subject: Full Tilt Online Poker Reviews - The Essentials Of Poker Hands [print this page] Have you ever tried playing poker? If yes, you're probably familiar with the term poker hands but otherwise, well this is your opportunity to learn the truth about poker hands.
Poker hands are the term applied when a person or someone has 5 cards dealt in their deck. There is a particular ranking for these poker hands and not the typical ranking like one, two, and three. You will find various rankings put to use in poker hands just like in a regular card game.
Here are a few of the rankings of poker hands. The first ranking would be the high card. These are the type of poker hands that are ranked by the value of their highest card. For example, your poker hands are 7, 6, and 5, then 7 would be the highest and so forth. If your poker hands have the same value, it is later ranked as the next highest. The following kind of ranking for poker hands would be pairs. As the word implies, 2 out of the 5 cards in the poker hands should have exactly the same value. The next kind of ranking for poker hands would be two pairs. This type of ranking for poker hands consists of two different pairs. The next kind is known as 3 of a kind wherein three out of the 5 cards in one's poker hands are exactly the same. One more kind of ranking is called a straight wherein the cards in the poker hands contain 5 consecutive values which is ranked in accordance to the rule of the highest card. The following type of ranking or classification of poker hands is known as flush. This type of flush isn't related to the regular flush that we know. A flush is made when all the cards (five cards) in the poker hands are of the same suit or classification (e.g. 5 hearts or 5 spades). The following type is known as a full house wherein 3 out of the five cards in the poker hands are of the same value and at the same time the remaining two are a pair. The following kind of ranking for poker hands is called 4 of a kind. Given that the name implies, four of a kind is when four of the five cards in the poker hands are of the same value and it's also ranked by the value of the four cards. The next kind of ranking or classification of poker hands is known as a straight flush. It is a combination of straight and flush therefore the name. Sounds confusing? It is really easy; right here the cards of the poker hands have exactly the same suit with sequential values. The last and the best classification of poker hands is called the Royal flush wherein all of the best cards which is composed of Ace, King, Queen, Jack and 10 are all in the same suit.
Is it nevertheless hard to grasp? Well, some visualization could help you envision the different ranking of poker hands. Have a look at the following samples:
High Card - 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7
Pair - 4, 4 and 6, 6
Two Pairs - 3, 3 and Spade, Spade
Three of a kind - 7, 7, 7 or King, King, King
Straight - 9 of diamonds (5, 6, 7, 8, and 9)
Flush - All king of Spades (4, 5, 6, 7, and 8)
4 of a Kind - 8, 8, 8, 8 or Queen, Queen, Queen, Queen
Straight Flush - 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 of Diamonds
Royal Flush - Ace, King, Queen, Jack and 10 of Diamonds
Since you know the essentials of poker hands, with a little luck and discipline, you could find your way to the path of a winning streak!
