§ Â 1540. Ranking of cards in hand.

The cards are ranked ace, king, queen, jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, and 2. A Texas Hold’em Poker hand in a showdown shall consist of 5 cards, ranked according to the following from highest to lowest:

(1) Straight flush. — Five cards of the same suit in sequence; an ace-high straight flush is a “royal flush”;

(2) Four of a kind. — Four cards of the same rank;

(3) Full house. — Three cards of the same rank and 2 cards of 1 other rank;

(4) Flush. — Five cards of the same suit;

(5) Straight. — Five cards in sequence;

(6) Three of a kind. — Three cards of the same rank;

(7) Two pair. — Two cards of the same rank and 2 cards of 1 other rank;

(8) One pair. — Two cards of the same rank; and

(9) High card. — The highest ranking card in the hand.