Whether you are a newbie or an expert player, there are a few basic rules to know. The highest hand wins the pot, and ties break when there is a single high card. Typically, betting is done in a clockwise direction.
Two of the most common poker hands are a straight and a flush. A straight is five cards in a row of the same suit. If two straights of the same value break the tie, the pot is split. The best natural hand is a straight flush, which is five cards of the same suit. A straight flush ace can be high or low.
A three of a kind is three cards of the same rank. The best three of a kind is three kings. It is not as good as a pair of kings, but it is better than a pair of aces. If there is no pair, then the best three of a kind is three aces. If there are more than one three of a kind, the best hand is the high card.
The highest straight is five cards in the same suit. A straight flush ace cannot wrap around K-A-2-2-3-4. A Royal Flush is an ace high straight flush. The best natural hand is a straight. A pair of kings isn’t very good, but it’s not bad. If two or more straights break the tie, the high card wins.
A pair of aces isn’t very good, but it’s better than a pair of kings. A pair of kings may be better than a pair of aces, but there are a lot of other ways to win the hand.
The high card breaks ties when there are more than one person with the same high card. For example, if there are four people in the pot with a high card, and two of those people have a pair of aces, the high card will break the tie.
The best three of a kind is three King cards. If two people have three King cards, the higher ranking hand wins. If there are two people with four King cards, the high card wins. If three people have three King cards, then the highest pair wins.
The highest pair wins the pot if it is the highest pair. If two people have a pair of aces, then the high card is the king. If there are more than two pairs of aces, the high card is the king. The highest three of a kind wins if it is three kings and a pair of kings.
The high card is also the best card to beat. For example, a high card can break ties if several people have the same high card, and a high card can also break ties if two people have the same high card but have two different suits. The highest straight is five cards in the same straight suit.
The best three of a kind wins the pot if it is a three of a kind and if two people have a pair of kings, the high card wins.
