An overpair is a pair in the pocket that is higher than any cards on the board. It is better than top pair because anyone with top pair will give you action without knowing they are beaten on the flop. The larger your pair, the more confident you can feel. Obviously the best hands are pocket Aces or Kings but even these are vulnerable in a large field. If your overpair is Queens or Jacks, you will also have to worry if an Ace or King comes on the turn or the river. You should play an overpair as aggressively as you would top pair, if it is bet in front of your raise. If it is raised in front of you, go ahead and re-raise; you want to narrow the field as much as possible.

Underpair
An underpair is a pocket pair lower than the highest board card. It can be very costly if you are the type that will not give them up. When an overcard flops and there is betting you are probably beat. With small pocket pairs, if there is any type of action you should just fold. Your odds of making a set on the turn are 22:1. The pot would be to be huge justify this call. If you are last to act and it is checked havou with only one or two other players in the hand, you may try t0 bet if these are tight players. You may win the hand right there. If *u re are more players or you are in the hand with a calling station, f t take the free card and save your money. The exception to this is when your underpair is one of the paint cards, Jacks, Queens, or Kings- If you are first to act, go ahead and bet.

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