Video poker hands

The ranking order of video poker hands, which is based on the hands probability of occurrence – from least likely to most likely – is as follows:

Royal flush: Ace, King, Queen, Jack and Ten of the same suit.

Straight flush: Any other five cards of the same suit in sequence.

Five of a kind: Some games allow the use of a deuce or a joker as a wild card, which can allow you to have five cards of the same rank eg. 10, 10, 10, 10, joker.

Four of a kind: Four cards of the same rank, plus an unrelated fifth card that has no bearing on the hand.

Full house: Three cards of one rank and two cards of another rank.

Flush: Any five cards of the same suit. The cards are not in sequence, and the suit has no bearing on the rank of the flush.

Straight: Five cards in sequence, not all of the same suit.

Three of a kind: Three cards of the same rank, plus two unrelated cards.

Two pair: Two cards of one rank, two cards of another rank, and one unrelated card.

One high pair: Any pair of jacks or better (10s or better in some games) and three unrelated cards.

One low pair: Any pair of less than jacks (10s in some games) and three unrelated cards.

No pair: Five unrelated cards.