{"data":{"id":"us-de/28-del.-c.-1540","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"28 Del. C. § 1540","heading":"Ranking of cards in hand.","body":"The cards are ranked ace, king, queen, jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, and 2. A Texas Hold’em Poker hand in a showdown shall consist of 5 cards, ranked according to the following from highest to lowest:\n(1) Straight flush. — Five cards of the same suit in sequence; an ace-high straight flush is a “royal flush”;\n(2) Four of a kind. — Four cards of the same rank;\n(3) Full house. — Three cards of the same rank and 2 cards of 1 other rank;\n(4) Flush. — Five cards of the same suit;\n(5) Straight. — Five cards in sequence;\n(6) Three of a kind. — Three cards of the same rank;\n(7) Two pair. — Two cards of the same rank and 2 cards of 1 other rank;\n(8) One pair. — Two cards of the same rank; and\n(9) High card. — The highest ranking card in the hand.","path":["Title 28. Sports and Amusements","CHAPTER 15. Delaware Board Of Charitable Gaming","Subchapter VIII. Texas Hold’em"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title28/c015/sc08/index.html#1540","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:32Z","sha256":"3c894466660e49732a0f4602bba1976e639094583a44155a17a4c2b9c8817f98","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/28-del.-c.-1539","next":"us-de/28-del.-c.-1541"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}