The Best Hands in Poker begin with the lowest ranking hand and that is the highest card with no pair such as an Ace. The next best hand is a pair of cards with AA being the highest. The next best hand would be 2 pair.  The next step up is 3 of a kind. Next rank would be a straight which is any 5 cards in a row. The next level is a Flush and that means 5 cards all of the same suit. The next level is a Full House which is a combination of any 3 matching  cards with a pair. The next highest ranking hand is 4 of a kind. The 2 hands you will not see very often and they are the straight flush followed by the highest hand the Royal Flush. 10,J,Q,K,A of any of the 4 suits.