The player who have the best five cards in Hold ’em wins. Of course you must know which hands beats which. Here comes a list of the possible holdings with the lowest ranked hand first. |
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| If the player holds nothing, his highest card decides the strength of the hand. Here is a "high card ace" |
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| Two cards of the same value. |
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| Two pairs. |
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| Three cards of the same value. If the player holds two of the cards forming the three of a kind the hand is called a set. If he only holds one of the cards it is called trips. |
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| Five consecutive cards. Note that ace can be used both as one or fourteen so it can be part of ace to five (the lowest straight) or Ten to Ace, (highest straight). |
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| Five cards of the same suit. |
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| Both three of a kind and pair in the same hand. |
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| All four cards of the same value. |
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| Five consecutive cards in the same suit. |
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| The highest possible straight flush is called the royal. This one is so rare that even losing against it is worth celebrating. |
As stated before, the player that can form the best five card hand is the winner. The player may use both, one or none of his hole cards to form the hand. Five and only five card counts. This really simple when you get used to it but many beginners misunderstand these rules and gets confused when they think they will win but the pot is split. Therefore we give some examples of who the winner is in different situations.
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Mark wins. Both players have an ace high flush but Mark's flush is higher since it contains a Jack.
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The players tie and the pot is split. The highest possible hand is a flush with A, Q, J, T, 8, which both players have.
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Brett wins. The best hand for both players is a two pair with T:s and 7:s. However Brett holds a better kicker (the ace) and scoops the pot.
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Brett wins. Both player have a full house, but Brett holds the highest three of a kind so her QQQ33 full house is higher than Mark's 333KK. |
