Four of a Kind Poker

Poker is played worldwide, and the player with the highest-ranking hand wins. Four of a Kind — also called Quads — is the third-highest hand, consisting of four cards of the same rank plus one kicker card.

The ten poker hand rankings:

• Royal Flush
• Straight Flush
• Four of a Kind
• Full House
• Flush
• Straight
• Three of a Kind
• Two Pair
• One Pair
• High Card

Only Royal Flush and Straight Flush beat Four of a Kind.

Four of a Kind Ranking and Examples

Examples:

• 9♥ 9♦ 9♠ 9♣ 5♠
• 7♠ 9♣ 9♥ 9♦ 6♥ (trips only — not Quads)

Four Aces with any kicker is the best Four of a Kind; four 2s is the lowest.

When multiple players hold Four of a Kind: compare the quad rank. If identical (possible with community cards), the kicker decides the winner.

Probability of Four of a Kind

A standard 52-card deck yields 624 possible Four of a Kind combinations (156 ways per unique rank across suits). The probability is approximately 0.0240%, or once in every 4,165 hands.

Texas Hold'em probabilities:

• Pre-flop: 0.02% (5 random cards from a 52-card deck)
• Flop: 0.25% (holding a pocket pair)
• Turn: 2.12%
• River: 2.17%

Four of a Kind Poker FAQs