Top Pair in Poker: What It Is and How to Play It
An afternoon cricket break in the apartment clubhouse gets rained out, so someone pulls a deck of cards and a box of plastic chips from a cupboard. A few friends sit around the table to play Texas Hold’em. Soon, the community cards appear, and a player announces with a grin that they made a pair. But in poker, not all pairs are created equal. Knowing whether you hold top pair, middle pair, or bottom pair changes how you approach the round. ...