Poker Hand Evaluator
Pick some cards and this tool works out your hand for you. Choose your two hole cards first, then three to five community cards, and it shows the hand you have and the best five cards making it up. It uses the same engine as the game itself.
Hole cards (2)
Board (3-5 cards)
The gold outline shows the slot being filled. Pick a card below and it goes into that slot, then the next one. Tap a slot to change where the next card goes, and use × to take a card out.
Pick two hole cards and at least three community cards
Hand rankings (strongest first)
HandWhat it isExample
Royal Flush10, J, Q, K, A all of the same suit♠10 ♠J ♠Q ♠K ♠A
Straight FlushFive in a row, all the same suit♥8 ♥7 ♥6 ♥5 ♥4
Four of a KindFour cards of the same rank♠7 ♥7 ♦7 ♣7 ♠K
Full HouseThree of a kind plus a pair♠K ♥K ♦K ♣6 ♥6
FlushFive of the same suit, any ranks♦K ♦J ♦8 ♦4 ♦2
StraightFive in a row, any suits♠10 ♥9 ♦8 ♣7 ♠6
Three of a KindThree cards of the same rank♠Q ♥Q ♦Q ♣8 ♠3
Two PairTwo separate pairs♠J ♥J ♣5 ♦5 ♠A
One PairTwo cards of the same rank♠A ♥A ♦10 ♣7 ♠4
High CardNo made hand. The highest card decides♠A ♥Q ♦10 ♣5 ♠2
Things worth knowing
A-2-3-4-5 counts as a straight
e.g.
OKA, 2, 3, 4, 5 — the ace plays low (the weakest straight, known as the wheel)
NGQ, K, A, 2, 3 — a run cannot wrap around the ace
Between two flushes, the suit does not decide it
No suit beats another. You compare the five ranks from the top down.
e.g.♠A♠9♠7♠4♠2 against ♥A♥9♥7♥4♥3 → the fifth card, 3 > 2, so the hearts win
Your hand is always the best five of the seven
You pick any five from your two hole cards plus the five on the board
Using only one of your cards, or none at all (playing the board), is perfectly valid
The "best five" display here shows which cards actually made your hand
Equal hands are settled by the kicker
A kicker is a card not part of the made hand that still counts when comparing two hands
e.g.You hold A-K, they hold A-Q, and the board has an A — both have a pair of aces, but K > Q, so you win
You will pick the rankings up faster by meeting them in real hands than by studying the table.
Try it out in Poker Online.