Straight Flush - This is the highest possible hand when only the standard pack is used, and there are no wild cards. Examples of five of a kind would be four 10s and a wild card or two queens and three wild cards. Poker Handsįive of a Kind - This is the highest possible hand and can occur only where at least one card is wild, such as a joker. There is no draw and there are no rounds of betting. Five cards are dealt to each player, one at a time, face up and the highest hand takes the pot. The PlayĮach player puts up an agreed ante. In most Poker versions, the top combination of five cards is the best hand. A player makes a bet in hopes that they have the best hand, or to give the impression that they do. The goal of each player is to win the pot, which contains all the bets that the players have made in any one deal.