Card Suits    

                                                    - Club  - Spade  - Diamond  - Heart

                                                                   Poker Hand Rankings

Card Ranking from highest to lowest: A-K-Q-J-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2  Aces are unique - They can be used as the highest card, and as the lowest card to complete small straights.

"Royal Flush"  A  K  Q  J  10 - 5 cards of the same suit from ace to ten.

"Straight Flush"  8  7  6  5  4 - 5 consecutive cards of the same suit.

"Four of a Kind"  8  8  8  8  A - 4 cards of the same rank plus another card.

"Full House"  7  7  7  10  10 - 3 cards of the same rank and a pair of the same rank.

"Flush"  A 10  9  5  3  2 - 5 cards of the same suit.

"Straight"  9  8  7  6  5 - 5 cards of a consecutive rank (remember that aces can be high or low).

"Three of a Kind"  A  A  A  2  3 - 2 cards of the same rank plus another two cards.

"Two Pair"  A  A  K  K  Q - 2 cards of the same rank, plus 2 cards of another same rank plus another card.

"One Pair"  A  A  Q  6  4 - 2 cards of the same rank plus 3 other cards.

"High Card"   A  10  8  7  6 - 5 cards of different rank.