Poker Hand Rankings
Find out whether your hand is a stud or a dud with our guide through the top 10 poker hands
The value of a hand is based on how the rankings and suits of your cards match up. An Ace has the highest rank while the lowest rank is 2. There are four suits: diamonds, hearts, clubs and spades.
Here are the top 10 hands in poker in descending order:
1. Royal Flush
Ace-King-Queen-Jack-10 all in the same suit.
2. Straight Flush
Like a Royal Flush only with any 5 cards in order, like 4-8, in the same suit.
3. Four of a Kind
Four cards of the same rank.
4. Full House
Three cards of one rank, two of another
5. Flush
Five cards of the same suit but not in sequence.
6. Straight
Five cards in sequence but not of the same suit
7. Three of a Kind
Three cards of the same rank.
8. Two Pair
Two cards of one rank and two of another
9. Pair
Two cards of the same rank.
10. Highest Card
When no cards in your hand match any of the above, your hand value is decided by the highest ranked card in your hand.
