Poker hand rankings. Ranking the cards.

Poker Hand Rankings

Royal Straight Flush Straight Flush Four of a kind Full House Flush Straight Three of a Kind Two Pair One Pair Royal Straight Flush Ten, Jack, Queen, King, Ace of the same suit.	to top
Straight Flush Straight with all five cards in the same suit.	to top
Four of a kind Four of a kind is next highest. It consists of the four cards of any one rank together with any fifth card; for example: constitute four sevens.	to top
Full House A full house ranks next; it consists of any three of one kind and any pair of another kind, such as: It is referred to by the three-of-a-kind it contains; the example shown would be "sixes full".	to top
Flush A flush, ranking next; it consists of any five cards of the same suit, but not in sequence, for example: referred to as a "jack high flush".	to top
Straight A straight consists of any five cards of two or more suits in sequence of rank, with the ace ranking either high in sequence: or low in the sequence. One does not need to have an ace to have a straight, of course: any five cards in a row will do: It ranks next under flush.	to top
Three of a Kind Three of a kind are any three cards of the same rank plus two other cards which do not constitute a pair and do not include the fourth card of the same rank; would be referred to as "three nines". Or "trip nines".	to top
Two Pair Two pair, which ranks next under three of a kind, consists of two cards of one rank, two cards of another rank, and any fifth card which is neither of those ranks; it is referred to by the higher of the two pairs. Thus, would be "Queens up".	to top
One Pair One pair - any two cards of the same rank, together with three other cards which do not combine with the other two to form any of the higher-ranking hands above: is a pair of kings.	to top
For more information on poker hand rankings we recommend: List of poker hands - Wiki