When you have a pocket pair and bet into two overcards (88 vs. AK) is basically the toss of a coin, roughly a 55/45 advantage to the pocket pair. ❋ Unknown (2007)
Sklansky says that it can start out as a strong hand, but if the flop totally misses you, it can become the dreaded "dominated hand" . . . or it can be two really big overcards that make for a nice semi-bluff, especially if you've raised it before the flop. ❋ Unknown (2004)
January 8, 2006, 2:04 pm texas hold em odds two overcards says: ❋ Unknown (2004)
One hand comes to mind when I got allin with 74s and rivered a straight against pocket Jacks, and another with 76s when I pushed allin on a resteal preflop against katiemother and won a key 40-60 shot against her overcards. ❋ Hammer Player A.k.a Hoyazo (2010)
Rationale was I don't think I can fold as it is unlikely that the board hit his hand, don't want to smooth call and allow him to draw at a flush/get a chance to pair overcards/bluff shove turn if any scare card comes and put me to a scary chance. ❋ Cigar816 (2010)
Not many players could lay down a hand with 21 outs to a flush, straight and two overcards.
Last level, he made a hero call with pocket threes on a paired and straightening board with four overcards. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Again, this is why at the poker table, when a player looks at his hole cards his lips may be full upon seeing a pair of sixes, but then his lips disappear when three overcards come on the fl op.
In this case, unless you have a made pair of overcards yourself, your options are to fold, or call the bet and hope that the flop goes your way. ❋ Unknown (2009)
It represents a made pair of overcards, or an A-K. ❋ Unknown (2009)
The race was on as the flop came down [7h] - [8s] - [Qh], and $saxo$ had faded the overcards. ❋ Unknown (2009)
PKODonnell lost nearly half his stack in a pot he ended up folding to Crossroads on fifth street and down to less than two big bets, got it all in on third street vs. PiMaster with three overcards against his buried pair of fives. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Pocket sevens, sixes, and fives each have to worry about two overcards on board. ❋ Unknown (2008)
A flop of Qs-9c-Td hit both players as Pikhouweel fell slightly behind with an open ended straight draw and two overcards versus pokerMJ†™ s pair of nines. ❋ Unknown (2008)
A huge flop of 3s-7d-6d for tpir90036 gave him the nut flush draw and two overcards for the win, but Princess Zelda†™ s hero did not get there as the Jh and Qc ran out the remainder of the board. tpir90036 will return to Hyrule (or Baltimore) with $40,000 extra to show in his third place effort. ❋ Unknown (2008)
If an opponent calls your bet, he'll either have two overcards, like A-K, or worse, he'll have a pair higher than yours. ❋ Unknown (2008)
It looked to me like a steal from dorinvandy but could Little call with a few overcards on the board and just holding bottom pair. ❋ Unknown (2008)
