HIGHEST TO LOWEST (ACES ARE HIGH, EXCEPT WHEN USED IN 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - A SEQUENCE).
1) FIVE OF A KIND - FIVE CARDS OF THE SAME RANK. (OCCURS ONLY IN GAMES WITH WILD CARDS)
2) STRAIGHT FLUSH - FIVE CARDS IN SEQUENCE IN THE SAME SUIT. BETWEEN TWO SUCH HANDS THE HIGHEST RANKING CARD WINS A-K-Q-J-10 (CALLED A ROYAL FLUSH) BEATS K-Q-J-10-9, AND LOWER
3) FOUR OF A KIND - ANY FOUR CARDS OF THE SAME RANK. BETWEEN TWO SUCH HANDS, THE FOUR HIGHER CARDS WIN.
4) FULL HOUSE - THREE OF A KIND AND A PAIR. BETWEEN TWO FULL HOUSES, THE HAND WHOSE THREE OF A KIND ARE COMPOSED OF THE HIGHEST- RANKING CARD WINS.
5) FLUSH - ANY HAND OF FIVE CARDS IN SEQUENCE BUT NOT IN THE SAME SUIT. BETWEEN TWO SUCH HANDS, THE HAND CONTAINING THE HIGHEST RANKING CARD WINS.
6) STRAIGHT - ANY FIVE CARDS IN SEQUENCE BUT NOT IN THE SAME SUIT. BETWEEN TWO STRAIGHTS, THE HAND WITH THE HIGHEST RANKING CARD AT THE HEAD OF THE SEQUENCE IS THE WINNER.
7) THREE OF A KIND - THREE CARDS OF THE SAME RANK. WITH TWO UN-MATCHED CARDS. BETWEEN TWO SUCH HANDS, THE HIGHER RANKING THREE OF A KIND WINS.
8) TWO PAIR - TWO CARDS OF ANY ONE RANK AND TWO CARDS OF ANY OTHER RANK, WITH AND UNMATCHED CARD. THE HIGHEST RANKING PAIR IS THE WINNER; IF THESE PAIRS ARE THE SAME, THE HAND WITH THE HIGHER OF THE TWO OTHER PAIRS IS THE WINNER.*
9) ONE PAIR - ANY TWO CARDS OF THE SAME RANK. THE PAIR COMPOSED OF THE HIGHER-RANKING CARDS BETWEEN TWO PLAYERS WINS.*
10) HIGH CARD - IN A HAND WITH FIVE UNMATCHED CARDS THE WINNING HAND IS DECIDED BY THE RANK OF THE HIGHEST CARD.
* IF TIES OCCUR WITH ONE PAIR, TWO PAIRS, OR HIGH CARD, THE HIGHEST RANKING EXTRA CARD, CALLED THE KICKER, IS THE TIE BREAKER.
