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- noun poker A card higher than any other card or pair. Often used in reference to the community cards in
Texas hold 'em
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Examples
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If you hold a pocket pair and bet into the same card with an overcard (1010 vs. A10) you hold roughly a 65/35 edge.
Boost Your Texas Hold’em Poker Profits With A Preflop Strategy | Poker Hands 2007
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Every card on the board is an overcard to your pair, and your only real option is to check-raise and hope your opponent folds, or bet on the turn if he checks the flop.
TAKE ME TO THE RIVER Peter Alson 2006
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Every card on the board is an overcard to your pair, and your only real option is to check-raise and hope your opponent folds, or bet on the turn if he checks the flop.
TAKE ME TO THE RIVER Peter Alson 2006
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Top pair, overcard kicker, and a flush draw . . . excellent.
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If I put him on a pair, my odds to beat him are reduced by nearly 10% by the loss of my overcard from the deck.
The Guardian World News Victoria Coren 2010
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If I put him on a pair, my odds to beat him are reduced by nearly 10% by the loss of my overcard from the deck.
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The card not only damages your opponent's hand range, but it strengths yours because many of your unimproved overcard hands have now improved to top pair.
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An overcard is particularly a scare card if you raised preflop and perhaps made a flop continuation bet.
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An overcard would be significantly less scary if, for instance, you had flat-called preflop and checked and called after the flop.
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While they're all very strong hands, they can be second-best pre-flop, and especially after the flop if an overcard falls.
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