The complete order of poker hands in Texas Hold'em, Omaha, and every major poker variant — from the unbeatable Royal Flush down to High Card. Each hand below includes an example, the odds of being dealt it in a 5-card hand, and how ties are broken.
| # | Hand | Example | Odds (5-card deal) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal Flush | A♠ K♠ Q♠ J♠ 10♠ | 1 in 649,740 |
| 2 | Straight Flush | 9♥ 8♥ 7♥ 6♥ 5♥ | 1 in 72,193 |
| 3 | Four of a Kind | J♣ J♦ J♥ J♠ 7♦ | 1 in 4,165 |
| 4 | Full House | 10♣ 10♦ 10♠ 4♥ 4♣ | 1 in 694 |
| 5 | Flush | K♦ J♦ 9♦ 6♦ 3♦ | 1 in 509 |
| 6 | Straight | Q♣ J♥ 10♦ 9♠ 8♣ | 1 in 255 |
| 7 | Three of a Kind | 8♠ 8♥ 8♦ K♣ 4♠ | 1 in 47 |
| 8 | Two Pair | A♠ A♣ 9♥ 9♦ 5♠ | 1 in 21 |
| 9 | One Pair | 10♦ 10♥ K♣ 6♠ 2♦ | 1 in 2.4 |
| 10 | High Card | A♠ J♦ 8♣ 6♥ 3♠ | 1 in 2 |
Ten through Ace, all of the same suit. The strongest possible hand in poker — unbeatable. Only four exist in a 52-card deck (one per suit).
Five consecutive cards of the same suit. Only a higher straight flush or a royal flush beats it. 9-high straight flush beats 8-high.
Four cards of the same rank plus any side card (kicker). Also called "quads". Higher quads beat lower quads; kicker breaks ties only if two players hold the same four-of-a-kind (rare outside community-card games).
Three of a kind plus a pair. Ranked by the three-of-a-kind first, then the pair: Kings full of twos beats Queens full of Aces.
Five cards of the same suit, not in sequence. Ranked by the highest card, then second-highest, and so on. Suits do not break ties in standard poker.
Five consecutive cards of mixed suits. Ace can be high (A-K-Q-J-10, the "Broadway") or low (5-4-3-2-A, the "wheel"). Aces cannot wrap around — Q-K-A-2-3 is not a straight.
Three cards of the same rank plus two unrelated side cards. Also called "trips" or a "set". Higher trips win; if equal, the highest kicker decides.
Two cards of one rank plus two cards of another rank, plus a kicker. Ranked by the higher pair, then the lower pair, then the kicker.
Two cards of the same rank plus three unrelated side cards. Higher pair wins; if tied, the highest kicker (then second, then third) decides.
No matched cards, no straight, no flush. Ranked by the highest card, then second-highest, and so on down all five cards.
From strongest to weakest: Royal Flush, Straight Flush, Four of a Kind, Full House, Flush, Straight, Three of a Kind, Two Pair, One Pair, High Card.
No. A flush beats a straight. Five cards of the same suit (flush) is statistically rarer than five consecutive cards of mixed suits (straight), so it ranks higher.
Both. Ace can be the high card in A-K-Q-J-10 (Broadway) or the low card in 5-4-3-2-A (the wheel). It cannot wrap around.
Four of a Kind, Straight Flush, and Royal Flush all beat a full house. Nothing below.
2,598,960 distinct 5-card hands from a 52-card deck. Only 4 are Royal Flushes and 36 are Straight Flushes — which is why those hands are so rare.