Poker Hand Rankings: All 10 Hands

Key points

The frequency is the chance of making that hand from seven cards. It is not the chance of winning.
You may use both hole cards, one of them or neither.
When the hand ranks differ, the stronger rank wins. Even the highest flush loses to a full house.

01Poker Hand Rankings

Hands are listed from strongest to weakest. The cards in the gold frame make up the hand.

	Hand	Example	How it is made	Chance from seven cards
1	Royal flush	A♠︎♠︎K♠︎♠︎Q♠︎♠︎J♠︎♠︎10♠︎♠︎	10, J, Q, K and A of the same suit	0.0032%About 1 in 31,000
2	Straight flush	9♥︎♥︎8♥︎♥︎7♥︎♥︎6♥︎♥︎5♥︎♥︎	Five consecutive cards of the same suit	0.028%About 1 in 3,600
3	Four of a kind	Q♠︎♠︎Q♥︎♥︎Q♦︎♦︎Q♣︎♣︎7♠︎♠︎	Four cards of the same rank	0.17%About 1 in 595
4	Full house	K♠︎♠︎K♥︎♥︎K♦︎♦︎4♣︎♣︎4♠︎♠︎	Three cards of one rank and two of another	2.60%About 1 in 39
5	Flush	A♦︎♦︎J♦︎♦︎8♦︎♦︎6♦︎♦︎2♦︎♦︎	Five cards of the same suit	3.03%About 1 in 33
6	Straight	10♣︎♣︎9♦︎♦︎8♠︎♠︎7♥︎♥︎6♣︎♣︎	Five consecutive cards of different suits	4.62%About 1 in 22
7	Three of a kind	7♠︎♠︎7♥︎♥︎7♦︎♦︎K♣︎♣︎2♠︎♠︎	Three cards of the same rank	4.83%About 1 in 21
8	Two pair	J♠︎♠︎J♥︎♥︎5♦︎♦︎5♣︎♣︎A♠︎♠︎	Two pairs of cards with matching ranks	23.5%About 1 in 4.3
9	One pair	10♥︎♥︎10♣︎♣︎A♠︎♠︎8♦︎♦︎4♣︎♣︎	Two cards of the same rank	43.8%About 1 in 2.3
10	High card	A♣︎♣︎Q♦︎♦︎9♠︎♠︎6♥︎♥︎3♣︎♣︎	No made hand	17.4%About 1 in 5.7

A royal flush is the highest form of a straight flush. This page lists it separately, for a total of 10 hand types. The straight flush probability does not include royal flushes.
Each percentage is the probability that the best five-card hand from seven cards will have that ranking. It is not the probability of winning. The figures are rounded after counting all 133,784,560 possible seven-card combinations from a 52-card deck.
High card is less common than one pair or two pair because, with seven cards, matching ranks are fairly likely to appear somewhere.

When the hand rankings differ, the higher-ranking hand wins. For hands with the same ranking, see Comparing Hands of the Same Rank. To see how often you will make each hand by each street, see the Poker Odds Cheat Sheet.

02Choose the Best Five Cards from Seven

Choose the strongest five-card combination from your two hole cards and the five cards on the board. The other two cards do not affect the result.

The best five cards make one pair of Kings (K K Q 9 7). The 4 and 2 are not used.

Hole cardsK♥︎♥︎Q♣︎♣︎

BoardK♠︎♠︎9♦︎♦︎7♣︎♣︎4♥︎♥︎2♠︎♠︎

Best five-card handOne pairK♠︎♠︎K♥︎♥︎Q♣︎♣︎9♦︎♦︎7♣︎♣︎

Cards that make the handRemaining card (kicker)Unused card

You may use both hole cards, only one, or neither. If the board has four cards of the same suit, one hole card of that suit completes a flush.

Player A uses only the 2♥ to make a heart flush. It ranks higher than Player B's three of a kind, Kings.

BoardA♥︎♥︎9♥︎♥︎6♥︎♥︎3♥︎♥︎K♣︎♣︎

Player A2♥︎♥︎8♠︎♠︎

A♥︎♥︎9♥︎♥︎6♥︎♥︎3♥︎♥︎2♥︎♥︎FlushWin

Player BK♦︎♦︎K♠︎♠︎

K♣︎♣︎K♦︎♦︎K♠︎♠︎A♥︎♥︎9♥︎♥︎Three of a kind

Cards that make the handRemaining card (kicker)Unused card

When You Have Three Pairs or Two Groups of Three

If your seven cards contain three pairs, use the two highest pairs. For the fifth card, choose the highest card from the other three.

There are three pairs: Kings, Queens, and Jacks. Use the two highest pairs (Kings and Queens), plus the highest remaining card, the Ace.

Hole cardsK♠︎♠︎Q♦︎♦︎

BoardK♥︎♥︎Q♣︎♣︎J♠︎♠︎J♦︎♦︎A♣︎♣︎

Best five-card handTwo pairK♥︎♥︎K♠︎♠︎Q♣︎♣︎Q♦︎♦︎A♣︎♣︎

Cards that make the handRemaining card (kicker)Unused card

If you have three cards of each of two ranks, use all three cards of the higher rank and two cards of the lower rank to make a full house.

There are three Kings and three Eights. Use three Kings and two Eights to make a full house, Kings full of Eights.

Hole cards8♠︎♠︎8♦︎♦︎

BoardK♠︎♠︎K♥︎♥︎K♦︎♦︎8♣︎♣︎2♠︎♠︎

Best five-card handFull houseK♠︎♠︎K♥︎♥︎K♦︎♦︎8♣︎♣︎8♠︎♠︎

Cards that make the handRemaining card (kicker)Unused card

03Card Ranks

A is the highest rank, followed by K, Q, J, 10, and 9, down to 2 as the lowest. Suits have no ranking.

A can also count as the lowest rank, but only in an A-2-3-4-5 straight.

AKQJ1098765432A

StrongWeak

A counts as the lowest card only in A-2-3-4-5

04Even the Highest Possible Flush Loses to a Full House

When the board is paired, an opponent may have made a full house.

Player A has the highest possible flush on this board. It still loses to Player B's full house, made with three 9s and two 2s.

BoardQ♥︎♥︎9♥︎♥︎9♣︎♣︎4♥︎♥︎2♠︎♠︎

Player AA♥︎♥︎K♥︎♥︎

A♥︎♥︎K♥︎♥︎Q♥︎♥︎9♥︎♥︎4♥︎♥︎Flush

Player B9♦︎♦︎2♦︎♦︎

9♥︎♥︎9♣︎♣︎9♦︎♦︎2♠︎♠︎2♦︎♦︎Full houseWin

Cards that make the handRemaining card (kicker)Unused card

05Check Your Understanding with 3 Questions

First, find each player's best five-card hand. Then compare the hand rankings.

Question 1Who wins?

Board5♠︎♠︎6♦︎♦︎7♣︎♣︎K♥︎♥︎K♠︎♠︎

Player A8♥︎♥︎9♦︎♦︎

Player BK♦︎♦︎2♣︎♣︎

View answer

Board5♠︎♠︎6♦︎♦︎7♣︎♣︎K♥︎♥︎K♠︎♠︎

Player A8♥︎♥︎9♦︎♦︎

9♦︎♦︎8♥︎♥︎7♣︎♣︎6♦︎♦︎5♠︎♠︎StraightWin

Player BK♦︎♦︎2♣︎♣︎

K♥︎♥︎K♠︎♠︎K♦︎♦︎7♣︎♣︎6♦︎♦︎Three of a kind

Player A has a 5-to-9 straight. Player B has three of a kind, Kings. A straight ranks higher, so Player A wins.

Question 2Who wins?

BoardQ♠︎♠︎Q♦︎♦︎7♥︎♥︎7♣︎♣︎2♠︎♠︎

Player AA♠︎♠︎K♠︎♠︎

Player B7♦︎♦︎3♣︎♣︎

View answer

BoardQ♠︎♠︎Q♦︎♦︎7♥︎♥︎7♣︎♣︎2♠︎♠︎

Player AA♠︎♠︎K♠︎♠︎

Q♠︎♠︎Q♦︎♦︎7♥︎♥︎7♣︎♣︎A♠︎♠︎Two pair

Player B7♦︎♦︎3♣︎♣︎

7♥︎♥︎7♣︎♣︎7♦︎♦︎Q♠︎♠︎Q♦︎♦︎Full houseWin

Player A has two pair, Queens and 7s. Player B has a full house with three 7s and two Queens. Player B wins.

Question 3Who wins?

BoardJ♥︎♥︎8♥︎♥︎4♥︎♥︎9♣︎♣︎2♦︎♦︎

Player AA♥︎♥︎3♥︎♥︎

Player B10♠︎♠︎Q♣︎♣︎

View answer

BoardJ♥︎♥︎8♥︎♥︎4♥︎♥︎9♣︎♣︎2♦︎♦︎

Player AA♥︎♥︎3♥︎♥︎

A♥︎♥︎J♥︎♥︎8♥︎♥︎4♥︎♥︎3♥︎♥︎FlushWin

Player B10♠︎♠︎Q♣︎♣︎

Q♣︎♣︎J♥︎♥︎10♠︎♠︎9♣︎♣︎8♥︎♥︎Straight

Player A has a heart flush. Player B has an 8-to-Q straight. A flush ranks higher, so Player A wins.

06Learn the Hand Rankings in BlackPoker

At a BlackPoker table, the name of your current hand appears next to Your cards.

The Check your answer screen. It shows the Board and Your cards, plus the cards and hands of four opponents.

Frequently asked questions

What is the strongest hand in poker?

A royal flush: 10, J, Q, K and A of the same suit. The chance of making one from seven cards is about 1 in 31,000.

Which is stronger, a flush or a straight?

A flush. Even if the straight contains an A, a flush is the higher hand rank.

Can the board play without using either hole card?

Yes. If the five board cards form your best five-card hand, the board is your hand.

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