The four different suits with abbreviations within brackets. These are ranked from strongest to weakest. The rank of suits is only used when deciding dealer the first round when starting up a Texas Hold'em table.
Spades(s)
Diamonds(d)
Hearts(h)
Clubs(c)
These symbols might also be used when discussing the thoery of Texas Hold'em
s - indicates the term suited, which means that the cards are of the same suit.
o - indicates offsuited, which means that the cards are of different suit.
X - this indicates that the card can be any card.
The name of the cards with abbreviations
Card
Abbreviation
Ace
A
King
K
Queen
Q
Jack
J
Ten
T
Nine
9
Eight
8
Seven
7
Six
6
Five
5
Four
4
Three
3
Deuce
2
Rank of hands in descending order (illustrated below)
Royal Flush
Straight Flush
Four of a kind
Full house
Flush
Straight
Three of a kind
Two pair
One pair
High card
Royal flush: A combination consisting of five cards of the same suit ranging from ten to ace.
Straight Flush: A combination consisting of five cards of the same suit, in sequence.
Four of a kind: This is a combination of four cards with the same value.
Full house: This is a combination of three of a kind and one pair.
Flush: Five cards of the same suit.
Straight: Any combination of five sequential cards.
Three of a kind: Any three cards of the same value.
Also known as:
Set - If you have a pocket pair and the third card is a community card.
Trips - If the board pairs and the third card is one of your pocket cards.
Two pairs: 1 pair + 1 pair
One pair: Two cards of the same value.
High card: The card with the highest value.
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Spades(s)
Diamonds(d)
Hearts(h)
Clubs(c) 
