Rank 9 of 10
One Pair
Two cards of the same rank plus three unrelated cards.
- Chance in Hold'em (7 cards)
- 43.8%
- Odds against
- 1.28 to 1
- Chance in 5 cards
- 42.2569%
- Five-card combinations
- 1,098,240
One pair is the most common final hand in Hold'em. A higher pair wins; with the same pair, kickers decide, compared from the highest down.
Many pots are won with one pair, which is why top pair and overpairs are valuable but rarely unbeatable.
Beats: High Card.
Questions players ask
- Does a pair of Aces beat two pair?
- No. Any two pair beats any single pair, even Aces.