Poker Hand Hierarchy in Texas Holdem

Texas poker hands are the backbone of the card game. The likelihood of winning depends on the strength of the hands that players collect over 4 rounds. The stronger it is, the higher the chances of winning the opponents' bets. Therefore, acquaintance with the card game should begin with the study of poker combinations - the rules for compiling and comparing them in controversial situations.

Poker Hand Table

Texas Holdem uses a 52-card deck to make a huge number of 5-card hands. If we remove all combinations of the same seniority, there are a little less than 7,500 options for drawing up playing cards. Below is a table of combinations ranked by seniority from strongest to weakest:

Each of the considered layouts wins the combinations that are at the lower level. For example, Kara will outplay Full House and Flush, but lose to Straight Flush.

Description of combinations in Texas Holdem

Poker combinations differ in the set of cards, seniority, principles of drawing up and comparison in disputable situations. Therefore, before starting the game, you should study the significant combinations of cards. in hold'em.

Royal Flush

The 5-card hand of their cards of the same suit from 10 to Ace is invincible - T ♥ J ♥ Q ♥ K ♥ A ♥. The best hand in Hold'em is a special case of Straight Flush. With it, you can safely call and over-raise the rates of your opponents. If two players get the same hands, the pot (pot) is divided equally. And although in Hollywood films the main characters often win big money with Royal Flush, the real probability of making it up does not exceed 0.0008%.

Straight Flush

In fact, Royal Flush is a special case of Straight Flush - a suited hand that consists of 5 consecutive cards:

8 ♥ 9 ♥ 10 ♥ J ♥ Q ♥;
9 ♣ T ♣ J ♣ Q ♣ K ♣;
2 ♦ 3 ♦ 4 ♦ 5 ♦ 6 ♦ etc.

Ace can be a card of either the highest or the lowest rank. A hand from Ace to Five is called a steel wheel. In controversial game situations, the winner is the poker player whose closing card is higher - 9 ♣ T ♣ J ♣ Q ♣ K ♣ will outplay 2 ♦ 3 ♦ 4 ♦ 5 ♦ 6 ♦.

Square

A 4-card hand consists of 4 offsuit cards of the same rank (denomination):

J ♥ J ♠ J ♦ J ♣
Q ♣ Q ♥ Q ♦ Q ♠
K ♣ K ♦ K ♠ K ♥.

Seniority is determined by the value of the cards. If one poker player collects Four of a Kings on Kings, and the other on Tens, the first one takes the pot.

Four of a kind is a strong combination that is not common in Hold'em. And if a player loses to an opponent with such a hand, the situation is called Bad Beat. Many online poker rooms pay out Jackpots to the losers, which are played at specific tables.

Full house

"Full House" is translated from English as "Full House". Players often refer to the combination as a Boat or Full Boat. It includes 3 cards of one and 2 cards of another rank:

Q ♥ Q ♦ Q ♠ J ♦ J ♣;
K ♣ K ♦ K ♠ 8 ♣ 8 ♥;
J ♠ J ♦ J ♣ 5 ♣ 5 ♦.

In theory, 2 or more players can make identical hands in 1 hand. And if this happens, they are compared by the rank of cards in the Three. If it is common, then Pairs are compared.

Flush

A 5-card hand is made up of inconsistent cards of the same suit:

J ♠ 5 ♠ K ♠ 8 ♠ 7 ♠
2 ♦ 4 ♦ J ♦ A ♦ 6 ♦
Q ♣ 6 ♣ K ♣ 8 ♣ 7 ♣.

Hand precedence is ranked according to the highest card. If the cards of the highest denomination are the same, the lower ones are compared. Hands of the same strength can be obtained only on the common table.

Straight

Playing cards of different suits, which go one after another, are called Straight:

6 ♣ 7 ♠ 8 ♥ 9 ♣ T ♦;
9 ♣ T ♠ J ♥ Q ♣ K ♦;
T ♠ J ♦ Q ♥ K ♣ A ♥.

The ace acts as both an opening and a wash card. When comparing hands, the winner is the one with the higher face value. The combination, which consists of cards from Ten to Ace, is also called Broadway.

Troika

This combination includes 3 cards of the same rank:

T ♣ T ♠ T ♥;
8 ♣ 8 ♠ 8 ♦;
Q ♥ Q ♦ Q ♥.

In controversial situations, the Troika is compared according to the same principle as Kara.

Two pairs

A combination of two paired cards of the same rank is called Two Pair - A ♣ A ♥ K ♣ K ♦. The hand additionally includes a Kicker - a card by which the strengths of the hands are compared, if the senior and low pairs are the same for two players.