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The winning hand is determined by seeing which hand has the best combination of cards, using a combination of "pocket" cards and "community" cards. The combinations are listed here from best to weakest hand. Each combination is illustrated by an example, where the following abbreviations are used: C - clubs, D - diamonds, H - hearts, S - spades; J - Jack, Q - Queen, K - King, A - Ace.

	Royal Flush Five cards in sequence of the same suit, ace high. Example: 10s, Js, Qs, Ks, As
	Straight Flush Five cards in sequence of the same suit. Example: 7d, 8d, 9d, 10d, Jd
	Four of a Kind Four cards of the same value. Suit is irrelevant. Example: Jc, Jd, Jh, Js
	Full House Three cards of one value together with two cards of another value. When more than one full house is competing, the one with the highest ranking group of three wins. Example: Qh, Qs, Kd, Kc, Kh
	Flush Five cards of the same suit. When more than one flush is competing, the one with the highest card wins. Example: As, 5s, 7s, 9s, Js
	Straight Five cards in sequence. When more than one straight is competing, the one with the highest card wins. An ace can be taken as either high or low (but not both high and low in the same hand). Example: 8, 9, 10, J, Q; suit is irrelevant.
	Three of a Kind Three cards of the same value. Example: Kh, Kd, Kc
	Two Pair Any two cards of one value together with two cards of another value. When more than one hand has two pairs of the same rank, the hand with the highest card outside the paired cards wins. Example: Jc, Jh, Qs, Qd
	One Pair Two cards of the same value. In case two hands have pairs, the highest pair wins. When more than one hand has a pair of the same rank, the hand with the highest card outside the pair wins. Example: 10c, 10s
	Highest Card When players have none of the above, the hand with the highest card wins.