Texas Hold'em hand rankings are essential knowledge that all poker players must learn.
In Texas Hold'em, learn toCard size and card comparison rules, is the most basic step to improve judgment speed and decision-making ability.The final outcome of Texas Holdem depends on what the player can form.Best 5 Cards (Best Five Cards)。Each player will start from their own 2 handswith desktop 5 public cardsAmong them, select the strongest 5 card types to compare the sizes.When two players have the same card type, they will pass throughKicker (Kicker) or card size To distinguish the winner and the loser.
Texas playing card type size (from large to small)
The following are all the card types of Texas Holdem, ranked from large to small：
- Royal flush (Royal Flush)
A-K-Q-J-10, with the same suit, is the strongest card type of Texas Holdem. - Straight flush (Straight Flush)
Five consecutive numbers and the same suit, for example 9♠ 8♠ 7♠ 6♠ 5♠ - Four of a Kind (Four of a Kind)
Four cards of the same number of points, such as K-K-K-K - Gourd (Full House)
Three + one pair, for example Q-Q-Q + 7-7 - Flush (Flush)
Five cards of the same suit, but no serial numbers are required - Shunzi (Straight)
Five consecutive numbers, but the colors can be different - Three of a Kind (Three of a Kind)
Three cards of the same number of points - Two pairs (Two Pair)
- One pair (One Pair)
- High Card (High Card)
When there is no card type, the biggest card will win the tiebreaker
Which one of the flushes and Shunzi is bigger?
In the ranking of Texas Hold'em card types: Flush > Straight
The reason isThe probability of occurrence of flushes is lower than that of Shunzi, So the card type ranks higher
Simple memory method：
Shunzi → Only need a serial number
Flush flowers → Five sheets of the same color are required
Therefore, flushes are usually more difficult to form.
What is the Kicker of Texas Hold'em?
When two players have the same card type, they need to use Kicker (kicker) To distinguish the winner and the loser.Kicker refers to: extra high cards used to compare sizes in the same card type.For example：
Player A
A♠ A♦ K♣
Player B
A♥ A♣ Q♠
Both of them A pair of A, But player A's Kicker is K, Player B is Q。Therefore, player A wins.
Will the public card make everyone's card type the same?
It is possible. If the desktop The 5 public cards themselves form the strongest card type, Then all players will use the same five cards.For example：
Public card
A-K-Q-J-10
If no one can use their hands to form a stronger card type, all players will use this set of cards.This situation is called: Split Pot (Split Pot)
Texas Hold'em Novice Quick Judgment List
When comparing cards, novices can quickly check the following three questions：
- Can I use the public deck to make a better one?Best five cards？
- If the card type is the same, mine Is Kicker bigger?？
- Is this game possible?Split pot (Split Pot)？
Mastering these three basic judgments can greatly improve the speed of understanding the hand.
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