Poker Cards

Standard Poker Deck: A standard poker deck has 52 cards. There are four suits and thirteen ranks of each suit.

The four suits are all equal:

Clubs

Clubs (abbreviated c)
Diamonds (abbreviated d)
Hearts (abbreviated h)
Spades (abbreviated s)

Poker Trivia

The Four Color Deck

Traditionally clubs and spades have been presented in the colour black while diamonds and hearts have been presented in the colour red. The online poker rooms have embraced a new standard, however, where clubs are green and diamonds are blue, while hearts and spades have retained their original red and black colours. In the online poker rooms the cards are just a few pixels on the screen and this makes it easier to distinguish between them.

The thirteen ranks, where 2 is the lowest and A the highest, are listed from low to high below:

2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 (abbreviated T)
Jack (abbreviated J)
Queen (abbreviated Q)
King (abbreviated K)
Ace (abbreviated A)

The ace is more complex than the other cards because it can rank both high and low, depending on which makes the stronger hand, whereas the other cards always have the same rank. We will elaborate on this in the next chapter where we deal with poker hands.

Poker Cards Example - Aces

In a standard poker deck there are four cards of the rank ace:

Ace of Clubs (abbreviated A or Ac)

Ace of Diamonds (abbreviated A or Ad)

Ace of Hearts (abbreviated A or Ah)

Ace of Spades (abbreviated A or As)

These four aces are all equal. None ranks higher than the other.

Poker Cards Example - Kings

In a standard poker deck there are four cards of the rank king:

King of Clubs (abbreviated K

or Kc)

King of Diamonds (abbreviated K

or Kd)

King of Hearts (abbreviated K Hearts

or Kh)

King of Spades (abbreviated K Spades

or Ks)

These four kings are all equal. None ranks higher than the other.

Poker Cards Example - Queens

In a standard poker deck there are four cards of the rank queen:

Queen of Clubs (abbreviated Q

or Qc)

Queen of Diamonds (abbreviated Q

or Qd)

Queen of Hearts (abbreviated Q Hearts

or Qh)

Queen of Spades (abbreviated Q Spades

or Qs)

These four queens are all equal. None ranks higher than the other.

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Type: Noun
Definition:
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