poker hand

/ˌpoʊkər hænd/
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Other forms: poker hands

Definitions of poker hand
  1. noun
    the 5 cards held in a game of poker
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    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
    type of:
    deal, hand
    the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time
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