Poker/One pair

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A poker hand such as 4♥ 4♠ K♠ 10♦ 5♠, which contains two cards of the same rank, plus three unmatched cards.

Between two such hands, the hand with the higher ranking pair wins. If two hands have the same rank of pair, the remaining cards in each hand (called /Kickers or side cards) are compared in the manner as no-pair hands.

Examples:

• 10♣ 10♠ 6♠ 4♥ 2♥ defeats 9♥ 9♣ A♥ Q♦ 10♦
• 10♥ 10♦ J♦ 3♥ 2♣ defeats 10♣ 10♠ 6♠ 4♥ 2♥
• 2♦ 2♥ 8♠ 5♣ 4♣ defeats 2♣ 2♠ 8♣ 5♥ 3♥

In some games, kickers become very important (typically /Community card games like /Texas holdem), while in other games (such as [/Draw poker]?) they are almost never significant. Nonetheless, they are always used if needed.