First annual tournament, 2026

SHOWDOWN

The hand rankings had to be written out longhand on the patio. This is that sheet of paper, except it argues back.

Pick your poison

Two Drills

Every hand is dealt off a real shuffled deck and judged by a real evaluator, so there is no question of it being wrong. Ryan took the first tournament out of a field of fourteen. Work up to him.

For reference

The Rankings

  1. Straight flush five in a row, all one suit
  2. Four of a kind
  3. Full house three of one, two of another
  4. Flush five of one suit
  5. Straight five in a row. The ace plays high or low, so A2345 counts, and it is the lowest straight there is
  6. Three of a kind
  7. Two pair
  8. One pair
  9. High card nothing at all