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Royal flush</strong> <br> A, K, Q, J, 10, all the same suit. <br> <div class='rules-cards'> <img alt="A" height="62" src="/packages/cards/Large/Diamond/A-49a04aae5e96d2f948dc2062c2c4fcd5.png" width="48" /> <img alt="K" height="62" src="/packages/cards/Large/Diamond/K-0bfc14d8f58cc13891b108e4178f92f9.png" width="48" /> <img alt="Q" height="62" src="/packages/cards/Large/Diamond/Q-b981aa1f57642480de1dceaf1c2e810f.png" width="48" /> <img alt="J" height="62" src="/packages/cards/Large/Diamond/J-d915fc38dbca1ca74cdd75dd913de1f3.png" width="48" /> <img alt="T" height="62" src="/packages/cards/Large/Diamond/T-ef2fe11bbd701e4c5b6681e506271700.png" width="48" /> </div> <br> <strong>2. Straight flush</strong> <br> Five cards in a sequence, all in the same suit. <br> <div class='rules-cards'></div> <img alt="8" height="62" src="/packages/cards/Large/Club/8-c3708e4821723f1100d514e5280b3f32.png" width="48" /> <img alt="7" height="62" src="/packages/cards/Large/Club/7-5610625720208cc02c1107c91365eb37.png" width="48" /> <img alt="6" height="62" src="/packages/cards/Large/Club/6-2ae755e4721249426b33e1ef1ba96281.png" width="48" /> <img alt="5" height="62" src="/packages/cards/Large/Club/5-872c7ee1aa9a583c1297872021b4cbcf.png" width="48" /> <img alt="4" height="62" src="/packages/cards/Large/Club/4-33a9251d25da1ea2ba49e69e94549aee.png" width="48" /> <br> <strong>3. Four of a kind</strong> <br> All four cards of the same rank. <br> <div class='rules-cards'> <img alt="J" height="62" src="/packages/cards/Large/Heart/J-2bf19067cda29391286416d0d00646d6.png" width="48" /> <img alt="J" height="62" src="/packages/cards/Large/Diamond/J-d915fc38dbca1ca74cdd75dd913de1f3.png" width="48" /> <img alt="J" height="62" src="/packages/cards/Large/Spade/J-fff29c49da8ca1f7a272c5ac83f51d06.png" width="48" /> <img alt="J" height="62" src="/packages/cards/Large/Club/J-58b4c0f26e3e0cf8c0772ab3e9e34784.png" width="48" /> <img alt="7" height="62" src="/packages/cards/Large/Diamond/7-7e507c2122efe10ed7abacab95edff97.png" width="48" /> </div> <br> <strong>4. Full house</strong> <br> Three of a kind with a pair. <br> <div class='rules-cards'> <img alt="T" height="62" src="/packages/cards/Large/Heart/T-c3f8fd4ffc3e09ec705a817aa212dc86.png" width="48" /> <img alt="T" height="62" src="/packages/cards/Large/Diamond/T-ef2fe11bbd701e4c5b6681e506271700.png" width="48" /> <img alt="T" height="62" src="/packages/cards/Large/Spade/T-9a16f63a333b3edeb50c4372f8dd9883.png" width="48" /> <img alt="9" height="62" src="/packages/cards/Large/Club/9-e6f0020a48aef9907b626477c5a60ac2.png" width="48" /> <img alt="9" height="62" src="/packages/cards/Large/Diamond/9-3e500833bafc81a708d195f16d005125.png" width="48" /> </div> <br> <strong>5. Flush</strong> <br> Any five cards of the same suit, but not in a sequence. <br> <div class='rules-cards'> <img alt="4" height="62" src="/packages/cards/Large/Spade/4-4200c8b5f3f5ba04d9fd5a69d71dab2f.png" width="48" /> <img alt="J" height="62" src="/packages/cards/Large/Spade/J-fff29c49da8ca1f7a272c5ac83f51d06.png" width="48" /> <img alt="8" height="62" src="/packages/cards/Large/Spade/8-60d335b08119f600c3ca02aa58fa902d.png" width="48" /> <img alt="2" height="62" src="/packages/cards/Large/Spade/2-e2d1cee5fc0db0b70990036153d57906.png" width="48" /> <img alt="9" height="62" src="/packages/cards/Large/Spade/9-b0d71e77734375ceb3954156232f1f2d.png" width="48" /> </div> <br> <strong>6. Straight</strong> <br> Five cards in a sequence, but not of the same suit. <br> <div class='rules-cards'> <img alt="9" height="62" src="/packages/cards/Large/Club/9-e6f0020a48aef9907b626477c5a60ac2.png" width="48" /> <img alt="8" height="62" src="/packages/cards/Large/Diamond/8-6cd5b3025be0dd56cd52dfd2a49d922d.png" width="48" /> <img alt="7" height="62" src="/packages/cards/Large/Spade/7-6c1d119e9c923f8e4773cf00d05e26d6.png" width="48" /> <img alt="6" height="62" src="/packages/cards/Large/Diamond/6-a0c0218210a1a6c4ec17e5cec17ee3d8.png" width="48" /> <img alt="5" height="62" src="/packages/cards/Large/Heart/5-f498916a3011c2b7199e1c1008dbe330.png" width="48" /> </div> <br> <strong>7. Three of a kind</strong> <br> Three cards of the same rank. <br> <div class='rules-cards'> <img alt="7" height="62" src="/packages/cards/Large/Club/7-5610625720208cc02c1107c91365eb37.png" width="48" /> <img alt="7" height="62" src="/packages/cards/Large/Diamond/7-7e507c2122efe10ed7abacab95edff97.png" width="48" /> <img alt="7" height="62" src="/packages/cards/Large/Spade/7-6c1d119e9c923f8e4773cf00d05e26d6.png" width="48" /> <img alt="K" height="62" src="/packages/cards/Large/Club/K-3e8312c33de4718943cd0276de8a16a1.png" width="48" /> <img alt="3" height="62" src="/packages/cards/Large/Diamond/3-909f8b1571f834c774576c93eae26594.png" width="48" /> </div> <br> <strong>8. Two pair</strong> <br> Two different pairs. <br> <div class='rules-cards'> <img alt="4" height="62" src="/packages/cards/Large/Club/4-33a9251d25da1ea2ba49e69e94549aee.png" width="48" /> <img alt="4" height="62" src="/packages/cards/Large/Spade/4-4200c8b5f3f5ba04d9fd5a69d71dab2f.png" width="48" /> <img alt="3" height="62" src="/packages/cards/Large/Club/3-0c3eda54cfb6808b0a94950c045e497a.png" width="48" /> <img alt="3" height="62" src="/packages/cards/Large/Diamond/3-909f8b1571f834c774576c93eae26594.png" width="48" /> <img alt="Q" height="62" src="/packages/cards/Large/Club/Q-9fcc4fd7692aa96ba9fcb04fa9fd727d.png" width="48" /> </div> <br> <strong>9. 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