Hold em or Fold em

Texas Hold’em poker online is a wildly popular card game that people all over the world play. It is a very strategic card game and can be played in fairly large groups of people. The wagering of chips and strategies involved make the game incredibly fun. This article is going to examine best hands in Texas Hold’em, and the order in which they are ranked. When you play Texas Hold’em every player gets two cards in their hand and then use the cards on the table to complete their hand. The best 5 cards are used to compete and win the chips that have been wagered.

 

The best 4 hands in Texas Hold’em

The royal flush is a very rare hand and it is the best possible hand to have. It is a flush of a 10, jack, queen, king, ace of the same suit. A strait flush is the second strongest hand, it is 5 consecutive cards all of the same suit. Example would be a 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 of the same suit. Four of a kind is the next best hand, in this scenario you would have the same card in your hand like two queens and then the other two queens would be on the table to give you 4 queens. A full house rounds out the top 4 hands. A full house is a pair and a set of trips, such as a pair jacks and three kings. These four hands will most likely always win a hand for you if you have these cards to play.

 

The bottom hands in Texas Hold’em

A flush is the next best hand you have in Texas Hold’em. A flush is 5 cards of the same suit, but numerical order does not matter. A strait comes in next, and that is when you have 5 cards that are in numerical order but can occur from all different suits. Trips is when you have three of the same card such as 3 queens in your hand. Next is two pairs of cards such as a pair of 5’s and a pair of 10’s. A pair of anything is the next best hand such as a pair of kings. If no one on table has any of these hands then the deciding factor is whoever has the highest card in their hand. An ace is the highest kicker you can have in your hand.

 

Conclusion

Texas Hold’em is one of the best hands you can play with a group of friends. If you do not already play, it is well worth your time to learn and begin playing. You got to know when to hold them and know when to fold them.