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To determine a winner at a pot, of any type of poker game they player who holds the highest combination of cards is the winner. All possible poker hands will be listed below starting with the strongest possible combination:
Royal flush - best possible combination in the poker hands ranking, consists of Ace, King, Queen, Jack and 10 of the same colour.
Straight flush - consists of 5 consecutive suited cards, example: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10. This particular hand would have been beaten by straight Jack.
Four of a kind - simply put, 4 cards of the same value.
Full house - a triplet and a pair. Example: 3 3 3 - 7 7
Flush - any five card combination of the same suit.
Straight - five consecutive cards that are not suited.
Three of a kind - triplets.
Two of a kind - a pair.
High card - the bottom of the poker hands ranking, is the highest card from the 5 cards available. Example: if there are 4 5 Jack Queen Ace 7 the player holdeing the Ace would be the winner.
If two players have the same cards after dealing all five cards then the money is split. To keep track of all your poker hands and organise a database a so called free poker calculator can be downloaded. With a program of this kind you can easly track and organise every action you take at a poker room totally free, and it is also legal to use poker tracking programs.
Please not that while all hands are made out of five cards not all winnings hands actually use all cards. Poker is a very diverse game that has several types of variations in its gameplay, with the rules differing based on the type of poker played. The initial rules of the game are established by the venue, the dealer, or through the agreement of other players.
Betting is a standard part of texas hold'em poker, players start the game by placing an "ante" type bet. After this cards are dealt and more betting. Depending how far the game progresses , more cards may be dealt. Betting usually starts with the highest showing hand and works its way around the table in a clockwise motion. When it's a players turn he can make one of the following three actions: Check, Raise, Fold.
