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Poker Hand Ranking

There’s no use talking about poker before hand rankings are established and agreed upon, since they determine the winner of each round.

If more than one player is still 'alive' at the end of the round, the winner is the player showing the highest ranked poker hand. Different poker variants use different ranking systems, but they all stem in some way or another from the classic, conventional poker hand rankings which are displayed below.

	Royal Flash A straight from a ten to an ace with all five cards of the same suit. In poker all suits are ranked equally.
	Straight Flash Any straight with all five cards of the same suit.
	Four of a Kind Any four cards of the same rank. If two players share the same Four of a Kind, the bigger fifth card (known as the kicker) decides who wins the pot.
	Full House Any three cards of the same rank together with any two cards of the same rank. In this example "Aces full of Kings" and it is a bigger full house than "Kings full of Aces."
	Flash Any five cards of the same suit (not consecutive). The highest card of the five determines the rank of the flush. Our example shows an Ace-high flush, which is the highest possible.
	Straight Any five consecutive cards of different suits. Aces can count as either a high or a low card. Example shows a ten-high straight.
	Three Of Kind Any three cards of the same rank. Our example shows three-of-a-kind Aces, with a King and a Queen as side cards - the best possible three of a kind.
	Two Pair Any two cards of the same rank together with another two cards of the same rank. Example shows best possible two-pair, Aces & Kings. The highest pair of the two determines the rank of the two-pair.
	One Pair Any two cards of the same rank. Example shows the best possible one-pair hand.
	High Card Any hand not in the above-mentioned hands. Our example shows the best possible high-card hand.