Texas Holdem Online Poker Hands

If you are a fan of playing Texas Holdem poker then you will love having access to the internet, its possible to play Texas Holdem online with friends, family or complete strangers around the world. Depending on how confident you are at playing poker you can bet for real money and make quite a significant amount of profit on the other hand you could lose a significant amount of money if you are not wise and play to the best of your ability.

When playing Texas Holdem online you should be comfortable with what you are doing although playing poker over the internet is a great place to start and learn the ropes. You can play with fake chips in friendly games until you have grasped the strategies required to become a successful poker player.

You should search online for the best hands so that you know what you are aiming for. This is the list in order of strength:

Straight flush (5 consecutive cards in the same suit e.g. 6,7,8,9,10 of hearts)

Four of a kind (4 cards of the same kind e.g. Q,Q,Q,Q)

Full house (3 cards of the same kind along with 2 of the same kind e.g. 5,5,5,K,K)

Flush (5 cards of the same suit e.g. 3,9,5,A,2 of clubs)

Straight (5 consecutive cards not in the same suit e.g. 2,3,4,5,6 of mixed suits)

Three of a kind (3 cards of the same kind e.g. 10,10,10,5,2)

Two Pair (2 pairs of the same cards e.g. A,A,8,8,4)

One Pair (1 pair of the same cards e.g. 3,3,9,A,K)

High card (If you cannot make the hand and have the highest card on the table e.g. K,5,7,2,4)

If 2 or more players have the same hand then the winner is decided on who has the best, for example if 2 players had a straight then the highest straight would win e.g. 3,4,5,6,7 and 4,5,6,7,8 (the latter would win).