Level 2

Hand Rankings

What beats what — read any hand at a glance.

10 lessons

All ten poker hands in order, what beats what, and the best-five-cards rule that decides every showdown — with real boards to practice on.

The rule that decides every showdown, and the one beginners misread most often. See it on four boards, and learn the habit that stops the mistake.

Yes, and rarity is the reason. See both hands on real boards, what beats a flush next, and how two flushes are compared at showdown.

See the board where your three of a kind quietly becomes a full house, why a kicker never rescues trips, and how two full houses are compared.

Four real boards where the community cards outrank everything in the players' hands — who gets paid, who shares, and the single card that changes it.

Every low connected board hides one, and most players walk past it. See where it comes from, what it beats, and the check that stops you missing it.

Three hearts on the board are not a flush, and four in your hand are not either. See what finishes one, and why the ace of the suit is worth so much.

Three of a kind and a pair, in one five-card hand. See which half settles a showdown, how rare one is, and how a paired board makes one for you.

The weakest ranking, and not the one you hold most often. See how it is read at showdown, which card breaks the tie, and why it still takes pots.

Four queens on the board, and the pot still goes to one player. The fifth card settles it — unless the board fills that slot too.

Practice this in Vibe Poker

Short three-player matches, free play-money chips — the same concepts, at a real table.

Free, play-money only. 18+.