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Ranks of Poker hands

These are the rankings of poker hands, from highest to lowest:

Five of a Kind
Only possible with a wild card.
    Five of a Kind 
Royal Flush
It's the 10 J Q K A sequence with the same suit
    Royal Flush 
Straight Flush
Five cards in suit and in sequence.
    Straight Flush 
Four of a Kind
Four cards of any rank; one extra.
    Four of a Kind 
Full House
Three of a Kind plus One Pair.
    Full House 
Flush
Five cards of the same suit.
    Flush 
Straight
Five cards in sequence. In this game A 2 3 4 5 is not a Straight.
    Straight 
Three of a Kind
Three cards of the same rank; two extra.
    Three of a Kind 
Two Pairs
One Pair and One Pair; one extra.
    Two Pairs 
One Pair
Two cards of the same rank; three extras.
    One Pair 
No Pair or High Card
Any hand not meeting the above specs.
    No Pair or High Card 

When two players have hands of the same type, the higher-ranking hand is determined as follows:

  • If each player has a Straight Flush, a Flush, a Straight, or No Pair, the hand with the highest card wins.

  • If each has Five of a Kind, a Full House, Four of a Kind, or Three of a Kind, the hand composed of the highest-ranking matches wins.

  • If each player has Two Pair, the highest pair wins. If each has the same higher pair, the hand with the higher of the two lower pairs wins. If each has the same two pairs, the hand with the higher fifth card wins.

  • If the players have exactly identical hands, they split the pot.

Probability of Poker Hands

Hand

Probability

Number of Hands

Single Pair 0.422569 1098240
Two Pair 0.047539 123552
Triple 0.0211285 54912
Full House 0.00144058 3744
Four of a Kind 0.000240096 624
Straight
(excluding Straight Flush and Royal Flush)
0.00392465 10200
Flush (but not a Straight) 0.0019654 5108
Straight Flush (but not Royal) 0.0000138517 36
Royal Flush 0.00000153908 4
None of the Above 0.501177 1302540
Sum over except this list 0.999999616 2598960
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