58 Pa. Code § 677a.6 - World Poker Tour Heads-Up Hold 'Em rankings
(a) The rank of the cards used in World Poker
Tour Heads-Up Hold 'Em, in order of highest to lowest rank, shall be: ace,
king, queen, jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3 and 2. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, an ace may be used to complete a straight flush or straight formed
with a 2, 3, 4 and 5 but may not be combined with any other sequence of cards
(for example queen, king, ace, 2 and 3). All suits shall be equal in
rank.
(b) The permissible five-card
Poker hands at the game of World Poker Tour Heads-Up Hold 'Em, in order of
highest to lowest rank, shall be:
(1) A royal
flush, which is a hand consisting of an ace, king, queen, jack and 10 of the
same suit.
(2) A straight flush,
which is a hand, other than a royal flush, consisting of five cards of the same
suit in consecutive ranking, with king, queen, jack, 10 and 9 being the highest
ranking straight flush and ace, 2, 3, 4 and 5 being the lowest straight
flush.
(3) A four-of-a-kind, which
is a hand consisting of four cards of the same rank, with four aces being the
highest ranking four-of-a-kind and four 2s being the lowest ranking
four-of-a-kind.
(4) A full house,
which is a hand consisting of a three-of-a-kind and a pair, with three aces and
two kings being the highest ranking full house and three 2s and two 3s being
the lowest ranking full house.
(5)
A flush, which is a hand consisting of five cards of the same suit, not in
consecutive order, with ace, king, queen, jack and 9 being the highest ranking
flush and 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7 being the lowest ranking flush.
(6) A straight, which is a hand consisting of
five cards of more than one suit and of consecutive rank, with an ace, king,
queen, jack and 10 being the highest ranking straight and an ace, 2, 3, 4 and 5
being the lowest ranking straight.
(7) A three-of-a-kind, which is a hand
consisting of three cards of the same rank, with three aces being the highest
ranking three-of-a-kind and three 2s being the lowest ranking
three-of-a-kind.
(8) Two pair,
which is a hand consisting of two pairs, with two aces and two kings being the
highest ranking two pair and two 3s and two 2s being the lowest ranking two
pair.
(9) A pair, which is a hand
consisting of two cards of the same rank, with two aces being the highest
ranking pair and two 2s being the lowest ranking pair.
(c) When comparing two hands that are of
identical rank under subsection (b), or that contain none of the hands in
subsection (b), the hand that contains the highest ranking card under
subsection (a), which is not contained in the other hand, shall be considered
the higher ranking hand. If the hands are of identical rank after the
application of this subsection, the hands shall be considered a tie.
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