Wired Pair
A wired pair is a pair in the hole. In five-card stud, it also means a door card that pairs the hole card.
The simple explanation
In Hold'em, if your two hole cards are the same rank, you have a wired pair, also called a pocket pair. In stud, a wired pair is when your up card matches your down card.
A closer look
The term is used in stud and in Hold'em with the same meaning: a pair that you have from the start. Wired pairs have good value because they are hidden when both cards are down. In Hold'em, they are the basis of set mining, and high wired pairs are strong. The same idea is called a pocket pair in modern play.
A practical example
You are dealt 9♥ 9♦ in Hold'em. You have a wired pair of nines.
Full explanation
A wired pair is a pair in the hole. In five-card stud, it also means a door card that pairs the hole card.
A wired pair is a pair of hole cards.
It is also called a pocket pair.
In stud, it can be a door card that pairs the hole card.
It is a strong start.
A pocket pair
No-limit Hold’em · Blinds 1/2 chips · No rake
The blinds are 1 and 2 chips. Heads-up, the dealer (D) also posts the small blind.
Read the example transcript
Player A has the button (BTN) and posts the 1-chip small blind (SB). Player B posts the 2-chip big blind (BB).
- Preflop · Pot: 3 chips
The blinds are 1 and 2 chips. Heads-up, the dealer (D) also posts the small blind.
- Player A BTN / SB 77 of hearts (7h)77 of diamonds (7d) · Stack 199 · In this round 1
- Player B BB KKing of clubs (Kc)QQueen of diamonds (Qd) · Stack 198 · In this round 2
- Preflop · Pot: 8 chips
Player A raises to 6 with two sevens as hole cards. Two hole cards of the same rank are a pocket pair.
- Player A BTN / SB 77 of hearts (7h)77 of diamonds (7d) · Stack 194 · In this round 6
- Player B BB KKing of clubs (Kc)QQueen of diamonds (Qd) · Stack 198 · In this round 2
Cards are shown for learning; totals are displayed before pot collection.