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Tuesday, March 22, 2011

How To Learn The Texas Hold Em Poker Hands In Order Speedily And Dodge Bogus Information

By Alex Bannon


So you've memorized the rules by heart and have set you mind on playing? There is one more thing you need to do before hitting the table and starting your 'Hold Em career'. That is to learn all the different Texas Hold Em Poker hands in order!

The sole objective in Hold Em is to make sure that you are making a hand that will beat everyone else's. This feat however will be hard without prior knowledge of the hand rankings.

What beats what? This list may be useful as it hold the Texas Hold Em Hands in order from the least winnable to the sure fire one.

All The Different Texas Hold Em Poker Hands In Order

High Card - this is the lowest card combination. It does not contain pairs or three cards of equal ranking. Possibility of winning is slim but not impossible. Here the highest card is used as comparison when breaking a tie.

One Pair - these are two cards of the same rank plus two kickers or unrelated side cards

Two Pair - this contains two sets of two cards of the same rank plus one kicker or side card

Three of a Kind - this has three cards of the same rank and two side cards

Straight - these are five consecutive cards of mixed suits. Aces can be low (A2345) or high (10JQKA)

Flush - these are five cards of the same suit that are not in any order

Full House - this consists of a pair and three of a kind Ex. JJJ99

Four of a Kind - these are four cards of the same rank plus a kicker or side card

Straight Flush - these are five cards in succession and of the same suit

Royal Flush - this is the unbeatable card and contains five cards in order and of the same suit from A to T.

Bear this list in mind the next time you play and try as much as possible to form the strongest hand available to you to guarantee you a chance of winning that elusive prize pot.

Now that you have learned all the Texas Hold Em Poker hands in order you will be able to determine where you stand the next time you're on the poker table. Remember to always try to go to the showdown with the best hand possible.

Now, before you continue to learn even more about poker have a quick think about how much you learned just now and how helpful this article was for you.




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