There are many different poker hands, but these are the top 20 hands according to experts:
-A royal flush is the best hand possible, consisting of a five of a kind plus a pair.
-A straight is four cards of the same rank, such as two sevens, two eights, or a three of a kind.
-A flush is five cards of the same suit, such as two sevens, two eights, and a ten of the same color.
-A full house is three cards of the same rank and two cards of the same suit.
-A straight flush is five cards in sequence, such as an ace through five of any suit.
-A four of a kind consists of three cards of the same rank and one card of another rank.
-An inside straight is three cards that are not consecutive, such as an ace followed by two sevens or an eight followed by a six.
-An outside straight is three consecutive cards that are not an ace or two sevens or an eight.
-A high card (or fourth card) is any card that does not belong to any other hand.
