The royal flush is the best hand available in poker. It features five consecutive cards, all of the same suit, in order of value from 10 through to ace. Any five cards of successive values in the same suit that's not a royal flush is a straight flush.

1. Royal Flush: The best hand in poker, although it doesn't occur very often. Still one of the most iconic

in the game, it's the highest possible straight flush consisting of A, K, Q, J and 10 of the same suit.