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- noun poker A
pocket pair of a lowerrank than all of thecommunity cards on the board.
Etymologies
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Examples
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“Yeah, Nicky ran into an underpair that caught up on the river.”
TAKE ME TO THE RIVER Peter Alson 2006
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“Yeah, Nicky ran into an underpair that caught up on the river.”
TAKE ME TO THE RIVER Peter Alson 2006
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Mathematically, he should call against an underpair or a medium/weak ace (or, of course, a bluff), and fold against the hand Ivey actually has.
The Guardian World News Victoria Coren 2010
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How is it possible for your opponent to have 2 spades AND an underpair?
PocketFives 2010
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Nick "FU_15" Maimone came back from dinner with a eye on building one of his signature ridiculous stacks, Within 30 minutes after his repast, he picked up aces against an underpair, played them to perfection, and busted victim #1.
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Early in an event like this, they got it in with an overpair and the other with an underpair on a paired and flushing board.
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If he has the straight draw (KJ) or even an underpair
High on Poker 2008
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If he is someone that will call a bet with an underpair, then bet.
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Otherwise, you will want to slow play and hope he improves his underpair.
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If he has the underpairs or the straight draw, then the free card you gave him may have given him an unlikely monster hand, like an inside straight draw with KJ or a set with an underpair like TT.
High on Poker 2008
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