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Two Pair
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 in five cards: 1 in 21
What beats a 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.