Poker is a very intricate sport and while many people attempt to understand it in order to get involved in the game, it can be overcomplicated at times. Sometimes, it is best to review the little details of poker in a very simple matter and move on from there in order to develop a deeper understanding of the game. One of the simplest aspects of poker is the poker hand and which hands are best. The way you win a poker round is to have the best of all the possible poker hands.

The best of all possible poker hands is when you develop, with your five cards, is a royal flush. This hand involves the cards ten, jack, queen, king and ace, all of the same suit, in that order. The next best possibility when it comes to poker hands is known as the straight flush. A straight flush is established when a player is able to create five cards in a sequence, all of the cards being of the same suit. If two people have a straight flush, the winner is determined by whoever has the highest card as the top card of their straight.

Next come poker hands where a player has four of a kind, or all four cards of a certain rank. For example, four aces and one of any card would be the highest available four of a kind poker hand. Fourth would be a full house. Full house poker hands are made up of three cards of one rank and two of another. Lastly in the list of the top five poker hand list would be a flush, which is five cards of the same suit, but they do not need to be in any specific order.

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