Multiplayer Poker Hands and Basic Rules

Title: Multiplayer Poker Hands and Basic Rules

Author: Ralph Smith

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Straight Flush





Five cards in a sequence in the same suit are called a straight
flush. If two straight flushes compete, the hand with the
highest-ranking cards in the flush sequence wins. For example, a
hand composed of A-K-Q-J-10 (Royal Flush) beats a hand composed
of K-Q-J-10-9. The royal flush is the highest standard hand and
beats all other hands.





Four of a Kind





Any four cards of the same rank form four of a kind. If two
players have four of a kind, the hand with the four higher cards
wins.





Full House





Three of a kind and one pair form a full house. The full house
with three of a kind with highest-ranking cards wins against
another full house with lower ranking three of a kind.





Flush





A hand of any five cards all of the same suit is called a flush.
A flush with the highest-ranking cards beats another flush hand.
If the highest cards from each players hand tie, the next
highest-ranking cards determine the winner, and so on.





Straight





A hand of any five cards in sequence, but not of the same suit
is a straight. The straight with the highest-ranking cards at
the head of the sequence is the winner against another straight
hand. The highest possible straight is A-K-Q-J-10. The lowest
possible straight is 5-4-3-2-A.





Three of a Kind


Three cards of the same rank, such as three 8s, form three of a
kind. The highest-ranking three cards wins against another three
of a kind. Three aces are the highest; three 2s are the
lowest.





Two Pair[B]


Two cards of the same rank and two matching cards of any other
rank form two pair. The hand with the highest-ranking pair wins
against another hand of two pair. If the highest-ranking pair
ties, the hand with the second highest-ranking pair wins. If all
the pairs in both hands tie, the hand with the highest-ranking
fifth card wins.





[B]One Pair


Any two cards of the same rank form one pair. The hand with the
highest-ranking pair wins against another hand of one pair. If
both hands have the same pair, the highest ranking unmatched
card in the hand determines the winner. If the highest-ranking
unmatched cards tie, the next highest-ranking unmatched cards
are compared, and so on.





High Card


A hand with no matched cards is called high card. The hand is
commonly referred to as the "runt!" With two competing high card
hands, the hand with the highest-ranking card wins. If the
highest-ranking unmatched cards tie, the next highest-ranking
unmatched cards are compared, and so on.





Other Poker Hand Rules Rules For Aces


In a straight, the Ace can rank either high or low, depending on
the card sequence. The ace is high in the sequence A-K-Q-J-10.
Aces rank low in the sequence 5-4-3-2-A. You cannot use the ace
to wrap a lower sequence with a higher sequence, such as
3-2-A-K-Q. Aces rank high in all other hands except an ace is
low in a low hand (high/low) game.





Poker Hand Resolution


All poker hands are resolved using the best 5-card hand. The
exceptions are in games such as three card poker and Pai Gow
Poker where 2 and 3-card hands are used to resolve the hands.

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