Poker Square

Poker type. 1 deck. No redeal.

Object

Arrange the 10 Poker hands for a total score of 100 points or more.

Rules

Place the 25 cards on the tableau to get a score of 100 points or more.

Once on a stack, a card cannot be moved.

If you are playing a variant with reserve or waste stacks, cards may be moved onto the top of one or two five-card reserve/waste stacks. The top card of a reserve stack may be moved to the grid at any time, but if a card is moved to a waste stack, it cannot be moved.

Points are awarded for the 5 Poker hands from left to right and for the 5 hands from top to bottom.

Poker Hands

Poker hands are as follows, ordered from least valuable to most valuable. Each hand is scored based as most valuable type:

• One Pair - Two cards of the same rank.
• Two Pair - Two sets of two cards of the same rank.
• 3 of a Kind - Three cards of the same rank.
• Straight - Five cards of sequential rank.
• Flush - Five cards of the same suit.
• Full House - A three of a kind plus a pair.
• 4 of a Kind - Four cards of the same rank.
• Straight Flush - Five cards of sequential rank of the same suit.
• Royal Flush - The ten, jack, queen, king and ace of the same suit.

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