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Does a flush beat a straight? Is a Full House better than Four of a Kind? Is Three of a Kind higher than Two Pairs? Between a High Card and a pair, which one takes the pot?

If you are just starting to play online poker, these are important questions to ask. Because as a player, you must have your poker hand rankings pat.

So, what exactly are poker hand rankings and why is it important to know them?

Poker hand hierarchy of possible winning hands, with the Royal Flush at the top and a High Card at the bottom. Between these two are eight other potential poker sequences, including the Straight Flush, Four of a Kind, Full House, Flush, Straight, Two Pairs, and One Pair.

Poker card rankings are ordered on their probability of occurring. For example, getting a Royal Flush has the lowest probability (.000154%, or odds of 1: 649739) while getting a High Card has the highest probability (50.1177%, and almost even odds of 1:.995)