If more than one player has the same Four of a Kind, the highest ranked kicker (the fifth card) determines the winner. For example, four 6s (plus an extra card) represent a stronger hand than four 5s (plus an extra card), but a weaker one than four 7s (plus an extra card). Typically, you only make royal flushes a handful of times in your lifetime. You have a royal flush when you hold the 10-J-Q-K-A all of the same suit. This is the ultimate hand in poker of course. The rank of a Four of a Kind hand is determined by the value of the four cards, so if multiple players each have Four of a Kind the higher ranked quads would win. The Royal flush beats every other poker hand. Hand Description One pairing of the same card. Hand Description Two different pairings or sets of the same card in one hand. Hand Description Three of one card and two non-paired cards. Hand Description Five cards in numerical order, but not of the same suit. Hand Description Five cards, all in one suit, but not in numerical order.

Hand Description A pair plus three of a kind in the same hand. Hand Description The same card in each of the four suits. Hand Description Five cards in a row, all in the same suit. Hand Description 10, Jack, Queen, King, Ace all in the same suit. It ranks under a Straight Flush (and Royal Straight Flush) but above all other hands including a Full House, a Flush, a Straight, and other lower poker hand values. How Much Money Can You Make Playing Poker?Īlthough Four of a Kind is not the highest hand in poker, it is still one of the best that players can get.