Reference
Poker hand rankings, from royal flush to high card
The standard order of five-card poker hands, strongest first. It is the same order whether you are at a live dealer table or playing an RNG game.
All ten hands
| Rank | Hand | Example | What it is |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal flush | A♠︎ K♠︎ Q♠︎ J♠︎ 10♠︎ | Ace, king, queen, jack and ten, all of one suit. |
| 2 | Straight flush | 9♥︎ 8♥︎ 7♥︎ 6♥︎ 5♥︎ | Five cards in sequence, all of one suit. |
| 3 | Four of a kind | 7♠︎ 7♥︎ 7♦︎ 7♣︎ K♦︎ | Four cards of the same rank, plus any fifth card. |
| 4 | Full house | K♣︎ K♥︎ K♦︎ 4♠︎ 4♣︎ | Three of a kind plus a pair. |
| 5 | Flush | A♦︎ J♦︎ 8♦︎ 6♦︎ 2♦︎ | Five cards of one suit, not in sequence. |
| 6 | Straight | 10♣︎ 9♦︎ 8♠︎ 7♥︎ 6♣︎ | Five cards in sequence in mixed suits. An ace can count high, as in A-K-Q-J-10, or low, as in 5-4-3-2-A. |
| 7 | Three of a kind | 8♥︎ 8♣︎ 8♠︎ K♦︎ 3♣︎ | Three cards of the same rank and two unrelated cards. |
| 8 | Two pair | J♠︎ J♦︎ 4♥︎ 4♣︎ A♠︎ | Two different pairs and one other card. |
| 9 | One pair | 10♥︎ 10♣︎ K♠︎ 7♦︎ 2♥︎ | Two cards of the same rank and three unrelated cards. |
| 10 | High card | A♣︎ Q♦︎ 9♠︎ 6♥︎ 3♣︎ | None of the above. The highest card plays first. |
Ties and kickers
When both hands are the same type, the higher ranks win: a pair of kings beats a pair of tens, and a flush led by an ace beats one led by a queen.
If the main ranks match too, the remaining cards decide, from the highest down. These are the kickers. With a pair of jacks each, a hand of J-J-A-9-4 beats J-J-K-Q-10, because the ace outranks the king.
Suits do not rank in standard poker. Two hands with the same ranks tie, and each game's rules say how a tie with the dealer is paid.
Reading a paytable
Paytables show what each hand pays as a ratio. The first number is your winnings for every unit of stake; you also get the stake back.
Example
A bet of SGD 10 on a hand that pays 3:1 wins SGD 30, and you get your SGD 10 back: SGD 40 in total.
This is an example of how ratios work, not a GemBet paytable. Each game sets its own.
Put it to use
Hold'em and Russian Poker at a live table, or Hold'em and other poker games at your own pace in the RNG lobby.
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