Side-by-Side Comparison
Card Games
Poker Hand Rankings vs. Texas Hold'em
Comparing 2 standards across 22 specifications. 22 key differences identified.
Comparing:
Poker Hand Rankings
Texas Hold'em
Poker hand rankings define the universal hierarchy of 5-card hands in poker standards, ranging from Royal Flush (1 in 649,740) down to High Card. Flushes beat Straights, Full Houses beat Flushes, and Four of a Kind beats Full Houses. Ties are broken by the highest ranked cards within the combination, followed by kickers.
Texas Hold'em is the world's standard poker variant where players receive two private hole cards and share five community cards to construct the best 5-card hand. Play proceeds through four distinct betting rounds: Pre-flop, Flop (3 cards), Turn (1 card), and River (1 card), governed by blind positions and table action rules.
Specification Comparison Table
22 Parameters| Parameter / Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
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Governing Standard
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WSOP / Poker TDA | Poker TDA / WSOP |
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Standard Deck Size
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52 cards (no jokers) | — |
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Total 5-Card Combinations
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2,598,960 possible hands | — |
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1. Royal Flush Odds
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1 in 649,740 (0.000154%) 4 combinations | — |
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2. Straight Flush Odds
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1 in 72,193 (0.00139%) 36 combinations | — |
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3. Four of a Kind Odds
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1 in 4,165 (0.0240%) 624 combinations | — |
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4. Full House Odds
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1 in 694 (0.1441%) 3,744 combinations | — |
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5. Flush Odds
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1 in 508 (0.1965%) 5,108 combinations | — |
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6. Straight Odds
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1 in 254 (0.3925%) 10,200 combinations | — |
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7. Three of a Kind Odds
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1 in 47.3 (2.1128%) 54,912 combinations | — |
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8. Two Pair Odds
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1 in 21.0 (4.7539%) 123,552 combinations | — |
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9. One Pair Odds
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1 in 2.37 (42.2569%) 1,098,240 combinations | — |
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10. High Card Odds
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1 in 1.99 (50.1177%) 1,302,540 combinations | — |
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Private Hole Cards
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— | 2 cards per player |
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Community Cards
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— | 5 cards on board |
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Total Betting Rounds
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— | 4 rounds |
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Starting Forced Bets
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— | Small Blind (SB) & Big Blind (BB) |
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Community Flop Cards
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— | 3 cards face-up |
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Community Turn Card
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— | 1 card face-up |
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Community River Card
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— | 1 card face-up |
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Standard Limit Styles
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— | No-Limit (NLH), Pot-Limit (PLH), Fixed-Limit (FLH) |
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Showdown Hand Size
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— | Best 5 of 7 available cards |