About this poker hand generator
This generator deals poker hands from a single fairly shuffled deck, so no card appears twice, and ranks them by the standard order: high card, one pair, two pair, three of a kind, straight, flush, full house, four of a kind, straight flush, and royal flush. In Texas Hold’em each player combines two hole cards with five shared board cards, and in seven-card stud each player has seven cards; in both, the best five-card combination counts, and those cards are outlined. The percentage beside each hand is how often that category occurs: for five random cards in draw poker, and for the best five of seven in Hold’em and stud. Starting-hand mode names two-card Hold’em hands such as AKs or pocket pairs.
How to deal poker hands
- Pick the game. Choose five-card draw, Texas Hold’em, starting hands, or seven-card stud, or press a quick deal.
- Set the players. Drag the slider from 1 to 9 players.
- Press Deal cards. Read each hand’s ranking and odds, see the winning cards outlined, and deal again.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best poker hand?
A royal flush: ace, king, queen, jack, and ten of the same suit. In five-card poker it comes up about once in 649,740 hands.
Does a flush beat a straight?
Yes. A flush (five cards of one suit) beats a straight (five in a row), and a full house beats both.
How are ties broken?
Hands of the same category are compared by their ranks, highest first, then by kickers. If everything is equal, the pot is split; suits never break ties.
Can an ace be low in a straight?
Yes. A-2-3-4-5, the “wheel”, is the lowest straight. An ace can be high or low, but a straight cannot wrap around, as in Q-K-A-2-3.
Why are the odds different in Hold’em?
With seven cards to choose from, strong hands are much more common: a flush appears in about 3% of seven-card hands but only 0.2% of five-card hands.