One pair

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One pair is a poker hand consisting of two cards of the same rank, along with three other unmatched cards. Between two such hands with the same pair, the third card in each hand, called the kicker or side card, is compared and determines the winner. One pair ranks above hands without a pair, but below any other poker hand.

Ranking

A poker hand consists of five cards. Although in many poker games each player has seven cards to play, the two extra cards are not used to determine the winner. If two, or more, players have identical five-card hands, they will divide the pot equally between them.

The cards are ranked Ace , King, Queen, Jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 . An Ace may also be used as a low card, below the 2 in making a straight, or a straight flush. The suits have no rank in poker, and are not used to determine the winner of a hand.

Probability

In poker, the probability of each type of five-card hand can be computed by calculating the proportion of hands of that type among all possible hands. The single pair can be formed many ways. The odds of getting a single pair, or one pair, are 1.37 : 1.