Poker Hands Rankings
More basic information for beginners can be found on the Poker Terms Glossary . Also see Starting Hands, Poker Hand Nicknames, Poker Games, Robert's Rules of Poker, Poker Terms and For Poker Newbies. Home poker games can have any rules they want, but casino poker rules and hand rankings are consistent. Poker games are normally played with a fifty-two card deck. A joker is sometimes used when playing Draw style games. A joker is not used when playing "flop games" like Texas Holdem, nor is it used in Stud-style games. Read more at review about Best UK poker sites . Cards are ranked with the Ace the highest card, followed by the King, Queen, Jack, Ten, Nine, Eight and so on down to the Two, known as a Deuce. In most games, an Ace can also play below a Deuce for straights (see below) or as the lowest card in Lowball style games. Poker Hand Ranking Order All poker hands, even if you are playing a game like Seven Card Stud, consist only of the best five cards availab