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Underpair

If a player is holding a pocket pair which is lower ranking than any card on the board, he is said to be holding an underpair.

Example

Your Hand
Six of HeartsSix of Spades
The Flop
King of SpadesJack of DiamondsNine of Spades

The lowest ranking card on the flop is a Nine - which ranks higher than your pocket sixes, giving you an underpair.

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