Poker Hands
Here's the order of poker hands, from highest to lowest.
Five of a Kind (four cards of same rank plus a wild card)
Royal Flush (10 through Ace of same suit)
Straight Flush (five cards of same suit in sequence)
Four of a Kind (four cards of same rank)
Full House (three cards of one rank with two cards of another)
Flush (five cards of same suit)
Straight (five cards in sequence)
Three of a Kind (three cards of the same rank)
Two Pair (two cards of one rank with two cards of another)
One Pair (two cards of same rank)
If two hands are tied in rank, the following rules apply:
If both have straight flushes, flushes, or straights, the highest card that is part of the hand determines the winning hand. If the highest card still results in a tie then the next highest card will determine the winner, and so on.
If both have a full house, then the highest 3 of a kind will determine the winner.
If both have three of a kind the highest ranking three of a kind will win.
The highest ranking pair in the hand will decide two hands with two pair. If this still results in a tie then the remaining pairs will be compared and the highest ranking pair will then decide the winner.
If both have a single pair then the highest ranking pair will win. If this is also a tie then next highest ranking single card will determine the winner. If this still results in a tie then the next highest single ranking card will determine the winner, and so on.
Two hands with no pairs, flushes, or straights are compared and the card with the highest ranking single card will be determined the winner. If this still yields no winner then the next highest card will determine the winner, and so on.