The
best poker hand decides the winner of the showdown. The royal flush, straight
flush, and four of a kind are the top three poker hands.
The royal flush
is the highest-ranking poker hand. It has Ace, King, Queen, Jack, and Ten of
the same suits. No other poker hand can beat the royal flush. ♢A-K-Q-J-10 is an
example.
Straight Flush is
the second-highest-ranking poker hand. It is a sequence of cards of the same
suit except for the sequence of cards in a royal flush. ♢
4-5-6-7-8 is an example. 8-9-10-J-Q is another example.
Four of a Kind is
the third highest-ranking poker hand. It has four cards of the same ranks.
K-K-K-K-A is an example. 8-8-8-8-A is another example.
The above three are
the best poker hands. Did you know that these hands are the rarest
in poker games? Poker is a game of probability and the top three hands above
are the least probable poker hands on a table. Some poker hands are common
winning hands in poker games. Here are the best poker hands for Texas Hold’em
and Omaha Poker.
Texas Hold’em
Texas Hold’em
poker is the most popular game played in the world. Players are dealt two
private cards and five common cards. The aim is to make a poker hand of five
cards.
Rules of Texas
Hold’em
Blinds are added
to the table by two players. They are given two cards. Players start betting in
the preflop round with these cards. Next, three community cards open in the
flop, followed by one each in the turn and river rounds. Players combine the
cards to make a poker hand of five cards. Since only two private cards are
dealt with every player, the chance of making a variety of poker hands with
these cards gets limited. The winning hand that is seen in a showdown of most
Texas Hold’em games showdown is Two Pairs.
Omaha Poker
Omaha Poker was invented in the 1980s. A slight twist was
added to Texas Hold’em poker to make the game interesting. Four private cards
are dealt with players instead of two in Omaha Poker. The number of community
cards remains the same.
Rules of
Omaha Poker
Players use only
two private cards and three community cards to make a poker hand of five cards.
They cannot make a poker hand any other way. Since Omaha poker players have two
extra private cards and have to use a fixed number of cards to make a poker
hand, a good number of variations in poker hands can be acquired. The winning
hand that is seen in a showdown of most Omaha poker games is a Straight or
Flush.
Here are the ten
poker hand rankings.
1. Royal Flush: A-K-Q-J-10 of same suits.
2. Straight Flush: A sequence of five cards of
the same suits
3. Four of a Kind: Four cards with the same rank.
4. Full House: Three cards with the same rank and
two other cards with the same rank.
5. Flush: Five cards of the same suit in any
order.
6. Straight: A poker sequence of five consecutive
cards.
7. Three of a Kind: Three cards of the same rank
in a poker hand.
8. Two Pairs: Two pairs and one-fifth card.
9. One Pair: One pair and three other cards.
10. High Card: None of the rules are followed. The
highest card is used in a showdown.
Now you know that
two pairs are the winning hand in Texas Hold’em and a straight or flush is the
winning hand in Omaha Poker. Go ahead and play poker online with your friends.
