A full house combines three cards of one rank with two cards of another rank. Compare the three-of-a-kind component first, then the pair. It beats a flush and loses to four of a kind in standard high-hand poker.
Example of Full House:
K-K-K-2-2 beats Q-Q-Q-A-A. The kings in the three-of-a-kind component outrank the queens, despite the losing hand's pair of aces.
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