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Dog (Underdog)
What is a dog in poker terms is an abbreviation that poker players use for an underdog. The same as in any game, there is a favorite to win, and an underdog, who is expected to lose. Where both players cards are known in any particular poker hand and when comparing mathematically the chance of each hand winning, a dog (or underdog) is the player who has less chance of winning the hand.
For instance, let's, for the sake of argument, we are in a game of Holdem - say you hold A-A and i hold KK. Before we see any of the community cards you are a clear favorite to win against my Kings. Why? Well because you do not have to hit one of your Aces to win. I however have to hit one of the last 2 remaining Kings in the deck to beat you. In fact you will win 81.06% of the time and i will win only 18.55% of the time. In this situation i would be 'an 18% dog'.
In every hand that is played on the poker table, after the first 2 hole cards, you can calculate, as a percentage, how likely you are to win the hand. It is this percentage that is used to understand who the underdog is in any given hand. For further information see our guide on calculating odds in poker.
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