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Poker hands are the combination of cards held by a player. Their ranking from the highest to lowest possible hand determines the winner. Rankings are based on the value of the cards and, depending on the hand, their suits.
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- Poker was said to have come from the French and Persians that came to New OrleansHowStuffWorks: History of Poker
- The French card game that involved betting and bluffing was called poqueHowStuffWorks: History of Poker
- The Persian game taught to the French settlers was called as and uses card decks with five suitsHowStuffWorks: History of Poker
- The game was used by con men to relieve their victims of their "poke" or cashHowStuffWorks: History of Poker
- The word "poker" was first mentioned in writing in 1834HowStuffWorks: History of Poker
- Became popular in the 1800s, during the American "Wild West" periodHowStuffWorks: History of Poker
- Benny Binion held the first World Series of Poker in 1970HowStuffWorks: History of Poker
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Poker Hands
- No matter which variation of poker you're playing, the hand rankings will be the same. Even a lowball version of the game in which you try to draw the worst hand is based on the following system:
Rank
- Every card is marked by a letter or number which determines its rank.
- The highest ranking card is the Ace (A).
- There are numbered cards (2-10) and face cards. Note that 10 can sometimes be denoted by a (T)
- The face cards include the Jack, Queen and King (J, Q, K).
- The Ace (A) can stand-in as the lowest card in the hand A-2-3-4-5.
- The cards are ranked from highest to lowest as follows: A, K, Q, J, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2.
- The rank of cards will help determine the winner of a tie when two players have similar hands.
Hand Rankings
- Just as individual cards have ranks, hands or combinations of cards have ranks. These hand rankings determine who is the winner of a round of poker:
Five of a Kind
- If you are playing a variant of poker which uses a "wild card," a "five of a kind" hand is possible. The "wild" card is typically a joker or a random card called at the beginning of the game. Five of a Kind is the highest ranking hand. It even beats the almighty Royal Flush.
