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Each hand has a rank, which is compared against the ranks of other hands participating in the showdown to decide who wins the pot. [2] In high games, like Texas hold 'em and seven-card stud, the highest-ranking hands win. In low games, like razz, the lowest-ranking hands win.
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 guide to the best hands that a player can receive in poker, from details on the hands themselves to what happens in the event of a tie-break
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,
In some popular variations of poker such as Texas hold 'em, the most widespread poker variant overall, [3] a player uses the best five-card poker hand out of seven cards. The frequencies are calculated in a manner similar to that shown for 5-card hands, [ 4 ] except additional complications arise due to the extra two cards in the 7-card poker hand.
High-low split: the highest and lowest hands split the pot. Generally there is a qualifier for the low hand. For example, the low hand must have 5 cards with ranks of 8 or less. In most high-low games the usual rank of poker hands is observed, so that an unsuited broken straight (7-5-4-3-2) wins low (see Morehead, Official Rules of Card Games).
High card by suit and low card by suit refer to assigning relative values to playing cards of equal rank based on their suit. When suit ranking is applied, the most common conventions from lowest to highest are: ♣ ♦ ♥ ♠ English alphabetical order clubs, followed by diamonds, hearts, and spades. This ranking is used in the game of bridge.
The object of Razz is to make the lowest possible five-card hand from the seven cards you are dealt. In Razz, straights and flushes do not count against the player for low, and the ace always plays low. Thus, the best possible Razz hand is 5-4-3-2-A, or 5 high, also known as "the wheel" or "the bicycle".