2024 September

Pocket eights are robust, however will typically face robust spots when an overcard or two comes on the flop. A highly effective hand that has at least a 45-50% chance to win versus virtually any holding (with the exceptions being aces and kings). This is neither an essential nor an unique feature of poker, and it ceases to be true when wild playing cards are launched. One pair is the ninth-ranking hand, composed of two playing cards of the identical rank. It consists of two playing cards of 1 rank and two cards of another rank.