Poker Pairs Rules. Both players have the same 2 pairs different kicker. No cards outside of the best five have any bearing on the strength of the hand.
Two pairs this hand contains a pair of one rank and another pair of a different rank plus any fifth card of a different rank such as q q 7 7 4. When no player has even a pair then the highest card wins. No pair this very common hand contains nothing none of the five cards pair up nor are all five cards of the same suit or consecutive in rank.
The two pair hand in poker two pair appears in seventh place on the poker hand rankings list.
The two pair hand in poker two pair appears in seventh place on the poker hand rankings list. If they both have the same pair then the winner is the one who has a better five hand card combination. In hold em a two pair hand is one of the most common winning hands. Four of a kind.