The best possible hand in Hold’em is the royal flush. Here is the rank of hands in order from strongest to weakest.

1.	Royal flush – the ten through the ace, all of the same suit.
2.	Straight flush – five cards in a row (straight), all in the same suit. A royal flush is simply an ace-high straight flush.
3.	Four of a kind (quads) – having all four cards of the same rank.
4.	Full House (full boat or boat) – three of a kind and two of a kind in one hand.
5.	Flush – having five of a suit would qualify as a flush. Should two people both have a flush, the winner is determined by high cards in the flush hands. That is an ace high flush will beat a king high flush.
6.	Straight – five cards in a row. Should two straights come up against each other the highest straight wins.
7.	Three of a kind (trips or a set) – having three cards of the same rank.
8.	Two pair – two of a kind twice in one hand. The highest of the pair is used to determine the winner should two people both have two pairs.
9.	One pair – having two cards of the same rank.
10.	High cards – highest five cards from the top down.