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Before you begin to play poker with us, we recommend that you take a few minutes getting to know the game better. Learn the poker rules and how a game of poker flows. Our software also has a built-in poker tutorial that takes you through a hand of Texas Holdem poker and a training room where you can play free poker against our automated trainers. In addition to the mechanics of the game, it's also very important to know your poker hands so you'll know why you won or lost a hand.
Poker Hand Ranks
A complete guide to poker hand ranks is available elsewhere on our site, but here is a list for easy reference, beginning with the highest rank and moving to the lowest.
- A Royal Flush is the best possible hand rank in poker with a Ten, Jack, Queen, King, and Ace in the same suit.
- A Straight Flush features five cards of the same suit in sequential order. (Example: Two, Three, Four, Five, and Six of Diamonds.)
- Four of a kind has any four cards that are numerically matched. (Example: four 8s.)
- A Full house has a three of a kind and a pair in the same hand. (Example: three Tens and two Aces.)
- A flush hand features five cards of the same suit, such as Ten, Ace, Three, Four, and Seven of Hearts.
- A straight consists of five cards of any suit in sequential order. (Example: Ace, Two, Three, Four, Five.)
- Three of a kind refers to three numerically matching cards in any suit.
- Two pair features two different pairs in the same hand.
- A pair is any two cards with the same numeric value.
- The high card is the highest-rank card in your hand.
Taking the time to learn the basic poker hands before playing can benefit you greatly. In online poker, game play can move very swiftly. Being able to quickly size up what you have the potential to have when the showdown comes can help you greatly, much like learning when to bluff and how to read other people's poker play style.
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