Originally published Sunday, June 12, 2005 at 12:00 AM
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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.
Royal flush: 10-J-Q-K-A 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
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