Poker hand rankings

From strongest to weakest. A hand is always your best five cards, using any combination of your two cards and the five on the table.

1. Royal flushA, K, Q, J, 10, all the same suit. The best possible hand.
   A♠K♠Q♠J♠10♠
2. Straight flushFive cards in a row, all the same suit.
   9♥8♥7♥6♥5♥
3. Four of a kindFour cards of the same rank.
   Q♣Q♦Q♥Q♠7♦
4. Full houseThree of a kind plus a pair.
   K♦K♥K♠4♣4♥
5. FlushAny five cards of the same suit, not in a row.
   A♦J♦8♦6♦2♦
6. StraightFive cards in a row, mixed suits. Ace can be high (A-K-Q-J-10) or low (5-4-3-2-A).
   10♣9♦8♠7♥6♣
7. Three of a kindThree cards of the same rank.
   8♠8♥8♦K♣3♠
8. Two pairTwo different pairs.
   J♥J♣5♦5♠A♥
9. One pairTwo cards of the same rank.
   10♥10♠K♦7♣2♥
10. High cardNone of the above. Your highest card plays.
    A♣J♦9♠6♥3♣

Ties

If two players have the same kind of hand, the higher cards win (a pair of kings beats a pair of nines). If it's still tied, the next-highest cards ("kickers") decide it. Suits never break a tie; if the hands are exactly equal, the pot is split.