Assuming it's hold'em you're playing:

You make your best 5 card hand. If the top card is the same, you look at the second one and so on.

Eg. Player 1 has
Player 2 has

If the board is

Player 1 has
Player 2 has

Therefore player 1 has the highest flush.

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