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...gamblingman - basic poker rules |
All poker games use a standard 52 card deck, and the cards
are ranked: Ace, King, Queen, Jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4,
3, 2, Ace. (Aces count as both high and low). Clubs, Diamonds,
Hearts and Spades are all of equal value. The aim is to
have the best hand out of the cards you are dealt, with
the following winning hands listed in order of rank:
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| ROYAL FLUSH -
The ultimate hand, the Ace, King, Queen, Jack, and Ten of any
one suit: |
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| STRAIGHT FLUSH
- A straight in one suit, i.e. five cards of the same suit in
ascending order: |
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| FOUR OF A KIND
- Four cards of the same value: |
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| FULL HOUSE - Three
of a kind and a pair, with the three of a kind counts first: |
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| FLUSH - Five cards
of the same suit: |
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| STRAIGHT - Five
cards of assorted suits in ascending order: |
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| THREE OF A KIND
- Three cards having the same face value: |
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| TWO PAIR - Two
sets of pairs: |
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| ONE PAIR - One
pair of cards |
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| HIGH CARD - In
the absense of any of the above hands being present, the person
with the Highest Card wins. |
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