I think I should introduce my site first and foremost. This is the first article of the Hold ‘Em Authority, which will eventually be a central location for all kinds of poker information, ranging from the hand rankings that is contained in this post, to suggestions on how to improve your tournament play by tightening up while staying aggressive.
**Before you even attempt to sit down at a table, it’s vital to know the strength of your hand. These are all based on five card hands, and a five card hand is what is used in the game of hold ‘em (even though, as you’ll figure out soon enough if you don’t know already, seven cards are involved).
Without further ado, let’s get into some resources that are excellent for hand rankings:
The Poker Source has a nice user friendly view on the rankings of poker hands. I really like the graphical interface on this site, but it leaves out a very important part of the hand rankings. Sometimes you won’t have a hand that contains a pair, straight, or flush. In this case, the strength of the hand lies solely in the highest card you possess. In hold ‘em, the Ace can be used as a high card or a low card, so if you have an Ace in your hand, it will be considered the high card in your hand.
If you’re interested in a printer-friendly version that still contains illustrations of the hands, I would recommend Got to Get
This should give you something to work with. I find that most people have trouble remembering which is stronger: flush or straight. My advice to you is to think about it alphabetically; which word comes first in every dictionary? Obviously, flush does, which might help you to remember that flush also comes before straight in the hand rankings.
**Next, it is important to understand that there are strengths among the strengths of your hand. The next post will also discuss introduce the “kickerâ€.
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