Poker Hands

Hand Description Probability
Straight Flush
  • Five cards of the same suit in sequential rank.
  • Between two or more straight flushes, the one with the highest ranking top card wins.
  • A tie is possible
 1 in 64,974
Four-of-a-kind
  • Four cards of the same rank, with fifth card of a different rank.
  • Between two or more four of a kinds, the one with the higher ranking four cards wins.
  • Can only be a tie in games with shared/community cards.
 1 in 4,165
Full House
  • Three cards of one rank (a triple) and two of another (a pair).
  • Between two full houses, the one with the highest ranking set of three wins.
  • A tie is only possible in games with shared cards.
 1 in 694
Flush
  • Five cards with the same suit but not in sequential order.
  • Between flushes, the one with the highest card wins, if equal the 2nd highest, etc.
  • Ties are possible.
 1 in 509
Straight
  • Five cards in sequence but not all of the same suit.
  • Between two straights, the one with the highest ranking top card wins.
  • Ties are possible.
 1 in 255
Three-of-a-kind
  • Three cards of matching rank with to unmatched cards.
  • Between similar hands, the one with the highest ranking triple wins.
  • Ties are only possible when there are shared cards.
 1 in 47
Two Pair
  • Two cards of one rank, two of another rank and an odd card.
  • Between similar hands, the one with the highest ranking pair wins, if equal the second highest ranking pair, if equal the highest ranking odd card.
  • Tie is possible.
 1 in 21
One Pair
  • Two cards of one rank and three more unmatched cards.
  • Between pairs, the one with the highest ranking pair wins, if equal the highest ranking odd card, etc.
  • Ties are possible.
 1 in 2.3665
High-Card
  • A hand that does not fit any of the above criteria.
  • This hand is ranked by its highest ranking card. If equal then by the 2nd highest ranking card, etc.
  • Ties are possible.
 1 in 1.9953