Virtual Casinos

Poker is one of the trendiest games to play and is famous for being a game of skill not just chance. The most popular game of poker is referred to as Texas Hold'em and this is the game that most players will find in land based casinos and online casinos alike. We have compiled a list of hands and the order they grade in, to aid new players in understating what comes first.

Royal Flush: Five cards running in succession from ace down to ten and all in the same suit (same shape). It must be noted that a royal flush is not a hand in itself but simply the highest value straight flush and so it qualifies as the highest valued hand.

Straight Flush: any five cards that run in succession and are of the same suit.

Four of a Kind: a hand that has four cards of the same type. For example: Four nines.

Full House: a hand with three cards of one type and two of another. For example: Three sevens and two kings.

Flush: five cards of the same suit but not running in succession.

Straight: five cards running in succession, ace can be highest card or the lowest.

Three of a Kind: three cards of the same type. For example: three tens.

Two Pair: two cards of one type and two of another. For example: Two fives and two eights.

One Pair: two cards of one type. For example: Two queens.

High Card: also known as a no pair hand, where the highest card beats other high card hands.

This inventory is the typical ranking of hands in poker rooms but there are lots of variations of the game in poker rooms and some poker rooms permit games where the players aim is to get the lowest potential hand. Other variations in some poker rooms and casinos involve being dealt 3 cards and some games throw away certain cards from the deck before the game commences for example, Mexican stud is played with a deck, minus the 8's, 9's and 10's.

Poker is one of the most satisfying card games to play. You need skill to play and also an element of luck for the gamer to succeed. The majority good online casinos offer gamers assist when they are starting to play and this help can come in the form of a practice mode or in the form of a lesson to help gamers make the right decisions when playing.