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POKER HAND RANKINGS:
(from highest to lowest)
Royal Flush: T, J, Q, K, A all of the same suit.
Straight Flush: Five cards in a row all of the same suit, but not Ace high.
Four of a kind: Four cards of the same rank e.g. KKKK.
Full House: Three cards of the same rank plus a pair e.g. KKKAA.
Flush: Five cards of the same suit.
Straight: Five cards in a row e.g. 5,6,7,8,9.
Three of a kind: Three cards of the same rank e.g. KKK.
Two pair: Two pairs e.g. KKAA.
One pair: Any two cards of the same rank e.g. KK.
High card: If all else fails, the highest card wins – aces count high.
HOLD EM STARTING HANDS GUIDE:
The best starting hands in Hold Em :
Pairs : AA, KK, QQ, JJ, TT, 99, 88
Big suited cards: AKs, AQs, AJs, ATs, KQs, KJs, KTs, QJs, QTs, JTs
Big unsuited cards*: AK, AQ, AJ, AT, KQ
* AK plays well in all hold em games, the rest play much better at Limit Hold Em than No Limit / Pot Limit.