Poker Hand Types

5-card Poker hands ranked from strongest to weakest

Sample hand Name and description Percentage of 5-card hands
          Straight Flush (including Royal Flush)
5 cards of the same suit in sequence
0.0015%
          Four of a Kind
4 cards of the same rank
0.0240%
          Full House
3 cards of identical rank and 2 cards of another rank
0.1441%
          Flush
5 cards of the same suit
0.1965%
          Straight
5 cards of different suit in sequence
0.3925%
          Three of a Kind
3 cards of the same rank
2.1129%
          Two Pair
2 cards of one rank and 2 cards of another rank
4.7539%
          Pair
2 cards of the same rank
42.257%
          High Card
5 cards of differing suit and rank, not in sequence
49.882%