequence. Cards may be of any suit.
Straight

Flush

Five cards of the same suit. If there is more than one flush, the hand with the highest card wins. If both players have the same high card, the player with the highest second card wins.
Flush

Full House

Three cards of one rank and two of another rank of any suit. If more than one player has a full house, the full house with the highest ranking three cards wins.