Name the Hand
Look at the showdown and name the winning hand — from high card to straight flush. Trains you to recognise made hands at a glance.
What is the winning hand?
How to play
See the showdown. The board and every player's cards, face up.
Find the winner. Work out which hand is best at showdown.
Name its category. Pick high card up to straight flush.
Player 1 wins. A straight beats three of a kind — even though trip kings look powerful, the run of five cards is higher up the rankings.
How it works
Each round shows a board and every player's cards. Work out which hand wins, then name its category from the nine buttons. The engine builds each player's best five-card hand from their two cards plus the board and picks the winner exactly — so the answer is always the true best made hand, kickers included.
The nine categories, weakest to strongest
Straight flush beats four of a kind beats a full house beats a flush beats a straight beats three of a kind beats two pair beats one pair beats high card. The two that trip people up most are flush over straight (a flush is rarer, so it wins) and full house over flush. This quiz drills exactly those distinctions until they're instant.
Why classifying beats just picking a winner
Knowing which hand wins is one skill; knowing what it is, is another. On a paired board you need to see that top two pair is actually beaten by a full house; on a suited board you need to register the flush before you bet. Naming the made hand forces that precise reading, which is what stops you from value-betting into a hand that has you crushed.
Learn and level up
Fuzzy on the order? Study the poker hand rankings and the cheat sheet first. Then test the full read in Which Hand Wins?, or push for a score in Showdown Sprint.
Frequently asked questions
What are the poker hand categories?
From weakest to strongest: high card, one pair, two pair, three of a kind, straight, flush, full house, four of a kind, and straight flush (a royal flush is just the highest straight flush). This quiz asks you to name which of those categories the winning hand falls into.
Does a flush beat a straight?
Yes. A flush (five cards of one suit) beats a straight (five in sequence) because a flush is statistically rarer. A common beginner error is reversing the two — drilling this quiz fixes it quickly.
What's the difference between naming the hand and picking the winner?
Picking the winner (as in Which Hand Wins?) only needs you to compare hands. Naming the hand also tests whether you can classify the exact made hand — spotting that a board plus hole cards makes, say, a full house rather than just two pair.
How is the winning hand determined?
The engine builds every player's best five-card hand from their two cards plus the board, compares them exactly (kickers included), and the category of the best hand is the correct answer.
Is it free?
Yes — free, no signup, and it runs entirely in your browser.