RCHR  1st  Annual  Poker  Run  4/14/2012                     ~ RANK OF HANDS IN STRAIGNT POKER (NOTHING WILD) ~ Straight Flush - Highest possible hand: all 5 cards of the same suit and in a sequence, as the 6, 7, 8, 9, and, 10 of diamonds. [ 40 combinations, 0.0015% chance ] The highest-ranking straight flush is A, K, Q, J and 10 of one suit, called a Royal Flush, less then 0.0015% chance:   Four of a Kind - four aces or four sizes; it does not matter what the fith unmatched card is. [ 13 combinations, 0.0024% chance ] Full House - three cards of one rank and two cards of another rank, as 8-8-8-4-4. [ 3744 combinations, 0.14% chance ] Flush - five cards of the same suit, but not all in sequence. [ 5148 combinations, 0.20% chance ] Straight - five cards in sequence, but not all of the same suit. [ 10240 combinations, 0.39% chance ] Three of a Kind - a.k.a. "Trips" or "a Set" [ 54,912 combinations, 2.1% chance ] Two Pair - as Q-Q-7-7-4. [ 123,552 combinations, 4.75% chance ] One Pair - beats any hand containing no pair. [ over 1,000,000 combnations, 42.5% chance ] High Card - below the rank of hands containing one pair, all the no pair hands which are rated by the highest card they contain, so that an Ace-High hand will beat a King-High hand and so on; in the event of a tie: Highest card wins, and if necessary, the second-highest, third-highest, fourth-highest and smallest card can be used to break the tie. [ The best possible high-card hand is A-K-Q-J-9, over 2,500,000 combinations, 50% chance ] RCHR  1st  Annual  Poker  Run  4/14/2012                     ~ RANK OF HANDS IN STRAIGNT POKER (NOTHING WILD) ~ Straight Flush - Highest possible hand: all 5 cards of the same suit and in a sequence, as the 6, 7, 8, 9, and, 10 of diamonds. [ 40 combinations, 0.0015% chance ] The highest-ranking straight flush is A, K, Q, J and 10 of one suit, called a Royal Flush, less then 0.0015% chance:   Four of a Kind - four aces or four sizes; it does not matter what the fith unmatched card is. [ 13 combinations, 0.0024% chance ] Full House - three cards of one rank and two cards of another rank, as 8-8-8-4-4. [ 3744 combinations, 0.14% chance ] Flush - five cards of the same suit, but not all in sequence. [ 5148 combinations, 0.20% chance ] Straight - five cards in sequence, but not all of the same suit. [ 10240 combinations, 0.39% chance ] Three of a Kind - a.k.a. "Trips" or "a Set" [ 54,912 combinations, 2.1% chance ] Two Pair - as Q-Q-7-7-4. [ 123,552 combinations, 4.75% chance ] One Pair - beats any hand containing no pair. [ over 1,000,000 combnations, 42.5% chance ] High Card - below the rank of hands containing one pair, all the no pair hands which are rated by the highest card they contain, so that an Ace-High hand will beat a King-High hand and so on; in the event of a tie: Highest card wins, and if necessary, the second-highest, third-highest, fourth-highest and smallest card can be used to break the tie. [ The best possible high-card hand is A-K-Q-J-9, over 2,500,000 combinations, 50% chance ]