Poker Hand Rankings

In this page, you will find the basic poker hands. In DafaGames, poker hands are used to determine who wins each hand. Although the game play is different from the traditional poker, the basic poker hands are the foundation of the games.

Each combination is illustrated by an example, where the following abbreviations are used:

In Poker, the number of the card and the suits/rank are to be considered in the strength and value of the cards. The combinations are listed here from strongest to weakest hand.

	Royal Flush Straight flush from 10 to the ace. Example: 10S, JS, QS, KS, AS
	Straight Flush Straight with all five cards of the same suit. Example: 7D, 8D, 9D, 10D, JD
	Four of a Kind Four cards of the same rank. Suit is irrelevant. Example: JC, JD, JH, JS
	Full House Three cards of one rank together with two cards of another rank. When more than one full house is competing, the one with the highest ranking group of three wins. Example: QH, QS, KD, KC, KH
	Flush Five cards of the same suit. When more than one flush is competing, the one with the highest card wins. Example: AS, 5S, 7S, 9S, JS
	Straight Five cards in sequence. When more than one straight is competing, the one with the highest card wins. An ace can be taken as either high or low (but not both high and low in the same hand). Example: 8, 9, 10, J, Q; suit is irrelevant.
	Three of a Kind Three cards of the same rank. Example: KH, KD, KC
	Two Pair Any two cards of one rank together with two cards of another rank. When more than one hand has two pairs of the same rank, the hand with the highest card outside the paired cards wins. Example: JC, JH, QS, QD
	One Pair Two cards of the same rank. In case two hands have pairs, the highest pair wins. When more than one hand has a pair of the same rank, the hand with the highest card outside the pair wins. Example: 10C, 10S
	Highest Card When players have none of the above, the hand with the highest card wins.

Now that you know the basic poker hands, click here for the game rules of Dou Di Zhu (Fight the Landlord), Chudadi (Big2) and 13 Card Poker!

back to top >>