§ 1540 — Ranking of cards in hand

The cards are ranked ace, king, queen, jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, and 2. A Texas Hold’em Poker hand in a showdown shall consist of 5 cards, ranked according to the following from highest to lowest:

(1)Straight flush. —Five cards of the same suit in sequence; an ace-high straight flush is a “royal flush”;

(2)Four of a kind. —Four cards of the same rank;

(3)Full house. —Three cards of the same rank and 2 cards of 1 other rank;

(4)Flush. —Five cards of the same suit;

(5)Straight. —Five cards in sequence;

(6)Three of a kind. —Three cards of the same rank;

(7)Two pair. —Two cards of the same rank and 2 cards of 1 other rank;

(8)One pair. —Two cards of the same rank; and

(9)High card. —The highest ranking card in the hand.