The table below contains the description of the main card combination in the video poker (the cards, that are not used in the combination are marked gray).
| Combination | Example | ||||
| Pair Two cards of the same rank |
A ♣ | A ♦ | 2 ♥ | 3 ♠ | J ♦ |
| Two pairs Two cards of one rank and two cards of another one. |
K ♣ | K ♦ | 2 ♥ | J ♠ | J ♦ |
| Three of Kind Three cards of the same rank |
Q ♣ | Q ♦ | Q ♥ | 3 ♠ | K ♦ |
| Straight 5 consecutive cards |
3 ♣ | 4 ♦ | 5 ♥ | 6 ♠ | 7 ♦ |
| Flush All the cards of the same suit |
A ♣ | Q ♣ | 2 ♣ | 3 ♣ | 5 ♣ |
| Full House Three cards of the one rank and other are different |
A ♣ | A ♦ | 2 ♥ | 2 ♠ | 2 ♦ |
| Four of Kind 4 cards of the same rank |
5 ♣ | 5 ♦ | 5 ♥ | 5 ♠ | Q ♦ |
| Straight Flush 5 consecutive cards of the same rank |
4 ♥ | 5 ♥ | 6 ♥ | 7 ♥ | 8 ♥ |
| Royal Flush 5 high cards of the same suit |
A ♣ | K ♣ | Q ♣ | J ♣ | T ♣ |
In the most variations of video poker only cards higher than a ten (Tens or Better) are taken into account or a Jack (Jacks or Better) or a King (Kings or Better) or only Aces (Two Aces, Aces).
If there are jokers in the deck (jokers, wild deuces), they take any of value being profitable for the player. In the game with jokers the Royal Flush is usually split into two combinations: with wild cards (Wild Royal Flush) and without them (Natural Royal Flush).