To master poker at Club Re Straddle, you must know the exact hierarchy of poker hands. Here is the definitive ranking of five-card hands from strongest to weakest:
A, K, Q, J, 10 of the same suit. The rarest and highest possible winning hand in poker.
Five sequential cards of the same suit (e.g. 9-8-7-6-5 of spades).
Four cards of the same rank (e.g. 4 Aces or 4 Kings) plus one kicker.
Three cards of one rank combined with two cards of another rank (e.g. K-K-K-J-J).
Any five cards of the same suit, not in numerical sequence.
Five consecutive cards of differing suits (e.g. 8-7-6-5-4 of mixed suits).
Three cards of identical numerical rank (e.g. Q-Q-Q with two unrelated kickers).
Two distinct pairs of identical ranked cards (e.g. J-J and 8-8 with one side card).
Two cards of matching rank (e.g. 10-10) accompanied by three kickers.
When no player creates a pair or better, the hand with the highest individual card wins (Ace high is strongest).