Hand Example
Ace High A,J,6,4,2
One Pair A,J,J,4,2
Two Pair A,A,J,J,2
Three of a Kind (Trips) A,A,A,J,2
Straight A,K,Q,J,10
Flush A,J,6,4,2 - All of the same suit
Full House (Full Boat) A,A,J,J,J
Four of a Kind A,J,J,J,J
Straight Flush J,10,9,8,7 - All of the same suit
Royal Flush A,K,Q,J,10 - All of the same suit
Congratulations, player! You're about to enter the crazy world of No Limit Texas Holdem.
"Wouldn't it be great to have an invisible mini-mentor sitting on your shoulder to advise when to take a specific action?" -Peter Sharkey, The Poker Gazette*
Texas Holdem Poker Hand Rankings
Here are all the hands in poker. Texas Holdem uses the same rankings as almost all other regular poker
games. You must know this list like the back of your hand. Memorize it and be able to repeat it forwards and
backwards, literallly. I have seen too many hands lost be new players that thought a straight beat a flush. It
doesn't! You need to make sure you don't lose a silly hands the same way. In a later lesson, we'll practice
naming the best hand possible or 'the nuts'.
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