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Originally Posted by pokerwhiz  A pocket pair of Aces is such a beautiful sight, or is it? I can't think of a hand I'd rather start the hold'em game with. It is a mathematically accepted fact that "pocket rockets", as they are often referred to, as a starting hand will win 33% of the time. That is the highest percentage of any two starting cards, and by a wide margin.You've heard the good news. Now, let's deal with the other side of pocket Aces first. |
Umm... That's just wrong, unless you mean aces are playing against several hands. Pocket rockets are over 80% to win over any other one hand.
I'll give you two examples: let's say there are three players going to see the flop. You've got AA and you are against KK and QQ from the other two players. You are a 66.7% to win the hand, KK is 18.3% and the queens naturally a little less.
Another example, aces vs. suited connectors, three players going for the flop. Let's say they are going to be 6
7
vs. K
Q
vs. your A
A
. That would be close to the ideal situation (percentages-wise) to crack the aces, as the aces are "only" 59.6% to win, the 67s is surprisingly the second favorite with 22.5% and KQs just over 17%.
Oh, and another example. I checked my PokerTracker stats. I've been dealt AA over 250o times, and the hand's win percentage is currently 82.3%.