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Here are the official poker hand rankings from best hand to worst hand.
An Ace, King, Queen, Jack and Ten of the same suit.
In the event of a tie
Two or more Royal Flushes split the pot.
Five cards in sequence, of the same suit.
In the event of a tie
Highest rank at the top of the sequence wins.
Four cards of the same rank, and one side card.
In the event of a tie
Highest four of a kind wins. In community card games where players have the same four poker hands of a kind, the highest fifth side card ("kicker") wins.
Three cards of the same rank, and two cards of a different, matching rank.
In the event of a tie
Highest three matching cards wins the pot. In community card games where players have the same three matching cards, the highest value of the two matching cards wins.
Five cards of the same suit.
In the event of a tie
The player holding the highest ranked card in the poker hands wins. If necessary, the second-highest, third-highest, fourth-highest, and fifth-highest cards can be used to break the tie.
Five cards in sequence.
In the event of a tie
Highest ranking card at the top of the sequence wins.
Note: The Ace may be used at the top or bottom of the sequence, and is the only card which can act in this manner.
Three cards of the same rank, and two unrelated side cards.
In the event of a tie
Highest ranking three of a kind wins. In community card games where players have the same three of a kind in their poker hands, the highest side card, and if necessary, the second-highest side card wins.
Two cards of a matching rank, another two cards of a different matching rank, and one side card.
In the event of a tie
Highest pair wins. If players have the same highest pair, highest second pair wins. If both players have identical pairs in their poker hands, highest side card wins.
Two cards of a matching rank, and three unrelated side cards.
In the event of a tie
Highest pair wins. If players have the same pair, the highest side card wins, and if necessary, the second-highest and third-highest side card can be used to break the tie.
Any poker hand that does not qualify under a category listed above.
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.
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