# Two Pair

A Two Pair hand contains two cards of one rank, two cards of another rank, and a fifth card, the kicker, of a different rank. To rank Two Pair hands, the rank of a hand's highest ranked pair is first compared. The higher the rank of the highest pair, the higher the ranking. If there are equally ranked highest ranked pairs, then the rank of the second pair is considered. The higher the rank of the second pairs, the higher the ranking. If hands contain both pairs with equal ranks, the higher ranking kicker gives the higher ranking.

The highest possible two pair is Two Pair, Aces and Kings (with Queen kicker) (e.g. As Ah Ks Kh Qd). The lowest possible two pair is Two Pair, Threes and Twos (with Four kicker) (e.g. 3s 3h 2s 2h 4d).

### Example #1:

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Player 1's hand is Two Pair, Aces and Queens, King kicker:
Player 2's hand is Two Pair, Kings and Queens, Ace kicker:
Since player 1's highest ranked pair (i.e. Aces) has a higher rank than player 2's highest ranked pair (i.e. Kings), player 1 has the higher ranked hand.

### Example #2:

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Player 1's hand is Two Pair, Aces and Kings, Queen kicker:
Player 2's hand is Two Pair, Aces and Queens, King kicker:
Player 1 and player 2 each have the same highest ranked pair (i.e. Aces). However, player 1's second ranked pair (i.e. Kings) has a higher rank than player 2's second ranked pair (i.e. Queens), so player 1 has the higher hand.

### Example #3:

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Player 1's hand is Two Pair, Aces and Queens, King kicker:
Player 2's hand is Two Pair, Aces and Queens, Jack kicker:
Player 1 and player 2 each have the same highest ranked pair (i.e. Aces), and the same second highest ranked pair (i.e. Queens). However, player 1's kicker (i.e. a King) has a higher rank than player 2's kicker (i.e. a Jack), so player 1 has the higher hand.

### Example #4:

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Player 1's hand is Two Pair, Aces and Queens, King kicker:
Player 2's hand is Two Pair, Aces and Queens, King kicker:
Player 1 and player 2 each have the same highest ranked pair (i.e. Aces), the same second highest ranked pair (i.e. Queens), and the same kicker (i.e. a King), so their hands are tied.

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