In poker the winning hand is the one most difficult to make. The ranking of the hands are as follows:

• Royal Flush - Odds are 1 in 30,940 (in a 7 card game) and 1 in 649,740 (in a 5 card game).
• Straight Flush - Odds are 1 in 3,591 (in a 7 card game) and 1 in 72,193 (in a 5 card game).
• Four of a Kind - Odds are 1 in 595 (in a 7 Card game) and 1 in 4,165 (in a 5 Card game).
• Full House - Odds are 1 in 39 (in a 7 Card game) and 1 in 694 (in a 5 Card game).
• Flush - Odds are 1 in 33 (in a 7 Card game) and 1 in 509 (in a 5 Card game).
• Straight - Odds are 1 in 22 (in a 7 Card game) and1 in 255 (in a 5 Card game).
• Three of a Kind - Odds are 1 in 21 (in a 7 Card game) and 1 in 47 (in a 5 Card game).
• Two Pair - Odds are 1 in 22 (in a 7 Card game) and1 in 255 (in a 5 Card game).
• One Pair - Odds are 1 in 2.28 (in a 7 Card game) and 1 in 2.37 (in a 5 Card game).
• High Card - Odds are 1 in 5.74 (in a 7 Card game) and 1 in 2.00 (in a 5 Card game).

Straight Flush
Consists of sequential cards of the same suit. Example: 2 of Hearts, 3 of Hearts, 4 of Hearts, 5 of Hearts, and the 6 of Hearts. A straight flush may not "wrap around" from the highest to lowest rank so the cards K, A, 2, 3, 4 are not a straight flush.

Four of a Kind
Consists of a set of four cards of the same rank plus a fifth card (the "kicker"). Example: 7 of Spades, 7 of Clubs, 7 of Hearts, 7 of Diamonds, A of Diamonds.

Full House
Consists of three cards of one rank and another two cards (a pair) of a different rank. Example: 9 of Diamonds, 9 of Clubs, 9 of Hearts, 3 of Diamonds, 3 of Clubs.

Flush
Consists of five cards of the same suit. Example: Q of Diamonds, 10 of Diamonds, 9 of Diamonds, 4 of Diamonds, and the 2 of Diamonds.

Straight
Consists of five cards in sequence. Example: 7 of Clubs, 8 of Diamonds, 9 of Diamonds, 10 of Hearts, and the J of Clubs. A flush may not "wrap around" from the highest to lowest rank thus the cards K, A, 2, 3, 4 are not a flush.

Three of a Kind
Consists of three cards of the same rank and two other cards (called "kickers"). Example: 5 of Hearts, 5 of Clubs, 5 of Diamonds, and K of Clubs, 3 of Diamonds.

Two Pair
Consists of two sets of two cards of the same rank (a pair), plus one other card (the "kicker"). Example: 8 of Diamonds, 8 of Spades (the first pair), 2 of Clubs, 2 of Diamonds (the second pair), K of Clubs (the "Kicker").

One Pair
Consists of two cards of the same rank along with three other cards. Example: 10 of Diamonds, 10 of Hearts (a pair), A of Diamonds, K of Hearts, 4 of Spades.

High Card
Is a hand that is none of the above hands. The highest ranking card in the hand (the High Card) is all you have. Example: J of Spades (the high card), 10 of Diamonds, 7 of Clubs, 5 of Diamonds, 4 of Hearts.