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Does two pair beat one pair?

Yes. Two pair beats one pair.

Two Pair Winner

Makes a two pair.

One Pair Loses

Makes a pair.

Two pair uses two matched ranks and beats a single pair, even a higher one. A pair of kings loses to two pair of jacks and eights. The number of pairs decides it first, and only then do the ranks of the pairs matter.

Quick tip: Two pairs beat one pair, no matter how high the single pair is.

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