Poker
Hand Rankings
In order to effectively play Caribbean Stud Poker you
must be familiar with Poker hand rankings to know "what beats
what." A 52-card deck is composed of four suits: Spades, Hearts,
Diamonds and Clubs. There are thirteen ranks in each suit
with Ace being the highest ranking card all the way down to the two
or deuce. Here is the complete order from lowest to highest:
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Jack (J) |
Queen (Q) |
King (K) |
Ace (A) |
Hand rankings are arranged in order of probability. The rarer a
hand is the less likely you are to receive one thus the higher it
is ranked. The following is a list of the hand rankings from highest
to lowest:
ROYAL FLUSH
A Royal Flush is an Ace-high straight flush. Obviously
the most rare hand you would be lucky to come across this in your
lifetime. There are only four possible combinations for this hand:
STRAIGHT FLUSH
This hand is made up of five sequenced cards all of
the same suit. If two people have a straight flush then the highest
ranked card determines who wins.
FOUR-OF-A-KIND
This hand is having four cards of the same rank with
one unrelated card as the fifth card. This hand is sometimes referred
to as "quads." Higher ranked hands beat lower ranked hands.
FULL HOUSE
A Full House is simply three cards of one rank and
two cards of another rank. The overall rank of this hand is determined
by the three cards, not the pair.
FLUSH
A Flush is five cards of the same suit. If two players
have a flush the winner is determined by the high card. For example
a King-high Flush beats a 10-high Flush.
STRAIGHT
A Straight is formed by five cards in sequence but
not of the same suit. If two players have a straight then the high
card in the sequence would determine the winner.
THREE-OF-A-KIND
Three cards of the same rank along with two unrelated
cards is called Three-Of-A-Kind.
TWO PAIR
Two of one rank and two of another rank. If two players
have Two Pair the highest ranking pair would be compared. If they
are the same the next highest ranking pair would be compared. If
all cards are the same to this point the highest ranking unrelated
card would determine the winner.
ONE PAIR
Two of one rank and any three other cards. Note that
if two players have the same pair, the highest of the other three
cards is the determining factor. If that card is the same, the next
highest card determines the winner and so forth.
HIGH CARDS
Five unrelated cards where the highest rank determines
the winner.
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