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Aces Up

Aces up refers to a hand where there are a pair of Aces and another pair:

(A-A-6-6-2)

If Another play has an aces up then the supporting pair will decide who wins so that the next example would lose against the above hand:

(A-A-5-5-K)

Even though the second hand has a King the 6-6 beats 5-5. In a situation where two players have a pair of Aces and the same secondry pair the player who has the highest kicker card wins so that:

(A-A-8-8-J)

Will beat the following Aces up which has a Ten kicker (the Jack beats the Ten):

(A-A-8-8-T)

 

In Texas Hold'em an Ace up is a resonable hand to have, especialy if both pairs are made up from your hole cards ie if your hole cards are A-T and there is an A-T dealt as community cards you'll stand a good chance of having the best hand.

To understand more about hands and rankings see the following page: hand, rankings and odds.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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