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Poker Hands and Poker Hand Names. Below you will find basic poker hand rank listed in order from the highest to the lowest. This is a handy little chart of poker hands and what beats what for anyone that is new to the game. We are also adding poker hand rankings before the flop and poker hands names. Learning the names of different poker hands will let you learn some of the lingo of the game. Royal Flush - Is the strongest poker hand you can have it is basically a hi end straight of all suited cards. So Ace, King, Queen, Jack and Ten of all the same suit. This is the highest poker hand you can get. The Chances of getting this poker hand is 0.0002% . I have never had one and have only seen a few and I play a lot of cards. Straight Flush - A Straight Flush is a straight with all the same suit cards. It is the next strongest poker hand you can possibly get. The chances of hitting this hand is about 0.0012% . So your odds of getting this one is a bit better but not much. I have had this hand a few times. Remember a straight flush is any straight that is not the hi end Ace, King, Queen, Jack, Ten of the same suit. So if you had 8, 9, 10, Jack, Queen of the same suit that would be a straight flush. the second highest hand in poker so not a bad hand to catch. Four of a Kind - Is any four of the same card. Like 4 3's, or 4 Aces. This poker hand is a very strong hand to have since there are only two other hands that can beat you or the same hand with a hier 4 of a kind. So if you have pokcet 4 's and the flop is 44J and the runt comes J the River comes 10. If youre opponent were to have pocket Jacks the Jacks would win the higest for win. However for that too happen is higly unlikely not imposible since the chances of someone having 4 of a kind is 0.0240% for two people to have that hand is even more unlikely. Full House - This poker hand consists of trips and a pair. You have a 0.1441% of catching this hand. A Full House is a strong poker hand. This hand you will see more often then the previous 3. This is usually a pretty solid poker hand to have. Flush - A Flush is any 5 cards of the same suit. The higher the highest card in your hand the better the flush. So if you have the Ace you have the nut flush. Flushes are one of those hands that rarely split the only way a Flush will split if it is on the board and no one has a card of that suit to break the tie or everyone in the hand has a lower card of that suit then what the board reads.. Any other time you have this poker hand the hi card will break the tie and there will be a definite winner. You have about a 0.1967% of catching this poker hand. Straight - A straight consists of any consecutive cards This hand is just like a Royal flush or a straight flush except for the cards are no suited. Your chance of hitting a straight is 0.3532%. This poker hand can consist of Ace, King, Queen, Jack, Ten, or Ace, 2, 3, 4, 5 . However it does not wrap around. In the low end scenario the Ace acts as a 1. this is a great hand to hit but watch for 3 suited cards or a pair on the board these two things can spell trouble for a straight because now a flush or full house are possible. Trips or Three of a Kind - This poker hand consist of any 3 of the same cards. It is a pretty strong hand just watch out for possible flush or straight draws, also full houses are more likely unless you have the trips because you hit a card with your pocket pair. It still vulnerable to Straights and flushes so be careful. You have 2.1128% of hitting this hand. Two Pair - Two pair is pretty self explanatory it is any two pair including what is in your hands and on the board. Just be careful if the board pairs up higher then your pair you are in trouble because the hi card will win. The chances fo getting this poker hand is 4.7539%. One Pair - This is probably the most common hand in poker. It is any cards in your hand plus one on the board, or a pocket pair. The chances of this hand happening is 42.2569%. Hi Card - This basically happens when no one has a a pair then whoever has the highest card wins or sometimes the board is the best hand and it plays. The chances of this happening 50.1570 percent So there you have the basic poker hand rankings. This is a handy little chart to consult if you are unsure of the poker hand ranks.