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Poker Hand Types Flashcards

1
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What is the best possible hand in poker

A

A royal flush

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2
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What is the only hand that can tie a royal flush?

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Another royal flush

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What cards make up a royal flush?

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Ace, king, queen, jack, ten all of the same suit.

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4
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What is the second strongest hand in poker?

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A straight flush

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5
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What cards make a straight flush?

A

Five cards of the same suit in a consecutive order

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What cards make up the lowest possible straight flush?

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Five, four, three, deuce (two), ace all consisting of the same suit.

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7
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What determines who will win if more than one player has a straight flush?

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The player with a higher top card

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8
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How would you refer to a straight flush with a nine as the top card?

A

Nine-high straight flush

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9
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What is the third strongest hand in poker?

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Four of a kind (quads)

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10
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What cards make four of a kind?

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Four cards of the same rank (number) with any odd fifth card (the “kicker”)

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If two players have quads, who would win?

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The player with the higher set of four.

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12
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If two hands share the same set of four, who would wind?

A

The hand with the highest kicker

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13
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What would the hand be called if a player has four eights and a jack?

A

Quad eights.

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14
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What is the highest card for all hand types?

A

Ace

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15
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When is the ace not the highest card in a hand?

A

When it acts as the first card in a straight flush or straight

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16
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What is the fourth strongest hand in poker?

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A full house

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17
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What cards make up a full house?

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Three cards of the same rank with two cards of a different, but identical rank.

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18
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If two players show a full house, which hand wins?

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The hand with the higher set of three

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19
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If two players show a full house with the same set of three, which hand will win?

A

The hand with the higher set of two

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20
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If a full house consist of three fives and two queens how would you refer to it?

A

Fives full of queens or fives over queens

21
Q

What is the fifth strongest hand in poker?

A

Flush

22
Q

What cards make up a flush?

A

Five cards of the same suit

23
Q

If two players have flush(es?) which hand will win?

A

The hand with the highest top card

24
Q

If the highest card in two flushes is the same, which hand will win?

A

The hand with the next highest card

25
Q

When can two flushes tie?

A

If all five ranks are identical (the suit is irrelevant)

26
Q

If the highest card in a flush is a king, how is the flush referred to?

A

A king-high flush

27
Q

What is the sixth strongest hand in poker?

A

A straight

28
Q

What cards make up a straight

A

Five cards in consecutive order

29
Q

Out of two straights, which hand wins?

A

The straight with a higher top card

30
Q

Which straight uses the ace as the first card?

A

The five-high straight

31
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How do you refer to a straight with a queen as the top card?

A

Queen-high straight

32
Q

What is the seventh strongest hand in poker?

A

Three of a kind (Trips)

33
Q

What cards make up a three of a kind hand?

A

Three cards of the same rank with any odd fourth and fifth cards.

34
Q

Out of two hands of trips, which one will win?

A

The hand with the highest set of three

35
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Out of two hands of trips, with the same set of three, which hand will win?

A

The hand with higher of the two kickers. If the first kicker is the same for each hand, then the hand with the higher kicker out of the lower pair of kickers will win.

36
Q

What is the eight strongest hand in poker?

A

Two pair

37
Q

What cards make up a two pair hand?

A

Two cards of the same rank (a “pair), with two cards of a different, but identical rank with any odd fifth card.

38
Q

What is the tie breaker for two pairs?

A

The highest pair, followed by the highest second pair, followed by the highest kicker.

39
Q

What is the ninth strongest hand in poker?

A

A pair

40
Q

What cards make up a pair

A

Two cards of the same rank with any odd third, fourth, and fifth card.

41
Q

What are the tie breakers for two or more hands containing pairs?

A

The highest pair, followed by the highest kickers.

42
Q

How is a hand with two sixes referred to?

A

A pair of sixes or just sixes.

43
Q

What is the tenth strongest (or weakest) hand in poker?

A

No pair (high card)

44
Q

What cards make up a hand with no pairs?

A

Five unpaired, non-consecutive cards of mixed suits

45
Q

What is the tie breaker for hands with no pairs?

A

The highest card, followed by the highest kicker.

46
Q

How would you refer to a hand with no pairs and a king as the high card?

A

King high

47
Q

How would you refer to a hand with a pair of jacks and a pair of sixes?

A

“Jacks up” or “jacks and sixes”

48
Q

How would you describe a hand that contains three fours?

A

Trips fours

49
Q

Are suits ever used to determine a tie breaker?

A

No

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