Best Hole Cards PreFlop Pocket Aces - Texas Hold'em

[jasonallen28]

I would have to say 50/50 because I have seen them get beat out numerous times.

[Fictive]

lol, what kind of a question is that. Obviously pocket rockets. Why? They are the best starting hand in hold 'em, and hold up over 80% of the time.

[jimbo51]

people who said AK and QJ suited u guys are retad and should quit poker

[Vito_Nuccio]

The odds tell the truth. I will play anybody, anytime, with pocket aces starting every hand, they can have their favorite starting junk. Lets play, say 2000 hands and see where the money is at.........

[DaGreenster]

i dont know what you all are thinking but i was 2 7 suited!

[mikeyk2002]

aces and be beat but they are the best starting hand

[MeloD]

LOL there is no way aces hold up 80%..ive lost them 4 times in a row now from all in pre-flop

[Fictive]

Originally Posted by MeloD LOL there is no way aces hold up 80%..ive lost them 4 times in a row now from all in pre-flop

That's variance, buddy. Do you keep track of your played hands? They do in fact hold over 80% of the time. They've held up for me 84.6% of the time I've played them, and I've tracked well over 300k hands in total. I lost three times with them just yesterday, two all-ins against KK and against TT, and once against KQo, which I shoudl've folded, because of the obvious straight, but I flopped top set and ended up totally pot committed by the river.

[PointerJake]

Very true. The problem is people dont know how to fold them when they should. Most ppl are subconciously thinking all in with aces before the flop even hits the board.

[Ron Wann]

Ne1 who would take nething but Aces pre flop is not a poker player. by the way how dod u track individual hands and there specific win percentage for u?

[MeloD]

yea i agree with that, but just the fact that it was all in preflop 4 times.....and each time someone hit a set, and i mean im never gonna fold it preflop thatd just make no sense at all but i've had bad a real bad run with aces lately, not to fond of it lol

[Fictive]

Originally Posted by Ron Wann by the way how dod u track individual hands and there specific win percentage for u?

With PokerTracker or PokerOffice.

[Vito_Nuccio]

MeloD, I am in the same boat as you as of late. I raise with pocket kings or aces and someone with a small pair calls 1/3 of their stack and hits trips (lately the turn is killing me), or a fish in love with suited cards hits the flush, and the big pair is cracked. Keep plugging, aces will pay off in the long run and the donks will pay.

[Rhythms]

Well Poker is about making money so it could be argued that a small pair or suited connectors are the "best" hand since when you hit your chances of getting paid off is way better than say AA hitting an ace.