The Ranking of Poker Hands

The ranking of poker hands based on probability starting from the highest are as follows.

There are 2,598,960 possible combinations of cards in a poker hand you can be dealt. In brackets below next to the ranking of hands, are 1st the number of possible hands of that rank in 2,598,960 possible combinations, and 2nd your chances of getting one in percentage probability:

   1. Five of a Kind (with a Wild card or Joker)
   2. Royal Flush (4 possible hands in 2,598,960. Chance to get one: 0.000154%)
   3. Straight Flush (36 possible hands in 2,598,960. Chance to get one: 0.00139%)
   4. Four of a Kind (624 possible hands in 2,598,960. Chance to get one: 0.0240%)
   5. Full House (3744 possible hands in 2,598,960. Chance to get one: 0.144%)
   6. Flush (5108 possible hands in 2,598,960. Chance to get one: 0.197%)
   7. Straight (10,200 possible hands in 2,598,960. Chance to get one: 0.392%)
   8. Three of a Kind (54912 possible hands in 2,598,960. Chance to get one: 2.11%)
   9. Two Pair (123,552 possible hands in 2,598,960. Chance to get one: 4.75%)
  10. Pair (1,098,240 possible hands in 2,598,960. Chance to get one: 42.26%)
  11. High Card (1,302,540 possible hands in 2,598,960. Chance to get one: 50.12%)

Five of a Kind is only possible when using wild cards and is the highest possible hand. If more than one hand has five-of-a-kind, the higher rank wins; e.g. five Aces beat five kings, which beat five queens, and so on.

Straight Flush is the best natural hand. A straight flush consists of five cards in sequence and of the same suit. An Ace high straight-flush is called a Royal Straight Flush or Royal Flush and is the highest natural hand.

Four of a Kind is a hand that contains of four cards of the same ran