Can a pocket pair win?

What are the odds of getting that hand twice in a row? Try 1 in 48,841. So, relying solely on large pocket pairs isn't a strategy to embrace for the long run. Those smaller pocket pairs can win some pots too but maximising pots with these larger hands when you do get them should be a goal.

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2023-06-02 23:21:54

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Should you keep a low pair in jacks or better?
One of the most important strategy tips for video poker
video poker
Video poker is a casino game based on five-card draw poker. It is played on a computerized console similar in size to a slot machine.
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players to remember is that low pairs are almost always more valuable than high cards. You win more hands when you hold a Jack
Jack
A Jack or Knave, in some games referred to as a bower, is a playing card which, in traditional French and English decks, pictures a man in the traditional or historic aristocratic or courtier dress, generally associated with Europe of the 16th or 17th century. The usual rank of a jack is between the ten and the queen.
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or higher, but have larger average payoffs and win more money when you hold low pairs instead.
2024-01-16 21:12:21

What is a good poker win rate per hour?
So here is a quick answer. Winning poker players at low stakes will make between $10 and $20 an hour. Winning poker players at mid stakes will make between $50 and $300 an hour. Winning high stakes poker players will make $500 an hour, $1000 an hour or more.
2024-01-14 17:47:19

How do you break a two pair tie?
As per Texas Hold'em two-pair tie-breaker rule, the pot is shared if both players have the same kickers
kickers
A kicker, also called a side card, is a card in a poker hand that does not itself take part in determining the rank of the hand, but that may be used to break ties between hands of the same rank. For example, the hand Q-Q-10-5-2 is ranked as a pair of queens. The 10, 5, and 2 are kickers.
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or if the community card
community card
Community card poker refers to any game of poker that uses community cards (also called "shared cards"), which are cards dealt face up in the center of the table and shared by all players.
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is the highest. If two players hold the same Poker pair, who wins? Poker pair rules say that if the pairs are of the same value, the highest kicker card determines the winner.
2023-11-18 03:05:42

Is a pocket pair good in poker?
Pocket pairs are excellent starting hands in Hold'em due to their ability to flop
flop
What is Flop in Poker? The flop is the second betting round in community card poker variants such as Hold'em and Omaha. On the flop, three cards are dealt face up in the centre of the table which all players may use (along with their hole cards) to construct a 5 card hand.
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a set (three of a kind). Sets are considered extremely strong hands in No Limit Hold'em and are frequently strong enough to play for stacks with (depending on the exact board texture and stack depth).
2023-03-25 00:44:04

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