what is texas hold 'em starting hands?
In Texas hold 'em, a starting hand consists of two hole cards, which belong exclusively to the player and remain hidden from other players. Five community cards are also dealt into play. Betting begins before any of the community cards are exposed and continues throughout the hand.
Texas Holdem Poker Hand Combination
Official hands in poker
Know your poker hand order
A hand in poker consists of five cards, which fall into several categories. Below is the complete list of poker hands, from highest to lowest.
- Royal flush
- Straight flush
- Four of a kind
- Full house
- Flush
- Straight
- Three of a kind
- Two pairs
- Pair
- High card
Poker hand rankings: ties and kickers
Poker is all about making the best five-card poker hand from the seven cards available (five community cards plus your own two hole cards). That means in the event of a tie with four of a kind, three of a kind, two pair, one pair, or high card, a side card, or 'kicker', comes into play to decide who wins the pot.