Incomplete hands |Poker Strategy|

Incomplete hands.
(a) Four or fewer exposed cards, for the purpose of establishing the first bettor in any betting interval, rank from highest to lowest as follows:

(1) Four-of-a-kind; as between two such hands, the four higher-ranking cards are high.
(2) Three-of-a-kind; as between two such hands, the higher-ranking three-of-a-kind is high.
(3) Two pairs; as between two such hands, the highest pair determines the high hand, and if the highest pairs are the same, the higher of the two lower pairs.

(4) One pair; as between two such hands, the higher pair is high; if two hands have the identical pair, the highest unmatched card determines the high hand, and if they are identical the higher of the two other cards.

(5) The highest card; if two players tie for highest card, the next highest card in their respective hands determines the high hand, and so on.