HAND RANKINGS

High card: Ace is highest

One pair: Two cards of the same rank

Two pairs: Two cards of one rank and two cards of another rank

Three of a kind: Three cards of the same rank

Straight: Five cards in sequence. Aces can be high or low.

Flush: Five cards of the same suit.

Full house: A pair and three of a kind.

Four of a kind: Four cards of the same rank.

Straight flush: Five cards in sequence which are also of the same suit.

BEST POKER ON TV

World Poker Tour: 9 p.m. Wednesdays on Travel Channel.

Celebrity Poker Showdown: 2 p.m. Saturdays on Bravo and repeated throughout the week.

Poker Superstars: 4 p.m. Saturdays on FSN.

Ultimate Poker Challenge: 11 p.m. Saturdays on Ch. 11.

WEB SITES

Cardplayer.com: Tourney updates and strategy columns.

Bluffmagazine.com: News and player rankings.

Flopturnriver.com: Good strategy articles.

Worldpokertour.com: Official site of biggest poker tour.

Womenspokernetwork.com: Focuses on women's tournaments.

Seattle-poker.com: All things about poker in Seattle area.

ACTORS WHO PLAY BIG-TIME POKER

Ben Affleck: won a tournament in California

Gabe Kaplan: has made final table on World Poker Tour

Tobey Maguire

James Woods

Source: Seattle Times staff