that beats King-High
A pair
This is when you have two cards of the same rank. So your pair of kings 
would beat a pair of tens
Two pair
Just how it sounds, this is when you have two pairs. This is ordered by the highest of your pairs first, so Queens and Sevens
would beat Jacks and Nines
Three of a kind
This is when you have three cards of the same rank, for example, Trip Jacks:
Straight
This is when all your cards are in sequence. Remember that an Ace can be played high or low. Straights are ordered by the top card in the sequence, so a Seven-High Straight: 
would beat a Five-high Straight:
Flush
A flush is when all your cards have the same suit. For example, a King-High Flush:
Full house
A full house is when you have three of a kind and a pair. They are ordered first by the rank of the three of a kind, so Nines over Deuces:
would beat a Sevens over Kings:
Four of a kind
Just like it sounds, four cards of all the same rank. This is the second highest hand type in poker so it is pretty good! Also known as Quads. For example:
Straight Flush
The best hand type is when all your cards are in sequence and they are all the same suit. These are ordered by the top card in the sequence, so an Ace-High Straight Flush (known as a Royal Flush) is the best possible hand in poker:
Basic Game PlayTexas Hold'em is a game played in rounds. In each round, also called a betting round, you learn more about what your eventual hand is going to be. Each player is allowed to make bets and the other players must equal those bets (calling) increase the bet (raising) or fold their hand. All the money goes into the pot and at the end of the hand whoever has the best poker hand wins it. Folding is special in that it means you are not putting any further money into the pot and that you can't win even if it turns out you would have had the best poker hand. So there are two ways to win a hand: at the very end you have the best poker hands of all the remaining players, or before the end all the other players fold to you leaving you as the only person left. We will describe first how the cards appear and you make your hand, and then talk about how the betting works in detail.
Pre-flop
In the pre-flop round each player is dealt two cards. These cards are dealt face-down and are private to each player. They are called your hole cards.
The Flop
On the flop, three cards are dealt face up in the middle of the table. These face-up cards are called the board.
The Turn
On the turn, a single card is added face up to the board.--making a total of four face-up cards.
The River
On the river, another single card is added face up to the board.--making a total of five face-up cards. This is the last round, and after betting on this round is finished everyone remaining reveals their hole cards, and the best hand wins. Remember too that if at any point everyone folds except for one player, that player immediately wins the pot and you go on to the next game without seeing any remaining rounds.
Your Hand
Your hand is made up of your two face-down cards, plus the five face up cards on the board. This is seven cards in total. With these seven cards you make the best five card poker hand possible. Everyone uses the same five face-up cards and adds their own two private hole cards.
Betting Rounds Betting is what makes poker a game of skill and gives it strategic depth. You want to bet and raise to increase the size of pots you feel you can win, fold when you think you are likely to lose, and bluff if you think all your remaining opponents will fold and give you the pot right there. This section describes how the betting rules work in Texas Hold'em.
Pre-flop betting
The pre-flop round is special. It starts with two "blind bets", or the blinds, so named because they are made before the cards are even dealt. The person to the immediate left of the dealer posts a small blind, and the person on his left posts the big blind. The small blind is typically half the size of the big blind. The cards are dealt, and then the person to the immediate left of the big blind has the option to call the amount of the big blind, raise and increase the bet size, or fold. After that person acts then play proceeds clockwise, with each player either calling the current bet size, raising it, or folding. The amount you can raise depends on whether you are playing fixed limit (also called just limit) or no limit poker. In fixed limit you must raise exactly the same amount of as the big blind, in no limit you can raise that amount or greater up to your entire stack (which is called going all-in). There is an additional rule in no limit that you cannot raise less than the previous raise. So if someone raises £100 and you want to raise, you must raise at least £100. Betting continues until everyone has either called the bet, or folded. If your bet is called you don't have the option to raise it again, except for the special case that the big blind can raise his initial blind bet if it is just called. After betting is finished play proceeds to the next round.
On the flop betting
Betting starts with the first person to the left of the dealer who still in the hand (i.e. not folded). Betting on the flop is like pre-flop betting, except there are no blind bets. So the current bet size starts at zero and the first player has the option to check, which is to not bet anything but stay in the hand. Following players can also check, or can bet in which case people after them must call, raise, or fold, just as in the pre-flop case.
River and turn betting
The mechanics of betting on the turn and river is exactly the same as the flop. When you are playing fixed limit, the amount that you bet and raise is double on these rounds. So instead of betting and raising in $2 increments (for example) now you bet in $4 increments. In no limit betting there is no change as you can always bet however much you like as long as it is equal to the big blind.
The dealer
As you may have noticed, play starts in each round with the person to the left of "the dealer". The person with the button is the person who would have been dealing if the players were actually dealing the cards and who we mean by "the dealer". After a hand ends the button moves one place to the left.
for further information on Odds of being dealt a particular hand - Please click on the following Link: Poker Odds and for further information on Poker Etiquette please click the following link: Poker Etiquette rule in no limit that you cannot raise less than the previous raise. So if someone raises £100 and you want to raise, you must raise at least £100. Betting continues until everyone has either called the bet, or folded. If your bet is called you don't have the option to raise it again, except for the special case that the big blind can raise his initial blind bet if it is just called. After betting is finished play proceeds to the next round. On the flop betting
Betting starts with the first person to the left of the dealer who still in the hand (i.e. not folded). Betting on the flop is like pre-flop betting, except there are no blind bets. So the current bet size starts at zero and the first player has the option to check, which is to not bet anything but stay in the hand. Following players can also check, or can bet in which case people after them must call, raise, or fold, just as in the pre-flop case. River and turn betting
The mechanics of betting on the turn and river is exactly the same as the flop. When you are playing fixed limit, the amount that you bet and raise is double on these rounds. So instead of betting and raising in $2 increments (for example) now you bet in $4 increments. In no limit betting there is no change as you can always bet however much you like as long as it is equal to the big blind. The dealer
As you may have noticed, play starts in each round with the person to the left of "the dealer". In card rooms and in Poker Academy players don't actually deal the cards, that's handled by an employee or in our case the software. A special marker, called "the button", is passed around the table. The person with the button is the person who would have been dealing if the players were actually dealing the cards and who we mean by "the dealer". After a hand ends the button moves one place to the left. for further information on Odds of being dealt a particular hand - Please click on the following Link: Poker Odds and for further information on Poker Etiquette please click the following link: Poker Etiquette
