There are many variations of poker, some of which include "Texas Hold'em" and "5 Card Draw", there are many more, but this site will give a brief overview on the rules of each. If you wish to learn how to play any of the other variants of poker, it is suggested that you google it. This site is really only giving an overview of the games, other sites are more detailed.
The table below shows the values of certain poker hands in order of rank, common to almost every variation of poker:
| NAME | EXAMPLE | NAME | EXAMPLE |
| Royal Flush | A♠ K♠ Q♠ J♠ 10♠ | Straight | A♣ K♣ Q◊ J♠ 10♠ |
| Straight Flush | A10♣ 9♣ 8♣ 7♣ 6♣ | 3-Of-A-Kind | 4◊ 4♣ 4♠ 8◊ 6♣ |
| 4-Of-A-Kind | 9♣ 9♠ 9◊ 9♥ J♥ | 2 Pair | 10♠ 10♣ 8♥ 8♣ A◊ |
| Full House | Q♣ Q◊ Q♠ 9♥ 9♣ | 1 Pair | 4♥ 4♠ K♠ 10◊ 5♠ |
| Flush | K♥ Q♥ 9♥ 5♥ 4♥ | High Card | K♥ J♣ 8♣ 7◊ 3♠ |
Descriptions in order of rank:
- Royal Flush : Ace high straight flush
- Straight Flush: 5 cards in order all of the same suit
- 4-Of-A-Kind : 4 cards the same
- Full House : A 3-Of-A-Kind and a pair
- Flush : 5 cards all of the same suit
- Straight : 5 cards in order
- 3-Of-A-Kind : 3 cards the same
- 2 Pair : 2 Pairs
- 1 Pair : 2 cards the same
- High Card : No cards the same
