Poker Hand Rankings Quiz

Put your knowledge of poker hands to the test with the quiz below. Good luck!

Best Hands In Texas Holdem Poker

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A pair of queens, also known as 'ladies,' rounds out the top three best starting hands for Texas Hold 'em poker. You will hear many groans from players over this hand. It looks so pretty and it is strong, but they have often had it busted in the past. If an ace or king comes on the flop, you are probably going to be bested. If two players each have a Full House, the player with the higher three of a kind wins the hand. The Best Poker Hands Ever: The Royal Flush is the highest possible winning hand in Texas Holdem poker. A straight flush is the next highest followed by quads (four-of-a-kind), a Full House and so on. Common Texas Holdem Winning Hands Scenarios. Happening at the Final Table - World Series of Poker 2010.

Tie-breakers and Kickers

Best Poker Hands To Play In Texas Holdem

When multiple players have the same poker hands, the extra cards come in to play. These extra cards are called 'kickers'. The player with the higher kicker will take the pot when this happens.

Texas Hold'em Example:

This means the players' final five card poker hands are:

Both players have a pair of kings, but the winner of the pot is Player B because he has Player A 'out-kicked'.

In a high card or one pair hand tie-breaker, both players can sometimes have the same kicker. In this case the second kicker is used, and then the third, and so on. If both players’ best five card poker hands are identical, then they share the pot equally.

Now, let's talk about starting hands in Texas Hold'em.

Ranking The Top 20 No Limit Texas Hold’em Starting Hands

I wanted to include something a bit more exciting in this article, so here's the top 20 No Limit Hold'em starting hands in terms of raw all-in equity (or percentages).

Best Poker Hands Texas Holdem

Although the order of the best poker hands to start with is sometimes contested, this list will give you a rough idea of which hands are stronger than others: