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Top pair

A Top Pair is the highest pair a player has in a hand. If the strongest hands held by players are pairs, then the top pair wins that pot.

e.g "Mark had a pair of Kings, Lewis had a pair of Jacks and Mary had a pair of 8s. Mark had top pair, so he won the pot."
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