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5. Flush refers to five cards in non-sequential order of the same suit. EX: A-9-7-5-2 (or) K-J-8-6-3. If the highest cards are equal then the second highest card is compared; if those are equal too, then the third highest card, and so on. Here J-9-7-5-2 beats J-9-7-4-3 because 5 beats 4. Flush

6. Full House refers to three cards of the same numerical value and a pair EX: A-A-A-5-5 (or) 6-6-6-2-2. If the threes of a kind were equal, the rank of the pairs would decide the outcome. Full house

7. Four of a kind refers to four cards of the same numerical value and any other card. EX: A-A-A-A-3 (or) 5-5-5-5-7. Four of a kind

8. Straight Flush refers to five cards of the same sequential order of the same suit. EX: 7-6-5-4-3 (or) 9-10-J-Q-K all spades. Remember Q-K-A-2-3 is usually not allowed. Since cards cannot turn corner. Straight flush

9. Royal Flush refers to 10-J-Q-K-A (or) A-K-Q-J-10 of the same suit. It's nothing but the best straight flush. As all suits are equal, all royal flushes are equal. Royal flush

10. Now what happens when the five cards do not form any of the combinations listed above. That's when High Card comes in to play. When comparing two such hands, the one with the better highest card wins. If the highest cards are equal the second cards are compared; if they are equal too the third cards are compared, and so on. So A-J-9-5-3 beats A-10-9-6-4 because the J beats 10. High card

NOTE: In standard poker there is no ranking of suits, Cards cannot turn the corner.