Each of the 10 winning lines formed by a completed poker square constitutes a 5 card poker hand and scores points according to the probability
of that particular hand being dealt from a pack of 52 cards. The following completed poker square contains all 9 winning poker hand categories.
Refer to this diagram when reading the following explanations of these hands:
| Royal Flush |
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100 Points |
| The best poker hand possible is a Royal Flush consisting of a Ten, Jack, Queen, King and Ace all of the same suit. |
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| Straight Flush |
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75 Points |
| A Straight Flush consists of a run of five cards all of the same suit. Aces count as high or low; therefore 10,J,Q,K,A and A,2,3,4,5 of the same suit are both valid straight flushes. |
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| Four of a Kind |
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50 Points |
| Four of a Kind consists of four cards of the same rank with one odd card that can be anything; e.g. four Kings or four Threes. |
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| Full House |
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25 Points |
| A Full House consists of three cards of the same rank plus a pair; e.g. three Jacks and two Fours. |
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| Flush |
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20 Points |
| A Flush consists of any five cards of the same suit. |
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| Straight |
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15 Points |
| A Straight consists of any run of five cards, where Aces count as high or low; therefore 10,J,Q,K,A and A,2,3,4,5 and 8,9,10,J,Q are all valid straights. |
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| Three of a Kind |
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10 Points |
| Three of a Kind consists of three cards of the same rank with two odd cards that can be anything; e.g. three Aces or three Fours. |
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| Two Pairs |
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5 Points |
| Two pairs of cards and one odd card that can be anything; e.g. two Sevens and two Jacks. |
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| One Pair |
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2 Points |
| A single pair and three odd cards that can be anything; e.g. two Tens. |