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Tuesday, December 9. 2008
In poker, five cards are compared and calculated using a typical ranking system. The ranking of the cards from highest to lowest is straight flush, four of a kind, full house, flush, straight, three of a kind, two pair, one pair and high cards.
A straight flush contains five cards in sequence and of the same suit. An ace-high straight flush such as A? K? Q? J? 10? is known as a royal flush and has the highest rank. Secondly, four of a kind, or a quad, is a poker hand which contains four cards of one rank, and an unmatched card of another rank. A full house contains three matching cards of one rank and two matching cards of another rank. It is also known as a full boat. A flush includes five cards of the same suit but not in rank sequence. A straight consists of five cards of sequential rank but they incorporate more than one suit. Three of a kind contains three cards of the same rank and two unmatched cards. A two pair has two cards of the same rank and two cards of another rank and another unmatched card. One pair consists of two cards of the same rank and three other unmatched cards. Lastly, a high card or a no-pair hand is a one wherein no two cards have the same rank and the five cards are not in sequence or of the same suit.
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In poker, five cards are compared and calculated using a typical ranking system. The ranking of the cards from highest to lowest is straight flush, four of a kind, full house, flush, straight, three of a kind, two pair, one pair and high cards.
