Poker rules

Poker general rules

Ranking, Payout

The Poker game is usually played with 52 cards, but sometimes another card named Joker can be added to the game (wild card). The highest card in Poker is the Ace and the lowest is 2. So, the game card ranking is:

ACE, KING, QUEEN, JACK, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2

Game cards are structured in four suits: spades, hearts, diamonds and clubs, having the same rank:

The game hand consists in five cards, and the highest one wins. There are many variations of this game, and the rules may be a little bit different.

Poker hand rankings

Five of a Kind - This hand is the highest possible and it can be obtained only when using the supplemental Joker card. If it occurs multiple times, the highest hand is considered the one with the best card ranking.

   Royal Flush - A, K, Q, J, 10 of the same suit. The royal flush is the highest ranking natural hand and it can be defined also as an Ace high straight-flush (see below).

   Straight Flush - A straight flush is a straight where all cards are the same suit. You can have an ace either high or low, as in a regular straight.

   Four of a Kind - Four cards of the same rank like four Queens or four Jacks or three Kings and a Joker.

Full House - A full house contains three cards of a kind and a pair, such as 8 - 8 - 8 - A - A. The hand's value is given by the three of a kind mainly, and by the pair in equal rank cases (when wild cards are involved).

Flush - A flush is a hand where all of the cards are the same suit, such as K - J - 8 - 5 - 2, all of hearts for example.

Straight - Five cards not in the same suit, but in a sequence like 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9.

Three of a Kind - This hand has three cards of any rank and the remaining cards not being a pair. The highest ranking three of a kind will win the game.

Two Pairs - Two different pairs of card and another card (not wild card). The highest ranking pair wins, if equal then the second pair wins or the single card.

Pair - One pair with three different cards, and the highest ranking pair wins.

Payout (Payoff) Table

A list with numbers that mean how many times is multiplied your bet for computing your win, when you draw a specific hand. For example, look at our games payout list:

Jacks or better	2
Two pairs	3
Three of a kind	5
Straight	7
Flush	9
Full house	12
Four of a kind (poker)	40
Straight flush	100
Royal flush	500
Five of a kind	1000

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