When I learned poker playing Red Dead Redemption I copied the list of possible Texas hold em hands into a text file for reference. Each hand beats all of the ones below it. You pray that you get the right cards for something good, and hope your opponent doesn't. Once you know the best hands it's a matter of learning to predict what your hand might become as the pot goes on. If you're talking individual card face value it starts high at ace and ends low at 1. Here it is:

Have the highest hand per round to win the pot.

Royal Flush- You would need an Ace, King, Queen, Jack, and Ten in the same suit

Straight Flush- A sequence of five cards in the same suit

Four of a Kind- Four cards of the same value

Full House- Three cards of the same value with a pair of cards.

Flush- Five cards of the same suit

Straight- A sequence of five cards

Three of a Kind- Three cards of the same value

Two Pair- Two sets of two cards of the same value

One Pair- One set of two cards of the same value

High Card- The highest card in your hand