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Since my mission is to help the novice
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Queen beats Jack |
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K9 beats K7 |
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2. Pair. A pair is two cards of the same rank. If multiple players have pairs, the high pair wins. If two players each have the same pair (e.g., 5,5 and 5,5), then you look at the highest card in each hand, as we saw above with Card Ranks.
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Pair beats a single card, even if the pair is ranked lower. |
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High pair wins |
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3. Two Pair. If one pair is good, two pair is better.
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Two pairs are better than one |
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This is a tie. |
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Both hands are equal. |
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4. Three of a Kind.
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Three of a Kind beats two pair. |
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5. Straight. Consecutive cards. An Ace can count as either the lowest card (A-2-3-4-5) or the highest card (10-J-Q-K-A). If both hands have straights, the higher straight wins. Remember that the order of the cards doesn't matter. We showed them in order below just to make it easier to see.
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Straight beats three of a kind. When comparing multiple straights, the highest straight wins. |
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5. Flush. All cards of the same suit. If both hands are flushes then you look at card ranks, as usual.
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Flush beats a straight |
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6. Full House. A three of a kind plus a pair. When multiple players have full houses, the highest rank wins.
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Full House beats a flush. |
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7. Four of a Kind. Just what it says. With competing four of a kinds, the highest one wins.
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Four of a Kind beats a full house. |
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8. Straight Flush. Hand is both a straight and a flush..Very rare. Ranks break ties, yada yada yada.
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Straight Flush beats four of a kind. |
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9. Royal Flush. A straight flush composed of the very highest cards. Extremely rare. If you got this on a video poker machine you'd win the jackpot, usually 4000 coins.
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Royal House beats everything on the planet. |
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More Poker Resources
That's the basics. Here are some more resources to continue your study.
Texas Holdem crash course. Our own guide to learning Texas Holdem.
Charles Bloom's Beginner's Guide. Mr. Bloom has an excellent introduction to Texas Holdem which picks up where this guide left off.PokerTips.org. A plethora of articles for beginning, intermediate, and advanced players. Good stuff.
Bodog Poker. The best way to learn is to play. At Bodog you can play for free so you don't have to risk your own money while you're still getting the hang of it. When you're ready to graduate to real money play, they have cheap $0.10/$0.20 limit games that just about anyone can afford. And the software works on both Mac & Windows.
Poker Listings. All the online poker rooms analyzed, reviewed, and compared. Highly recommended.
The Wizard's tips. There is no more respected authority on gambling strategy than the Wizard of Odds. Check out the Wizard's excellent advice for beginning players.
Strategy for 6-person Holdem. Beat6Max.com offers a wealth of strategies for playing six-person Holdem games. They sorely need a good editor, but hey, it's extensive, and it's free.
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