poker hand

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poker hand - the 5 cards held in a game of poker

deal, hand - the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time; "I didn't hold a good hand all evening"; "he kept trying to see my hand"

royal flush - a poker hand with the ace, king, queen, jack, and 10 all in the same suit

straight flush - a poker hand with consecutive cards in the same suit

full house - a poker hand with 3 of a kind and a pair

flush - a poker hand with all 5 cards in the same suit

straight - a poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit)

pair - a poker hand with 2 cards of the same value

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