One of the very first thing you need to learn in poker is what hand beats what. In Texas Hold’em all of the suits are equal so if the hand is tied then the pot is split between the players left in the hand.

Listed below are all the rankings of possible hands with a Royal Flush as the best possible hand and high card as the lowest ranking hand.

Royal Flush This is a Straight Flush from ten to ace. A Royal Flush is the strongest hand in poker.

Straight Flush Five consecutive cards all of the same suit.

Four of a Kind Four cards all of the same rank.

Full House Three of a kind and a pair.

Flush Any five cards all of the same suit.

Straight Five cards of any suit in consecutive order. Ace can be high or low e.g. A234 or TJQKA

Three of a Kind Three cards all of the same rank.

Two Pair Two cards of the same rank and another two cards of the same rank.

One Pair Two cards of the same rank.

High Card If no one has any of the hands above then the highest card wins. A is the highest and 2 the lowest.