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As in all low hand games, pairs count against the player. That is, any hand with no pair defeats any hand with a pair; one pair hands defeat two pair or three of a kind, etc. No-pair hands are compared starting with the highest-ranking card, just as in high poker, except that the high hand loses.
Offsuit hands, which contain two cards of a different suit and rank (e.g. K ♠ J ♥). 70.59% of all hands are offsuit non-paired hands; Offsuit pairs = 78 Other offsuit hands = 936 It is typical to abbreviate suited hands in hold 'em by affixing an "s" to the hand, as well as to abbreviate non-suited hands with an "o" (for offsuit). That is,
An ace-high straight flush, commonly known as a royal flush, is the best possible hand in many variants of poker. In poker, players form sets of five playing cards, called hands, according to the rules of the game. [1] Each hand has a rank, which is compared against the ranks of other hands participating in the showdown to decide who wins the ...
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The usual hierarchy of poker hands from highest to lowest runs as follows (standard poker hands are in italics): [3] Royal Flush: The highest straight flush, A-K-Q-J-10 suited. Skeet flush: The same cards as a skeet (see below) but all in the same suit. [4] Straight Flush House: Same as Flush House (see below), but all cards are in consecutive ...
A kicker, also called a side card, is a card in a poker hand that does not itself take part in determining the rank of the hand, but that may be used to break ties between hands of the same rank. [1] [2] For example, the hand Q-Q-10-5-2 is ranked as a pair of queens. The 10, 5, and 2 are kickers.
Players and dealer make their best five card poker hand from their own two personal cards and five board cards. Each player’s hand are compared with the dealer’s. The dealer must have a pair of 4s or better to qualify. If the dealer does not qualify, the Ante bet pays according to the AnteWin pay table and the Call bet is a push (stand off).
A five-card stud hand. If the face-down card is 8♠ (or a wild card) the player has a straight flush; a different ♠ will give a flush; an 8 of another suit will give a straight; a 6, 7, 9 or 10 of another suit will give a pair; any other card will give the player nothing except "high card."