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Poker hand · rank 8 of 10
Two Pair
By All In Central · Updated
A♠A♥7♦7♣K♠
Two cards of one rank and two of another, plus a kicker. Compare the higher pair first, then the lower pair, then the kicker.
Two pair is two cards of one rank and two of another, plus a kicker — for example two aces and two sevens. Compare the higher pair first, then the lower pair, then the kicker.
- Odds of being dealt it in five cards
- 1 in 21
- Odds of making it by the river in Texas Hold'em
- 1 in 4.3
What beats two pair?
Common questions
- Does two pair beat three of a kind?
- No. Three of a kind beats two pair. Two pair only beats one pair and high card.
- Which two pair wins?
- The hand with the higher top pair — aces-up beats kings-up whatever the second pair. If the top pairs match, the second pair decides, then the kicker.
See all ten hands side by side on the printable hand rankings chart or the one-page poker cheat sheet. Curious how a hand holds up against another? Deal both into the odds & equity calculator and watch the percentages change street by street.
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