The Three of a kind card values will determine the rank of the Full house (i.e., three eights will rank higher than three fives).įlush:A combination of five cards of the same suit, not consecutive in value. Straight Flush:Five cards of the same suit in consecutive ranking.įour of a kind: a hand composed of four cards of the same rank plus any other card.įull House: A hand composed of three cards of the same value (three of a kind) plus a pair. Royale flush: a hand composed of an Ace, King, Queen, Jack and 10 of the same suit.
An Ace may be used to complete a straight flush or an Ace-2-3-4-5 straight. In decreasing order, the rank of the cards is as follows: Ace, King, Queen, Jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3 and 2. Texas Hold’em is played with a standard fifty-two card deck.