What are the odds of hitting 2 pair on the flop?

[DiamondDog]

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Sometimes people may also be interested in flopping two pair where you don't use both of your hole cards .

ie , you have 85 , flop comes 8 xx where x is not a 5 .

Then you would add (3*66 + 3*66)/50c3 for 8xx and 5xx.

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Yes, of course.
I forgot that possibility.
Thanks.

[mykey1961]

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Thats correct Diamond .

Sometimes people may also be interested in flopping two pair where you don't use both of your hole cards .

ie , you have 85 , flop comes 8 xx where x is not a 5 .

Then you would add (3*66 + 3*66)/50c3 for 8xx and 5xx.

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Aren't you really only concerned with flopping two pair when you don't think flopping one pair will be enough? i.e. against a pair higher than your high card.

If so, flopping 2 pair,but only using one of your cards doesn't help you.