{"id":2535596,"date":"2024-09-22T18:28:38","date_gmt":"2024-09-22T18:28:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/?page_id=2535596"},"modified":"2024-09-28T15:26:12","modified_gmt":"2024-09-28T15:26:12","slug":"pocket-pair","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-terms\/pocket-pair\/","title":{"rendered":"Pocket Pair Definition \u2013 Learn What Is a Pocket Pair in Poker"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The term pocket pair is most often used in <a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/how-to-play-poker\/texas-holdem-rules\/\" title=\"How To Play Texas Hold\u2019em \u2013 Poker Rules &amp; Basics\">Texas Hold\u2019em<\/a> to describe a situation when a player is dealt two cards of the same rank. In this instance, the player will start the hand with a pair in the hole or in the pocket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On average, you\u2019ll get a pocket pair once in every 17 hands, or about 6% of the time. Strong pocket pairs are often good enough to win you the pot unimproved since they can flop <a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-terms\/overpair\/\" title=\"Overpair Definition \u2013 Learn What Is an Overpair in Poker\">overpairs<\/a>, while smaller pairs are usually played because of their potential to flop <a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-terms\/set\/\" title=\"Set Definition \u2013 Learn What A Set Is In Poker\">sets<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you are dealt a pocket pair, your <a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/pot-odds-in-poker\/\" title=\"Calculating Pot Odds in Poker \u2013 What Is the Best Way?\">odds<\/a> of flopping a set are about 11.8%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pocket pairs are an interesting group of hands that can be very profitable, but it is important to know the strategy for different <a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-terms\/pair\/\" title=\"Pair Definition \u2013 Learn What Is a Pair in Poker\">pairs<\/a> and adjust your play depending on your <a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-terms\/position\/\" title=\"Position Definition \u2013 Learn What Is a Position in Poker\">position<\/a>, stack depths, and other important factors.<\/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>The term pocket pair is most often used in Texas Hold\u2019em to describe a situation when a player is dealt two cards of the same rank. In this instance, the player will start the hand [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":222,"featured_media":0,"parent":2532079,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"right-sidebar","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2535596","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"author_image":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Tadas Peckaitis","author_link":"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/author\/tadas-peckaitisgmail-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"The term pocket pair is most often used in Texas Hold\u2019em to describe a situation when a player is dealt two cards of the same rank. 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