In poker, depending on which variation you are playing, you have a hand dealt to you consistent of 5 cards. All use a consistent ranking system to rate which hand beats other hands which is used across the board in all poker games.
A strong hand is having a hand of all the same suits or having cards of all the same consecutive values.
Here is a description of the names and the hands starting with the best hand first leading down to the not so good hands:
A Straight Flush - is a hand of the same suit in consecutive order for example 6,7,8,9,10 of clubs.
Four Of A Kind ' consists of four out of the five cards being the same number such as having all the 9's in the different suits.
Full House ' this is a hand that has three and two and so three cards are the same i.e. three 10's all in different suits and two 8's in different suits.
Flush ' is a hand that has five cards all of the same suit but not in consecutive order.
Straight ' is having the cards in a consecutive order but not all of the same suit.
Three Of A Kind ' is a hand which consists of three cards the same such as three 2's all in different suits and the remaining two cards are random cards.
Two Pair ' contains having two pairs of cards and so for example two 8's of different suits and two 5's of different suits.
One Pair ' has just one pair and so two 4's of different suits and then three random cards.
High Cards ' is a hand that has nothing.
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