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| Royal Flush:
An Ace, King, Queen,
Jack and Ten of the same suit. |
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| In the
event of a tie: Two or more Royal Flushes split the pot.
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| Straight Flush: Five cards in sequence, of the same suit. |
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| In the
event of a tie: Highest rank at the top of the sequence wins.
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| Four of a Kind: Four cards of the same rank, and one side card. |
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| In the
event of a tie: Highest four of a kind wins. In community card
games where players have the same four poker hands of a kind, the
highest fifth side card ("kicker") wins. |
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| Full House:
Three cards of the same rank, and two cards of a
different, matching rank. |
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| In the
event of a tie: Highest three matching cards wins the pot. In
community card games where players have the same three matching cards,
the highest value of the two matching cards wins. |
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| Flush:
Five cards of the same suit. |
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| In the
event of a tie: The player holding the highest ranked card in the
poker hands wins. If necessary, the second-highest, third-highest,
fourth-highest, and fifth-highest cards can be used to break the tie.
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| Straight:
Five cards in sequence. |
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| Note: The
Ace may be used at the top or bottom of the sequence, and is the only
card which can act in this manner. |
| In the
event of a tie: Highest ranking card at the top of the sequence
wins. |
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| Three of a Kind:
Three cards of the same rank, and two unrelated
side cards. |
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| In the
event of a tie: Highest ranking three of a kind wins. In community
card games where players have the same three of a kind in their poker
hands, the highest side card, and if necessary, the second-highest
side card wins. |
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| Two Pair: Two cards of a matching rank, another two cards
of a different matching rank, and one side card. |
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| In the
event of a tie: Highest pair wins. If players have the same
highest pair, highest second pair wins. If both players have identical
pairs in their poker hands, highest side card wins. |
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| One Pair:
Two cards of a matching rank, and three unrelated side cards. |
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| In the
event of a tie: Highest pair wins. If players have the same pair,
the highest side card wins, and if necessary, the second-highest and
third-highest side card can be used to break the tie. |
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| High Card:
Any poker hand that does not qualify under a
category listed above |
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| In the
event of a tie: Highest card wins, and if necessary, the
second-highest, third-highest, fourth-highest and smallest card can be
used to break the tie. |
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