High card wins only beat lower high card attempts

High card is the lowest value pair in poker. Single pair of 7s beats a single pair of 5s High card rule applies to all valid pairs and the highest pair card value wins. High card rule applies for highest pair value if matched by another playerĪ pair of Queens and a pair of Jacks (4 cards total) beats a pair of Jacks and a pair of 9sīeats high card. Other 3 of a king checks will be subject to high card ruleīeats one pair and high card hands.

Straight beats three of a kind and anything below regardless of value.ģ, 4, 5, 6, 7 (each card can be of any suit)ģ of a king beats two pairs and below regardless of card value. Only beaten by Royal Flush.īeats all of the below values regardless of card valueįull-House beats all pairs below regardless of card valueįlush beats a straight and anything below regardless of card value The second strongest pair type available. The 5 highest cards of a suit in a sequence To make it even easier, each pair is organised from strongest to weakest to ensure you are keeping your poker game on point! Struggling to remember if a straight is stronger than 3 of a kind? Finding yourself folding on a Royal Flush you hadn’t noticed? We got you covered with this handy table of pair values. If player 1 had a pair of aces over player 2’s pair of queens then they would win with the high card Ace. This rule also applies when multiple players have the same number of pairs with the highest value pair winning the round. Player 1 wins with high card Ace over Queen At the end of the round, neither player has a pair

Player 2 has a Queen and a 6 in their hand With this rule, when all/some players are equal in hand value, then the player with the highest single card value wins.Īs an example, - Player 1 has an Ace and a 4 in their hand Single card values are most important during the high card rule. Beats all numbers below value (9 beats 8 and below, 6 beats 5 and below etc.)

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