Does a straight beat two pair?
Yes. A straight beats two pair.
Makes a straight.
Makes a two pair.
A straight is five cards in sequence and ranks well above two pair. Even the highest two pair, aces and kings, loses to any straight. Two pair is a frequent trap hand because it feels strong but is beaten by straights, flushes, and everything above them.
On a board of J♦ T♠ 4♣ 9♥ 2♠, one player holds J♠ T♥ for jacks and tens, the other holds K♠ Q♦ for a king-high straight. Two pair was the best hand on the flop and bet for value, then the nine on the turn filled the straight and turned the same two pair into a bluff-catcher.
Two pair on a connected board is the textbook trap. It flops as the best hand, bets for value, and then a turn or river card fills someone’s straight. When the board runs J T 9 and a caller wakes up with a raise, two pair is behind more often than it feels. Two pair beats one pair and high card, and loses to everything from three of a kind up.
Quick tip: Any straight beats any two pair.
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