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by Staff Writer
Poker is a simple game. It does, however, have many variations. This article focuses on five-card draw because it's the most common form of poker. Poker is played with a deck of 52 cards (a standard deck of playing cards). While there are many poker accessories available, a deck of cards is all that is absolutely necessary to play. Poker cards are ranked from highest to lowest in this order: ace, king, queen, jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3 and 2. Playing cards are separated into four suits: clubs, spades, hearts and diamonds. Each player is dealt five poker cards. You want to end up with the highest valued hand. The hands are ranked below from highest to lowest.
Royal flush: This is the most valuable hand in poker and is the hardest to get. A royal flush is composed of 10, jack, queen, king and ace when all of the playing cards are of the same suit.
Straight flush: A straight flush contains five cards of the same suit in numerical order. If two players have a straight flush, whichever hand adds up to the highest value wins.
Four-of-a-kind: This hand contains four cards of the same numerical rank and one random card. If there is more than one player with four-of-a-kind, the hand with the highest value wins.
Full house: A full house contains three cards that have the same numerical rank and two other cards that have another numerical value. Ties are broken with the three-of-a-kind first and then with the pair.
Flush: Five cards of the same suit, whatever their numerical value, comprise the flush. In a tie, the hand with the highest numerical value wins.
Straight: A straight contains five cards in numerical order, no matter the suit of each card. In a tie, the hand with the highest value wins.
Three-of-a-kind: This hand contains three cards of the same numerical value and two random cards that are not a pair.
Two pairs: Two sets of pairs and another random card form this hand.
One pair: A hand that contains one pair of cards and three random cards is called the one pair. In a tie, the hand with the highest numerical value wins.
High card: If none of the players' hands has any value, the player holding the highest card wins. In a tie, you use the next highest card.
