Hand rankings

There are two kinds of hand rankings: those associated with "straight" games and those associated with "low" games. For straight games such as 5-Card Draw or Hold'em, the highest hand wins. The hand rankings are as follows: (from lowest to highest)

High card (no pair)
One pair
Two pair
Three of kind/trips
Straight
Flush
Full house
Four of a kind
Straight flush

See "Lowball" for information on those games.

Find out more about hand rankings in this video. 

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