July's GNO

Hi there!

July's Girl's Night Out is going to be a poker night at Jill's house.

Starting time is 7 pm. The rest of the info is on the right.

Don't feel intimidated if you have not ever played....just bring a lot of money and do everything I say and you will be broke OK!

Seriously, maybe you are a card shark and you will clean our clocks or maybe you have never played and you need a list of what hand beats what. Either way, come on out and enjoy a night out and learn how to play. You never know...you might like it!

P.S. I don't know if we are even playing for money, but if we are I would assume it would be a small amount like $1 or $5. This is just to have a night out....so no worries if you don't even have the $1......we accept I.O.U's still want you to come!!!

Rank of Hands in Texas Holdem

In texas hold em poker, players compare five card hands against each other to determine who wins. A player with a flush has a better hand than a player with a straight, for example. The following list is from best to worst, so any hand on the list beats any hand below it and loses to any hand above it.
Royal Flush - An Ace-High straight of one suit.


Straight Flush - A straight of entirely one suit.


Four-of-a-Kind (Quads) - Four cards of the same rank.


Full House (Full Boat, Boat) - Three-of-a-kind and a pair. The example below would be called "Queens over Aces" or "Queens full of Aces".


Flush - Five cards of the same suit.


Straight (Run) - Five cards of sequential rank. Note that in holdem, Aces can be high or low.

An example of a straight where the Ace is low:


Three-of-a-Kind (Trips, Set, Triplets) - Three cards of the same rank.


Two Pair - Two cards of the same rank and another two cards of the same rank. The example below would be called "Jacks and Twos".


One Pair - Two cards of the same rank.


High Card - When you don't have any of the above, your highest card determines your hand. The example below would be "King High" or "High card King".