Royal Flush - A royal flush is the highest hand in the game. It's made up of an Ace, a King, a Queen, a Jack and a 10 that are all of the same suit.
Straight Flush - This hand consists of five cards, in sequential order, of the same suit. Aces can sometimes be counted as the lowest card in that order. For example… Ace, 2, 3, 4, and a 5 is a group of five ordered cards.
Four of a Kind - For this hand, you need four cards of the same value and one odd card. For example… 7, J, J, J, J.
Full House - For a full house, you need two cards of one rank and three of another. For example… Q, Q, Q, 5, 5 or 6, 6, 6, K, K.
Flush - To get a flush, you need five cards to all be of the same suit. For example, a 4 of Diamonds, a 6 of Diamonds, 8 of Diamonds, Queen of Diamonds and Ace of Diamonds make a flush.
Straight - A straight is when you have five cards in sequential order, but they don't have to be of to the same suit. For example… an Ace of Spades, 2 of Hearts, 3 of Diamonds, 4 of Clubs and 5 of Spades.
Three of a Kind - For three of a kind, you have to have three cards of the same face value and two odd cards, such as 6, 6, 6, J and 2.
Two Pair - For this hand, you need two cards of the same rank or value. Two pair happens when your hand has two pair plus one odd card. For example… 6, 6, 2, 2, 3.
One Pair (Jacks or better) - Only pairs of jacks, queens, kings or aces can win a pay off in video poker.
