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Two-pair in poker is the hand made by holding two sets of pairs. In other words, we have two sets of two cards with identical rank e.g. KKAAQQ. The strength of a two-pair is always determined by the rank of its highest pair. So AA22K beats KKQQJ. Note that since poker hands are formulated with five cards, a two-pair type hand will leave room for one kicker. If two players have an identical two-pair, it is the kicker that determines the winner. Two-pair beats a pair but loses to three of a kind.
Two-bet (or 2bet) refers to the second bet in a sequence. I.e. it’s a bet (1bet) followed by a raise (2bet). It’s worth remembering that in games with blinds (such as Hold’em and Omaha), the blinds count as the first bet on the preflop betting round. As such, any open-raise in Hold’em and Omaha can be referred to as a 2bet.
The Turn is the name for the third betting round in community card games such as Hold’em and Omaha. It is the second of the three postflop betting rounds (flop, turn, and river). Turn is also the name for the lone community card that is dealt on that betting round. It’s the fourth community card since three community cards are dealt on the flop.
Trips is a name given to three of a kind when specifically formed with only one of our hole cards. For example, in Hold’em, the flop comes TT5 and we hold KTo. If the texture is instead KT5 and we hold TT, this is typically referred to as a ‘set’ because we are using two of our hole cards to formulate the three of a kind component of the hand.
Trey in poker is simply another name for a card with rank Three. It’s a similar idea to how a card with rank Two is nicknamed a Deuce. Knowing the word Trey is not overly important, but we may occasionally find ourselves left out of a poker conversation if aren’t familiar with the meaning.
To trap in poker means to play a monster holding passively in the hopes that our opponent will either attempt to run a big bluff or value bet too wide. It’s very similar to other concepts such as slowplaying and sandbagging.
