Overpair vs Top Pair: Who Wins More Often?
Overpair versus top pair is one of the most common flop confrontations in Texas Hold’em, and one of the most lopsided when the ranks are two steps apart. Here is the exact matchup, with numbers from a large simulation rather than a guess. Matchup Overpair wins Top pair wins Ties Qs Qh vs Jd 9c on Jh 7d 3c 79.9% 20.1% 0.0% The two hands, defined An overpair is a pocket pair higher than the top card on the board. A top pair is a pair made with the board’s highest card. In this matchup both definitions are clean: ...