What Is a Deuce in Poker?

In poker, a deuce refers to two different hands. In lowball, two of a kind (two deuces) is a hand with two cards of the same rank, like Aces and twos.

Two of a kind is not as good as a full house (three of a kind), because you only get paid for one pair. .

In Hold’em, two deuces is a very strong hand. Two deuces is equivalent to four of a kind (four cards of the same rank), which is the best hand in Hold’em.

If you have two deuces in Hold’em and someone else has three of a kind (three cards of the same rank), you are already ahead in the hand. If they have another two cards that are not of the same rank, like an Ace and a two, you still have the best hand because you have both pairs (Ace and Two) and three of a kind.

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