The following is the ranking of general poker hands from highest to lowest.
Royal Straight Flush – 10-J-Q-K-A, all of the same suit.
Straight Flush – five cards, of the same suit, in order, such as 2-3-4-5-6 all of diamonds.
Four of a Kind – four of the same card, such as K-A-A-A-A.
Full House – a set of three of a kind plus a pair, such as 8-8-Q-Q-Q.
Flush – five cards of the same suit
Straight – five running cards not necessarily of the same suit, such as 6-7-8-9-10
Three of a Kind – three cards of the same value, such as 10-10-10
Two Pair – four cards with two of the same value and the other two of the same value, such as 8-8 and A-A
One Pair – two cards of the same value, such as 2-2
High Card – any one card with the highest value
Slang for Specific Hands
A-A – American Airlines, bullets, pocket rockets
A-K – Big Slick, “Walking back to Houston”
A-J – Ajax
K-K – Cowboys
K-Q – Marriage
K-J – Kojak
K-9 – Canine
Q-Q – Dames, divas, ladies, the Hilton sisters
Q-J – Maverick, Oedipus Rex
Q-7 – Computer Hand
J-J – Jokers, hooks
J-5 – Jackson Five, Motown
10-5 – Five and dime
10-2 – Doyle Brunson
8-8 – Snowmen, Octopuses
7-7 – Hockey Sticks, walking Sticks
7-2 – The Hammer
5-5 – Nickels, presto
5-4 – Jesse James (for his Colt .45)
4-4 – Sailboats
2-2 – Ducks
