Pair
The lowest hand type that can be made is a High Card. A
High Card hand contains five cards that all have different ranks
and cannot all be suited or in a sequence.
To rank hands of this type, the cards in each hand are compared
starting at the highest ranked card in each hand. If one hand's
compared card is larger than another hand's, it is ranked higher.
If the compared cards are equal, then the comparison moves to the
next highest ranked card in each hand and is repeated.
Example #1:
Since player 1's highest ranked card, the Ace, is higher than
player 2's highest ranked card, the King, player 1 has the
better hand.
Example #2:
Player 1 and player 2 both share the same high card and both of
their first three kickers are equally ranked. The fifth and
final card of each player's hand has different ranks, and since
player 1's Eight is ranked higher than player 2's Six, player
1 has the better hand.
Example #3:
Player 1 and player 2 are both playing the board, and as a
result, have the same ranked hands.
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