Determining Texas Hold em Hand Rank

Knowing the Texas Hold em Hand Rank Order is crucial for learning how to play texas holdem.

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Texas holdem rules for determining hand rank include using the best five cards of seven possible.

Note that Jokers and wild cards are not used in holdem. So there is no possibility of a five of a kind which ranks as the highest possible hand in other poker games.

Highest to lowest holdem hand rank.

Royal Flush

The top five ranking cards in order, of the same suit.

A-K-Q-J-10 of the same suit.

Straight Flush

Any five cards in ranking order of the same suit.

6-7-8-9-10 of the same suit.

Four of a Kind

Four cards of equal rank with any fifth card.

A-A-A-A-K

Full House

Three cards of equal rank plus two cards also of equal rank.

A-A-A-K-K

Flush

Any five card of the same suit.

A-K-2-5-Q of the same suit.

Straight

Any five cards in order by rank.

5-6-7-8-9

Three of a kind

Any three cards of the same rank with any other two cards.

A-A-A-5-2

Two pair

Two cards of the same rank plus two more cards of the same rank with any fifth card.

A-A-K-K-J

One pair

Any two cards of the same rank with any three other cards.

A-A-2-3-8

High card

Any five cards with no pair, straight, or flush.

A-5-6-2-3 beats K-5-6-2-3

It is also common in holdem is for two or more players to have the exact same holdem hand rank. Which would result in a tie and dividing the winnings equally.