If the cards in a hand are not linked in any way so as to qualify as any other ranked hand, then the highest card in the hand becomes the value of the hand. If that card is a KING then the hand is KING HIGH.

K Q 7 5 2

ONE PAIR If only two cards are matched such that they are equal, like 10 and 10, then this hand is ONE PAIR of TENS.

10 10 A K 2

TWO PAIR If there are two seperate pairs of matched cards, then this is known as TWO PAIR.

A A 10 10 2

THREE OF A KIND If three cards are matched so that they have the same value then this is called THREE OF A KIND

7 7 7 6 3

STRAIGHT If the cards are not all of the same suit but sequencial in their value, like 3,4,5,6,7, then this is called a STRAIGHT. This example is a SEVEN HIGH STRAIGHT.

7 6 5 4 3

FLUSH If the cards are not in sequence but are all of the same suit, then this is called a FLUSH. This example is a JACK HIGH CLUB FLUSH.

J 10 7 5 3

FULL HOUSE If the hand combines THREE OF A KIND with ONE PAIR then it is called a FULL HOUSE. This example is KINGS OVER THREES.

K K K 3 3

FOUR OF A KIND If four cards have the same value then the hand is called FOUR OF A KIND

A A A A 7

STRAIGHT FLUSH If all the cards are of the same suit and are in sequencial order, this is called a STRAIGHT FLUSH. This example is a NINE HIGH STRAIGHT FLUSH.

9 8 7 6 5

ROYAL FLUSH The top hand in poker is a Straight Flush that is Ace High.

A K Q J 10

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