๐ Poker Hand Evaluator
High Card
Select the rank and suit of 5 playing cards to automatically identify which poker hand it forms โ royal flush, full house, flush, straight, and more. Handy for learning hand rankings or double-checking a hand.
How to use
- Choose the rank and suit (โ โฅโฆโฃ) for each of the 5 cards.
- Use "Deal random" to have 5 non-repeating cards picked for you automatically.
- The resulting hand category is identified and shown automatically.
How the calculation works
Choose five playing cards to find out the poker hand. If the same card is chosen twice, an error is shown and no hand is evaluated. Hand rankings (lowest first) High card โ one pair โ two pair โ three of a kind โ straight โ flush โ full house โ four of a kind โ straight flush โ royal flush A straight is five consecutive ranks. Both A-2-3-4-5 (the lowest straight) and 10-J-Q-K-A (the highest) count. A run that wraps around the ace, such as K-A-2-3-4, is not a straight.
Worked example
Chance of each hand in a five-card deal Royal flush: about 0.00015% (about 1 in 650,000) Straight flush: about 0.0014% Four of a kind: about 0.024% Full house: about 0.14% Flush: about 0.20% Straight: about 0.39% Three of a kind: about 2.1% Two pair: about 4.8% One pair: about 42.3% High card: about 50.1%
Things to be aware of
- There are 2,598,960 possible five-card hands.
- Between two hands of the same kind, the higher-ranked cards win (this tool names the hand only).
- In Texas holdโem you make the best five cards out of seven. This tool evaluates five.
FAQ
What happens if I select the same card twice?
Since a real deck only has one of each card, selecting a duplicate rank/suit combination shows an error message and no hand is evaluated.
Does an A-2-3-4-5 straight count?
Yes. This is the lowest possible straight, sometimes called the "wheel" (where the Ace counts as 1) โ it's correctly recognized as a straight (or straight flush, if all one suit).
What's the order of hand strength?
From weakest to strongest: high card, one pair, two pair, three of a kind, straight, flush, full house, four of a kind, straight flush, royal flush.