The most important thing any player needs to know before even attempting to sit down at an online poker table is to know your poker hand rankings.

Below is a perfect and concise description of the major hands in poker. For those newbies, you may wanna bookmark this page so you can refer back to it while you are playing.



Royal Flush
Any suit - 5 cards of the same suit - 10 through Ace.



Straight Flush
Any suit - 5 cards of the same suit - ordered sequentially.



Four of a Kind
4 cards of the same number or face.



Full House
3 cards of the same number or face and 2 cards of the same.



Flush
5 cards of the same suit.



Straight
5 cards ordered sequentially.



Three of a Kind
3 cards of the same number or face.



Two Pair
2 pairs of cards of the same number or face.



Pair
2 cards of the same number or face.



High Card A nice way to say 'nothing'. [/b]