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Almost every style of poker uses a standard single 52 card deck, although the majority of games remove the jokers from play. The hand ranking for Texas Holdem is as follows:
Royal Flush
The best possible hand in Texas Holdem Ten, Jack, Queen, King, Ace (same suit) {10-Hearts} {J-Hearts} {Q-Hearts} {K-Hearts} {A-Hearts}
Straight Flush
Five cards of the same suit and in sequential order 9, Ten, Jack, Queen, King, Ace (same suit) {9-Spades} {10-Spades} {J-Spades} {Q-Spades} {K-Spades} Ace, two, three four five (same suit) {A-Diamonds} {2-Diamonds} {3-Diamonds} {4-Diamonds} {5-Diamonds}
Four of a kind
Any four numerically matching cards {7-Clubs} {7-Spades} {7-Hearts} {7-Diamonds}
Full House
Three of a kind and a pair in the same hand A, A, A, Q, Q ('Aces full of Queens') {A-Clubs} {A-Diamonds} {A-Hearts} {Q-Hearts} {Q-Spades}
Flush
Five cards of the same suit, in any order {5-Diamonds} {7-Diamonds} {Q-Diamonds} {A-Diamonds} {2-Diamonds}
Straight
Five cards, of any suit, in sequential order {4-Spades} {5-Clubs} {6-Hearts} {7-Diamonds} {8-Clubs}
Three of a kind
Any three numerically matching cards {Q-Clubs} {Q-Hearts} {Q-Diamonds}
Two Pair
Two different pairs in the same hand {A-Hearts} {A-Spades} {K-Clubs} {K-Diamonds}
Pair
Any two numerically matching cards {2-Clubs} {2-Diamonds}
High Card
The highest ranked card in your hand Ace being the highest and 2 being the lowest
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