The Order Of Winning Hands-Lesson 3

Now you know how to shuffle and deal cards you are ready to begin understanding the basics. Practice playing with a friend or dealing as if there were 5 people at the table. This will help you get accustomed to playing the real game. Skill is knowing the odds of whether your hand will win or not by the cards you hold and the cards showing on the table. This comes with experience so just have fun learning. A suite is Clubs, Spades, Diamonds, Hearts. Here is the cards which go from lowest hands to the best hand of them all.

1. 2 of a kind (2-Aces, 2-Kings, etc.)
2. 2 pairs (2-Kings and 2 threes, 2 Jacks and 2-10's, etc.)
3. 3 of a kind (3-Aces, 3-Kings, etc.)
4. Straight is any suite, clubs, diamonds, hearts, spades in numerical order, (8, 9, 10, Jack, Queen or Ace, 2, 3, 4, 5 etc.)
5. Full House - is a combination of 3 of a kind and 2 of a kind, (3-Kings and 2-10's, etc.)
6. 4 of a Kind - 4-9's, etc
7. Straight Flush - Is a straight but all in the same suite (3, 4, 5, 6, 7 all in spades)
8. Royal Straight Flush (Ace, King, Queen, Jack, 10) Is the highest winning hand you can get in Poker.

If you are a visual person go to this site and see the cards in the order of what beats what.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_poker_hands

Here are some playing cards to choose from while learning the game. You will be prepared for your first real poker game soon and get together all the supplies.The excitement of your first real game when understand how to play will get you interested in improving your skill. Practice learning the above skills and I will provide you with more information regarding skill and the unwritten rules of a good poker player.