When learning how to play poker you must learn the poker hand rankings and get them into memory. Knowing what the high cards are and what a full house is, is the key to playing poker. You must learn what cards out rank the other cards to be able to win in the game of poker. There are a total of 10 poker hands that can be made. High cards are easier to get that making a flush or full house. The higher the hand, the better your odds.

Above the higher card is a pair. This can be made of either two 4’s or 2 Queen’s. Three of a kind is the same thing but only 3 of the same numbers. Two pair is having two pairs of two 3’s and two 8’s.

After three of a kind, you can make a straight, which consists of 8-7-6-5-4 or anything like that in a sequence. Above that would be a hand called a flush. This is a set of 5 cards the same suit. Up the line next is a Full House. This is where you have a pair and a three of a kind. Now the four of a kind comes into play. This is where you have four cards like four 5’s.
Straight Flush is a straight that is all combined of the same suit. This is a harder hand to be dealt with. The highest hand in poker is the invincible Royal Flush. This hand is made up of A-K-Q-J-10 of all the same suit.