POKER HANDS

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All basic Poker games use a standard 52 card deck, and the cards are ranked: Ace, King, Queen, Jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, Ace. (Aces count as both high and low).
Clubs, Diamonds, Hearts and Spades are all of equal value.



The aim is to have the best hand out of the cards you are dealt, with the following winning hands listed in order of rank:

Royal Flush - The ultimate hand, the Ace, King, Queen, Jack, and Ten of any one suit.

Straight Flush - A straight in one suit, i.e. five cards of the same suit in ascending order.

Four of a Kind - Four cards of the same value.

Full House - Three of a kind and a pair, with the three of a kind counts first.

Flush - Five cards of the same suit.

Straight - Five cards of assorted suits in ascending order.

Three of a kind- Three cards having the same face value.

Two Pair - Two sets of pairs.

One Pair - One pair of cards.

High Card - Highest card wins the hand in the event of one of the above hands being present.