A person cannot be said to have understood any game unless they know the scoring criteria used in that game, and poker is no exception to this. The key to understanding poker is understanding the winning poker hands rankings, as it is these rankings which at the end of the day determine who the winner in a given game of poker is. After all, the way poker works is that the person holding the 'best hand' at the end of the game is declared the winner of the game - and the 'best hand' in question here is determined according to the ranking criteria used to judge the 'quality' of a hand one happens to be holding.
The best possible 'hand' in poker (where a hand is basically the combination of cards one has at the end of the game) is of course the royal flush. Here, every card belongs to the same units and the arrangement of the cards is sequential like where you have something starting with the '10' card and ending with 'A' card - with cards J, Q and A (in that order) in the sequence. The second best possible 'hand' in poker -after the 'royal flush' is the 'straight flush' - which occurs when one has any five card sequence, belonging to the same unit, with a catch that they also have to be consecutive, like an A followed by a 2,3,4 and 5 - or an 8 followed by a 9,10, J and Q.
The third best possible 'hand' is the 'four of a kind' hand - made of 4 cards bearing the same index, like a tetra-J (JJJJ) holding. Then there is the 'full house' hand - which is made of three cards of a kind combined with another two of a kind, like where you have J,J,J combined with a 3,3. The fifth best possible 'hand' in poker is the 'flush' which is simply about having all the five cards belonging to the same units, but being out sequence.
Beyond the 'flush' we have the 'straight' - not to be confused with the 'straight flush' (which is a very 'prestigious hand'). In the 'straight' we have five cards belonging to different units, but at least in sequence. Then there is the 'three of a kind' hand, which is simply about having three cards of the same value. Now there is a possibility of two players chancing upon the 'three cards' hand - and when this happens, the winner is the person whose three card holding is of the higher value.
The 'two pair' hand, which is the next best possible hand is about having two separate pairs in one's card holding, like for instance 5,5,J, J. Again, where two players chance upon the 'two pair' hand, the one with the higher value combination wins. Then there is the 'pair' as the next best possible hand in poker - and this is simply having a single pair bearing two cards of the same value. The worst possible hand in poker - but which still turns out to be the hand which determines the winner in many poker games - is the 'high card' where the person holding the highest value card on hand at the end of the game is declared the winner.
The best possible 'hand' in poker (where a hand is basically the combination of cards one has at the end of the game) is of course the royal flush. Here, every card belongs to the same units and the arrangement of the cards is sequential like where you have something starting with the '10' card and ending with 'A' card - with cards J, Q and A (in that order) in the sequence. The second best possible 'hand' in poker -after the 'royal flush' is the 'straight flush' - which occurs when one has any five card sequence, belonging to the same unit, with a catch that they also have to be consecutive, like an A followed by a 2,3,4 and 5 - or an 8 followed by a 9,10, J and Q.
The third best possible 'hand' is the 'four of a kind' hand - made of 4 cards bearing the same index, like a tetra-J (JJJJ) holding. Then there is the 'full house' hand - which is made of three cards of a kind combined with another two of a kind, like where you have J,J,J combined with a 3,3. The fifth best possible 'hand' in poker is the 'flush' which is simply about having all the five cards belonging to the same units, but being out sequence.
Beyond the 'flush' we have the 'straight' - not to be confused with the 'straight flush' (which is a very 'prestigious hand'). In the 'straight' we have five cards belonging to different units, but at least in sequence. Then there is the 'three of a kind' hand, which is simply about having three cards of the same value. Now there is a possibility of two players chancing upon the 'three cards' hand - and when this happens, the winner is the person whose three card holding is of the higher value.
The 'two pair' hand, which is the next best possible hand is about having two separate pairs in one's card holding, like for instance 5,5,J, J. Again, where two players chance upon the 'two pair' hand, the one with the higher value combination wins. Then there is the 'pair' as the next best possible hand in poker - and this is simply having a single pair bearing two cards of the same value. The worst possible hand in poker - but which still turns out to be the hand which determines the winner in many poker games - is the 'high card' where the person holding the highest value card on hand at the end of the game is declared the winner.
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