{"id":2532503,"date":"2024-06-25T19:35:55","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T19:35:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/?page_id=2532503"},"modified":"2024-09-24T18:58:04","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T18:58:04","slug":"overcards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-terms\/overcards\/","title":{"rendered":"Overcards Definition \u2013 Learn What Are Overcards In Poker"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>An overcard is a card that is higher than the ones you have in your hand or other community cards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The term overcards can be used in two different ways. Firstly, an overcard can be a card on the community board that&#8217;s of a higher than your <a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-terms\/hole-cards\/\" title=\"Hole Cards Definition \u2013 Learn What A Hole Card Is In Poker\">hole cards<\/a>. So if you have KK and the flop comes AT5, Ace is an overcard to your pocket kings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It can also have the opposite connotation and refer to your hole card that&#8217;s of higher value than any cards on the community board. For example, if the community board reads 4s 9h Jh after the flop and you have a Qs Ks, you have two overcards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-terms\/\">All Poker Terms<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/tournament-masterclass\" class=\"adv-link\" aria-label=\"tournament masterclass unlock\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/tournament-masterclass-unlock.png\" alt=\"tournament masterclass unlock\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/tournament-masterclass-unlock.png 1176w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/tournament-masterclass-unlock-746x143.png 746w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/tournament-masterclass-unlock-1024x197.png 1024w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/tournament-masterclass-unlock-768x148.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1176px) 100vw, 1176px\" width=\"1176\" height=\"226\"   \/><\/a>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An overcard is a card that is higher than the ones you have in your hand or other community cards. 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