What is the higher poker hand?? Royal Flush or 5 of a Kind ??Thanks?

Answer 1

If there are no wild cards then a royal flush is the highest hand.. If you are playing with anytype of wild card then a 5 of a kind is a better hand. When playing with wild cards, the probably of a 5 of a kind is lower than a straight flush.

To whoever said Five Aces beats Seven Threes.. Now that's funny man. LOL

Answer 2

5 of a kind would be a loosing hand.but heres the run down.
1. Royal Flush
This is the highest poker hand. It consists of ace, king, queen, jack, ten, all in the same suit. As all suits are equal, all royal flushes are equal.

2. Straight Flush
Five cards of the same suit in sequence - such as J-10-9-8-7. Between two straight flushes, the one containing the higher top card is higher. An ace can be counted as low, so 5-4-3-2-A is a straight flush, but its top card is the five, not the ace, so it is the lowest type of straight flush. The cards cannot "turn the corner": 4-3-2-A-K is not valid.

3. Four of a kind
Four cards of the same rank - such as four queens. The fifth card can be anything. This combination is sometimes known as "quads", and in some parts of Europe it is called a "poker", though this term for it is unknown in English. Between two fours of a kind, the one with the higher set of four cards is higher - so 3-3-3-3-A is beaten by 4-4-4-4-2. It can't happen in standard poker, but if in some other game you need to compare two fours of a kind where the sets of four cards are of the same rank, then the one with the higher fifth card is better.

4. Full House
This consists of three cards of one rank and two cards of another rank - for example three sevens and two tens (colloquially known as "sevens full" or more specifically "sevens on tens"). When comparing full houses, the rank of the three cards determines which is higher. For example 9-9-9-4-4 beats 8-8-8-A-A. If the threes of a kind were equal, the rank of the pairs would decide.

5. Flush
Five cards of the same suit. When comparing two flushes, the highest card determines which is higher. If the highest cards are equal then the second highest card is compared; if those are equal too, then the third highest card, and so on. For example K-J-9-3-2 beats K-J-7-6-5 because the nine beats the seven.

6. Straight
Five cards of mixed suits in sequence - for example Q-J-10-9-8. When comparing two sequences, the one with the higher ranking top card is better. Ace can count high or low in a straight, but not both at once, so A-K-Q-J-10 and 5-4-3-2-A are valid straights, but 2-A-K-Q-J is not. 5-4-3-2-A is the lowest kind of straight, the top card being the five.

7. Three of a Kind
Three cards of the same rank plus two other cards. This combination is also known as Triplets or Trips. When comparing two threes of a kind the hand in which the three equal cards are of higher rank is better. So for example 5-5-5-3-2 beats 4-4-4-K-Q. If you have to compare two threes of a kind where the sets of three are of equal rank, then the higher of the two remaining cards in each hand are compared, and if those are equal, the lower odd card is compared.

8. Two Pairs
A pair is two cards of equal rank. In a hand with two pairs, the two pairs are of different ranks (otherwise you would have four of a kind), and there is an odd card to make the hand up to five cards. When comparing hands with two pairs, the hand with the highest pair wins, irrespective of the rank of the other cards - so J-J-2-2-4 beats 10-10-9-9-8 because the jacks beat the tens. If the higher pairs are equal, the lower pairs are compared, so that for example 8-8-6-6-3 beats 8-8-5-5-K. Finally, if both pairs are the same, the odd cards are compared, so Q-Q-5-5-8 beats Q-Q-5-5-4.

9. Pair
A hand with two cards of equal rank and three other cards which do not match these or each other. When comparing two such hands, the hand with the higher pair is better - so for example 6-6-4-3-2 beats 5-5-A-K-Q. If the pairs are equal, compare the highest ranking odd cards from each hand; if these are equal compare the second highest odd card, and if these are equal too compare the lowest odd cards. So J-J-A-9-3 beats J-J-A-8-7 because the 9 beats the 8.

10. High Card
Five cards which do not form any of the combinations listed above. When comparing two such hands, the one with the better highest card wins. If the highest cards are equal the second cards are compared; if they are equal too the third cards are compared, and so on. So A-J-9-5-3 beats A-10-9-6-4 because the jack beats the ten.

Answer 3

Five of a kind can only occur in a home game or a very strange casino. But most people play 5 of a kind being higher than a royal flush. Mathematically it should NOT be, but 5 of a kind is technically higher. You can play however you want though, just say it before the game starts. Of course both hands occurring at once is extremely uncommon

Answer 4

In playing straight poker, a Royal Flush is the highest hand, as 5 of a kind is non-existent. If playing with wildcards, then 5 of a kind indeed beats a Royal Flush. Five Aces is the highest hand there is, even in seven-card games. For example, 5 Aces beats 7 threes, as you can only play 5 of the seven cards.

Answer 5

Well if you are playing with wild cards { 5 of a kind is the best hand you can have} {5 aces being the nuts} if your not playing with wild cards Royal flush is the best hand you can have

Answer 6

interesting.i always assumed you used "wild" cards to complete an existing poker hand.you could turn a set into 4 of a kind,etc.a 5 of a kind is nonexistent in my book,going by the definitions of the correct hand ranking system.high card to royal flush.5 of a kind,you guys are funny.

Answer 7

Royal straight flush beats 5 of a kind.

Answer 8

IF you are playing with wild cards (the only way to get 5 of a kind), then the 5 of a kind is higher.

Answer 9

This article called 'Poker Hands - A Guide For Beginners' should be of assistance:
http://www.casinotimes.co.uk/articles/2006-12/poker-hands-281206.htm

Answer 10

5 of a kind - and yes you can get a 5 of a kind if you play with wilds people ! duh
if you are not playing with wilds then a royal flush