Poker Hand Rankings: The Complete Guide for 2026

Every poker game, from Texas Hold’em to Omaha, is decided by the same ten hands. This page is the reference: the full ranking table, real odds for each hand, and links to our in-depth guides on every topic a player actually looks up. New to the game? Read the table top to bottom. Been playing for years? Jump straight to the odds and strategy guides below.

Poker hands ranked from strongest to weakest

Suits never outrank each other. When two players hold the same hand type, the higher cards win, and identical hands split the pot.

Go deeper on any hand or concept

• Royal Flush strategy and the Straight Flush guide: how the two rarest hands work and what to do when you flop them.
• Royal Flush vs Straight Flush: the comparison everyone argues about, settled.
• The most famous royal flushes ever caught on camera.
• Pot odds explained with real examples and poker hand probabilities: the math behind every good call.
• Hand equity calculators: the tools pros use to check their decisions.
• Beginner guide to poker hand rankings: the slower, example-heavy version of this page.
• Poker cheat sheet: the printable version of this page with odds and position basics.
• What beats what in poker: every head-to-head comparison with tie-break rules.
• Poker starting hands: charts and strategy for the two cards that matter most.
• Poker hand equity: win rates for every matchup, preflop and beyond.

What beats what in poker, in one line

Royal Flush beats Straight Flush. Straight Flush beats Four of a Kind. Four of a Kind beats Full House. Full House beats Flush. Flush beats Straight. Straight beats Three of a Kind. Three of a Kind beats Two Pair. Two Pair beats One Pair. One Pair beats High Card. If you remember only the table above, you can sit down at any game and never misplay a showdown again.