Poker Hand Rankings - What Beats What?

The Poker Hands Order, Ranking, and Values Guide poker hands what wins A poker straight always beats a 3 of a kind, two pair or a single pair It does not beat a flush or better poker texas holdem rules This is the highest poker hand It consists of ace, king, queen, jack and ten, all in the same suit As all suits are equal, all royal flushes are equal

poker cip When comparing hands with two pairs, the hand with the highest pair wins, irrespective of the rank of the other cards - so J-J-2-2-4 beats 10-10-9-9-8 because