Four of a Kind - four cards of the same kind.Straight Flush - five cards in consecutive order of the same suit.Rank of Cards (in descending order): ACE, KING, QUEEN, JACK, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2. For example, two players hold Three-of-a-kind, but three eights beats three fours. If two opponents or more have poker hands within the same category, the winning hand is determined by the rank of the cards. Rank determines if you win a poker hand or not. As for the value of various hands in poker.
There are many different types of poker, but the basics are always the same.