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(3D, 4D, 5D, 6D, 7D) Four of a Kind - Quads Hand Ranking - Four of a Kind Quads, or four of a kind, are four cards of equal rank. (4 Aces plus any other card) Full House or Full Boat Hand Ranking - Full House A full house, or full boat, contains a set (three) of cards of one rank and a pair of another rank. (3 Kings and 2 Aces) Flush Hand Ranking - Flush A flush is any five cards, all of the same suit. (AS, KS, JS, 7S, 5S) Straight Hand Ranking - Straight Five cards of sequential rank. Please note aces qualify as both the highest and the lowest card (10S, 9C, 8D, 7C, 6S) Three of a Kind or Set Hand Ranking - Three of a Kind Three cards of the same rank. (3 Aces and any other two cards of different ranks) Two Pair Hand Ranking - Two Pair A two pair is two cards of one rank and another two cards of another rank. (2 Aces and 2 Kings plus any other card) Pair Hand Ranking - Pair One pair is two cards of the same rank. 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