New Zealand Gazette – 1999 – No. 11

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(e) Flush
five cards of the same suit. The highest card in the suit designates the relative value of the flush, followed by the next highest, and so on in descending order of rank. No suit is deemed higher than any other suit;

(f) Straight
five cards in numerical sequence - the highest card in the sequence designates the relative value of the straight. An ace may count high or low in a straight e.g. 5, 4, 3, 2, ace or ace, king, queen, jack,10;

(g) Three of a Kind
three cards of the same rank, with any two unmatched cards;

(h) Two Pair
two cards of the same rank combined with two cards of another rank, plus one other card. The highest pair has priority when comparing hands. If the high pairs are the same, then the low pairs are compared, and then the remaining card;

(i) One Pair
two cards of the same rank, combined with three unmatched cards. A higher pair beats a lower pair. If the pairs are the same, the remaining three cards are compared, beginning with the highest, then in descending order of rank;

(j) No Pair
five unmatched cards, the highest card in the hand, designates the relative value of the hand, followed by the next highest, and so on in descending order of rank; and

(k) Lowhand Values
for the purpose of determining winning hands in low poker the reverse order of ranking shall apply. Flushes and straights shall not disqualify a low hand. The highest card used in the hand designates the relative value of the low hand, e.g. if 7, 5, 4, 3, 2 versus 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, then the latter is the winning low hand.

40 Card Deck, 36 card deck, and 32 card deck

9.2 The value of each card in descending order for a:

(a) 40 card deck is ace, king, queen, jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, (ace, when used in a small straight);

(b) 36 card deck is ace, king, queen, jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, (ace, when used in a small straight); and

(c) 32 card deck is ace, king, queen, jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, (ace, when used in a small straight).

9.3 The order of poker hand values for a 40 card deck, a 36 card deck, and a 32 card deck is:

(a) Royal Flush
ace, king, queen, jack, 10 of the same suit;



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