🃏 Winning Hands
Texas Hold'Em hand rankings — best to worst
🏆#1
Royal Flush
Legendary
A, K, Q, J, 10 — all of the same suit. The absolute best hand in poker. Cannot be beaten or tied.
Beats: Everything
Probability: 0.000154% · 1 in ~649,740 hands
✨#2
Straight Flush
Very Rare
Five consecutive cards of the same suit. Higher top card wins if two players hold a straight flush. A-2-3-4-5 of the same suit is the lowest straight flush (a "Steel Wheel").
Beats: Four of a Kind, Full House, Flush, Straight, Three of a Kind, Two Pair, One Pair, High Card
Probability: 0.00139% · 1 in ~72,193 hands
4️⃣#3
Four of a Kind
Very Rare
All four cards of the same rank. Also called "quads." If two players have quads, the higher rank wins. Kicker plays if ranks are equal (rare with community cards).
Beats: Full House, Flush, Straight, Three of a Kind, Two Pair, One Pair, High Card
Probability: 0.0240% · 1 in ~4,165 hands
🏠#4
Full House
Rare
Three of a kind plus a pair — e.g. K-K-K-5-5, called "Kings full of Fives." Ranked first by the three-of-a-kind rank, then by the pair rank.
Beats: Flush, Straight, Three of a Kind, Two Pair, One Pair, High Card
Probability: 0.144% · 1 in ~694 hands
♠#5
Flush
Rare
Five cards of the same suit, not in sequence. Ranked by the highest card, then second highest, and so on down. An Ace-high flush is the best non-straight flush.
Beats: Straight, Three of a Kind, Two Pair, One Pair, High Card
Probability: 0.197% · 1 in ~508 hands
➡️#6
Straight
Uncommon
Five consecutive cards of mixed suits. Ace can be high (A-K-Q-J-10) or low (A-2-3-4-5, the "Wheel"). Ranked by the highest card in the sequence.
Beats: Three of a Kind, Two Pair, One Pair, High Card
Probability: 0.392% · 1 in ~255 hands
3️⃣#7
Three of a Kind
Uncommon
Three cards of the same rank with two unrelated side cards. "Trips" when using both hole cards; "Set" when using a pocket pair plus one board card. Ranked by the triple, then kickers.
Beats: Two Pair, One Pair, High Card
Probability: 2.11% · 1 in ~47 hands
2️⃣#8
Two Pair
Uncommon
Two different pairs plus a kicker. Ranked by the higher pair, then the lower pair, then the kicker. A-A-K-K beats A-A-Q-Q; A-A-K-K-9 beats A-A-K-K-8.
Beats: One Pair, High Card
Probability: 4.75% · 1 in ~21 hands
1️⃣#9
One Pair
Common
Two cards of the same rank with three unrelated side cards. Ranked by the pair rank, then the three kickers in descending order. The most common winning hand in Texas Hold'Em.
Beats: High Card
Probability: 42.3% · About 2 in every 5 hands
🃏#10
High Card
Common
No matching cards, no flush, no straight. The hand's strength is simply its highest card. All five cards act as kickers when comparing two high-card hands.
Beats: A weaker high card hand
Probability: 50.1% · More than half of all dealt hands
💡 Quick Tips — Ties & Kickers
- Kicker: When two players share the same hand rank (e.g. both have a pair of Aces), the remaining cards — called kickers — determine the winner. The highest kicker wins; if kickers tie, the next is compared, and so on.
- Split pot: If both players have exactly the same five-card hand (using community cards), the pot is split equally.
- Suit ties: Suits never break a tie in Texas Hold'Em — no suit is ranked higher than another.
- Best five cards: In Hold'Em each player uses any combination of their 2 hole cards and the 5 community cards to make the best 5-card hand.
- The "Nuts": The best possible hand given the community cards is called the nuts — it cannot be beaten.