Pimpin’ Poker Hands

Poker is perhaps the most recognized card game around. Its status cuts across cultures and national borders and is played by hundreds of thousands of people around the globe. By the beginning of the nineteenth century, poker was being played in the United States, becoming a classic symbol of the westward bound pioneers and their cultural ethos.

Variants:
In the game of poker, there are many variants that could affect the outcome of any set game. With all the variants, there are some that are best and the worst that anyone can play with. In a game of poker that anyone enters into, they must be aware of the different rules and the hands that are allowed in the process. Some games may only allow flushes and straights and some will only allow a set to be used in one given time. Such moves make the players ponder their hands even more.

Players who specialize in one hand are at a distinct disadvantage because they can only afford to use one and nothing else. It would become clear for the opponents that the player in question would be easy to read for the person only knows one hand. Here are the most common hands that are played in the game of poker and players should be aware of their combinations and how they affect one’s game.

The Royal Flush:
The Royal Flush is the best hand that a player can possibly have for it has the highest ranking, not score, in the game. It is seen as the hand that can defeat all other hands. It is usually seen in most TV shows and movies. The royal flush consists of all the family cards - the King, Queen, Ace, Jack and the 10. All must have the same suit.

The Straight Flush:
The Straight Flush is the hand that ranks next to the royal flush. The flush consists of cards that have a continuous set of numbers and all have the same suit. This hand is lower than the royal flush which deals with the cards of 7 to 10 plus the jack.

The Four of a Kind:
The four of a kind is a hand wherein four cards have the same numerical value on the face of the card regardless of the suit. The higher the number on four cards, the higher the value is.

The Full House:
The full house occurs when out of the five cards there are three cards of one number and the remaining to be of another number. Example: 5,5,5, 2,2. In this case the higher value of the three cards will win over s similar hand that has lower numbers.

These are the top four hand rankings and players are advised to keep a watchful eye out for them and are encouraged to build the strong hands whenever the opportunity arises.