Everything you need to know about Texas Hold’em!

Texas Hold’em is, without a doubt, one of the most popular card games online and in-house. Of course, before you head on out, it makes sense to pick up the basic rules. Hence, our quick guide to Texas Hold’em Poker. Read it. Learn it. Love it.

Hand Rankings in Texas Holdem

The first thing you should know is which hands are better than others. Fortunately, this isn’t difficult, it just takes a little time to understand. Take a look below and memorise this list — it shouldn’t take too long!

Royal Flush:
Ace to 10 in the same suite. The most powerful hand in the game. If you get this hand, you’re rocking it straight to Vegas!

Straight Flush:
Like a royal flush, but anything else.

Four of a kind:
A-A-A-A, K-K-K-K — four of the same cards!

Full house:
Three of one and two of the other. A-A-A-K-K, K-K-K-Q-Q etc. Doesn’t matter about suit. Winners are determined by the person with the higher value cards, or if two have the same cards, the person with the three most valuable cards.

Flush:
5 cards of the same suite, not in order (that’s a straight flush). The person with the highest card wins against competing flushes. Ace-high beats 7-high, for example.

Straight:
5 cards in value order, unsuited. 6-5-4-3-2, A-2-3-4-5 etc. The person with the highest card wins — like the flush.

Three of a kind:
Three of the same card. A-A-A, 6-6-6 etc.

Two Pair:
A-A & K-K, for example. Any two pairs that you hold!

One Pair:
A-A — just the one lonely pair.