Big Jackpots

It's time to brush up on those all important hand rankings. Here's a list of the possible hands and how they rank, together with a short definition and, in the hope that a picture is indeed worth a thousand words.

High Card

 

The highest ranked card is an Ace, and the ranking runs from the Ace down through the picture cards all the way to 2 Pair

Any two cards of the same rank, for example two 5's. The ranking of pairs mirrors that of the cards in general, so the strongest pair is a pair of Aces and the weakest a pair of 2's.

Two Pair

 

Two sets of cards of the same rank, for example two 5's and two Jacks.

Three of a Kind

 

Also called trips, this is where you have three cards of the same rank, for example three 5's.

Straight

Five cards in sequential rank order, for example 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9. An ace may be used as both a high and a low card.      

Flush

Five cards of the same suit, for example five diamonds.

Full House

 

A combination of a pair and three of a kind.

Four of a Kind

Four cards of the same rank, for example four 2's.

Straight Flush

A straight (see above) but with all the cards in the same suit.

Royal Flush

 

The daddy of all poker hands, a royal flush is a straight flush involving the 10, Jack, Queen, King and Ace.

You don't have to know these of course, but it may help your banter in the chat room and its always good to be one up on your friends.                                                                

Pocket Rockets, Bullets, American Airlines                        

Cowboys, King Kong, Kangaroo's

Double date, Canadian Aces, Siegfried and Roy,

Jailhouse Rock

Fish hooks, Jay Birds

German virgin (Nein, Nein)

Snowmen, Two fat ladies

Sunset strip, Mullets

Route 66

Speed limit

Magnum, Sail boat

Crabs

Ducks, Pocket Swans

Big slick, Anna Kournikova

Big chick

Black Jack, Jack-ass

Royalty, Marriage

Kojak, Tucson Monster

Jackson five, Motown

Gay waiter (Queen with a Trey)

Dolly Parton (9 to 5)

Dead man's hand (A player named Wild Bill Hickok was shot
in 1876 after winning with it!)

Canine

Flat tyre