Winning hands and Odds, high card to Royal Flush

 

By gopoker.com, May 8, 2010

 

Whether it’s Texas Hold'em, Omaha, or Stud poker games the following hand rankings are the basis of all poker games. Displayed in order of highest ranking hand, Royal Flush, to the lowest ranking hand, High Card, the game outcome is determined per the following poker hand rankings.

 

Presented odds apply directly to a 5-Card Stud game. The exact odds in Texas Hold'em as well as Seven Card Stud will vary since you’ll have seven cards to make your best five card hand. Odds presented are the odds agreed upon convention and applies to all forms of poker.

 

 

 

Royal Flush

Ten, Jack, Queen, King, Ace of the same suit

Odds 649 739 to 1

 

 

 

Straight Flush

Five cards in sequence, same suit

Odds 64 973 to 1

 

 

 

Four of a Kind

Four cards of the same rank

Odds 4 164 to 1

 

 

Full House

Three of a kind and one pair

Odds 693 to 1

 

 

 

Flush

Five cards of the same suit

Odds 508 to 1

 

 

 

Straight

Five cards in sequence, no suit

Odds 254 to 1

 

 

 

Three of a Kind

Three cards of the same rank

Odds 46 to 1

 

 

 

Two Pair

Two different pairs

Odds 20 to 1

 

 

 

One Pair

One pair plus three odd cards

Odds 1.25 to 1

 

 

 

High Card

Five cards, nothing of the above

Odds 1.002 to 1

 

 

 

There is no suit ranking when playing poker, except when determining which player holds the force bet in Seven Card Stud. When door cards are of same value the lowest suit will decide rank. Suits are ranked as follows...

 

Spades

Hearts

Diamonds

Clubs

 

Spades being the highest suit and clubs the lowest.