The ten poker hands, strongest to weakest. In Texas Hold'em you make your best five-card hand from your two hole cards and the five community cards — this is the order that decides who wins.
A-K-Q-J-10, all one suit. The best possible hand — it cannot be beaten, only tied by another royal.
Five cards in sequence, all the same suit. Higher top card wins between two.
Four cards of the same rank ("quads"). The fifth card (kicker) breaks ties.
Three of a kind plus a pair. The trips rank decides it first, then the pair.
Five cards of the same suit, not in sequence. Compared high card down.
Five cards in sequence of mixed suits. Ace can be high (A-K-Q-J-10) or low (5-4-3-2-A).
Three cards of the same rank ("trips" or "a set"), plus two unrelated cards.
Two different pairs plus a fifth card. Highest pair compared first.
Two cards of the same rank plus three unrelated cards.
No pair or better — the hand is valued by its highest card, then the next, and so on.
The royal flush — A-K-Q-J-10 all of the same suit. It is the highest-ranked hand and cannot be beaten.
Yes. A flush (five cards of one suit) beats a straight (five cards in sequence of mixed suits).
Yes. Three of a kind ranks above two pair.