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Hand Rankings
Listed below are the hands rankings in poker, starting with the highest hand "Royal Flush" and working down through to the lowest hand "High Card". No need to worry if you download pokerbility it tells you what you have and its chance of winning.

	Royal Flush The highest possible hand, an ace high straight flush, can be made up with any suit. Ten through to ace, of the same suit. Some sites will give you a bonus for hitting this hand. Royal Flush example: Ace, king, queen, jack, ten, of spades.
	Straight Flush Five cards in consecutive numerical order and all of the same suit, the higher the cards the better the hand. Straight Flush example: Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, of hearts.
	Four of a kind Four cards of the same denomination, The higher the denomination the better the hand. Four of a kind example: four queens with an ace kicker.
	Full House Three cards of the same denomination and a pair of another denomination, The higher the three cards, the better the hand. Full House example: three jacks and a pair of sixes.
	Flush Five cards of the same suit and of any non-consecutive denomination. When comparing flushes, they are ranked from the top card on down. Flush example: Ace, jack, seven, eight, two, of hearts.
	Straight Five cards in consecutive numerical order and of any suit. Aces can be used in a high or low straight. The higher the top card the better. Straight example: Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, of mixed suits.
	Three of a kind Any three cards of the same denomination and two cards of different denominations. The higher the three cards the better. Three of a kind example: Three nines, six and three.
	Two Pair Two cards of the same denomination and another different two cards of the same denominations. The higher the top pair the better. If in a tie top pair are the same, the higher second pair are better, if both pairs are the same, the higher kicker is better. Two pair example: Two queens,two tens, ace kicker.
	One Pair Two cards of the same denomination and three unrelated cards. The higher the pair the better. If in a tie, the high card is better, if both high cards are the same, the cards are valued in order. ie. 44KJ8 beats 44KJ7. One pair example: Two fours, king, jack, eight.
	High Card Also known as no pair, when no ranked hand above is on, the cards are valued in order starting with the high card. ie. A,10,7,8,3 beats A,10,7,8,2. High card example: Ace, ten, eight, seven, two.