THE SOUTH POLE..........[312] 677-7140 ---------------------------------- POKER HANDS (* = NON-STANDARD HAND ---------------------------------- NAME OF HAND EXAMPLE ------------ ------- FIVE OF A KIND A-S A-H A-C A-D WILDCARD ROYAL FLUSH TOP 5 CARDS IN ANY ONE SUIT. 10-S J-S Q-S K-S A-S STRAIGHT FLUSH ANY 5 CARDS OF THE SAME SUIT IN SEQUENCE. LOWEST STRAIGHT FLUSH IS ACE TO 5. A-S 2-S 3-S 4-S 5-S FOUR OF A KIND A-S A-H A-C A-D 10-S * BIG BOBTAIL FOUR CARD STRAIGHT FLUSH, WITH ANY ODD FIFTH CARD. 5-H 6-H 7-H 8-H J-C FULL HOUSE THREE CARDS OF ONE VALUE, TWO CARDS OF ANOTHER. 8-S 8-H 8-C J-C J-D * BLAZE ALL FIVE CARDS ARE FACE CARDS. K-H Q-D J-D Q-H J-S FLUSH FIVE CARDS OF THE SAME SUIT. 3-D 6-D 7-D 9-D K-D * BIG DOG ACE HIGH, 9 LOW OF MIXED SUITS. 9-D 9-C 10-D Q-C A-S * BIG CAT KING HIGH 8 LOW OF MIXED SUITS. 8-C 9-S J-H J-D K-C * LITTLE DOG 7 HIGH 2 LOW OF MIXED SUITS. 2-C 4-D 5-S 5-C 7-H STRAIGHT 5 CARDS IN NUMERICAL ORDER. A-S 2-D 3-H 4-S 5-H 6-H 7-C 8-S 9-D 10-D 10-H J-D Q-S K-C A-C *ROUND THE CORNER STRAIGHT - STRAIGHT WITH 2,3,OR 4 AS HIGH CARD, GOING AROUND TO J,Q,K,OR ACE. 3-C 2-H A-S K-D Q-S * DUTCH STRAIGHT ALTERNATING CARDS - MIXED SUITS. 2-H 4-D 6-D 8-C J-C * KILTER LOWEST DUTCH STRAIGHT. A-C 3-D 5-S 7-S 9-H * SKEET HAND OF MIXED SUITS WITH 9, 5, AND 2, WITH OTHER CARDS BETWEEN THEM. 2-H 4-C 5-D 6-D 9-H THREE OF A KIND 3 CARDS OF SAME NUMERICAL VALUE. 9-H 9-C 9-S 5-S 7-H * LITTLE BOBTAIL THREE CARDS IN A STRAIGHT FLUSH. 7-H 8-H 9-H 5-S 8-C TWO PAIRS A-H A-C 7-H 7-S * BABY FLUSH FOUR CARDS IN A FLUSH. 4-D 6-D 7-D J-D K-C * BABY STRAIGHT FOUR CARDS IN A STRAIGHT. 6-C 7-H 8-D 9-D 4-H PAIR TWO CARDS WITH SAME VALUE. 5-H 5-C 6-D 9-S J-C HIGH CARD HIGHEST CARD IN HAND WHEN NO OTHER COMBINATION ORDER OF CARDS (HIGH TO LOW) - A K Q J 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 A(STRAIGHTS ONLY) ORDER OF SUITS - SPADES, HEARTS, CLUBS, DIAMONDS. ORDER TO CHOOSE HIGH HAND - HAND, HIGH CARD, 2ND, 3RD, 4TH, 5TH CARD, SUIT.