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Which starting hand has the best chance against pocket Aces and why?
78s that doesn't share the same suit as either ace.
AsAc vs 7h8h, for example. 78s has ~23% equity vs AA.
78s has both straight and flush possibilities, and AA doesn't block any of it's combinations.
If i run into aces i would like to have 78,89,9T suited or 77,88,99
78s that doesn't share the same suit as either ace.
AsAc vs 7h8h, for example. 78s has ~23% equity vs AA.
78s has both straight and flush possibilities, and AA doesn't block any of it's combinations.
Personally I prefer to have AA when I run into AA.
best starting hand VS AA is AA.
this is the only combo , neither sides have equity. well house takes the rake.
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AA vs AA is virtually 50/50 to tie, not for either one to win. Unless you consider splitting a pot as win, but then, with rake, it's more of a loss than anything. Even if pot was even split and you win a little extra dead money, it's not exactly a win because you didn't beat the other hand, you just tied with it. I don't consider a tie a win.78s not the best compare this
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very basic maths hereAA vs AA is virtually 50/50 to tie, not for either one to win. Unless you consider splitting a pot as win, but then, with rake, it's more of a loss than anything. Even if pot was even split and you win a little extra dead money, it's not exactly a win because you didn't beat the other hand, you just tied with it. I don't consider a tie a win.
Consider this: The only way AA > AA is to hit a 4 card flush. All other hands possible combinations are split and neither hand wins.
The odds of either hand flopping 3 of the same suite is 1.2%. If that happens, then that hand has ~35% chance to hit on the turn or river. This is it's best chances of winning, but there is a 98.8% chance that the flop isn't 3 of the same suit.
The odds of flopping a back door flush draw with 2 suits on the board is ~25.6%, but the odds of actually hitting the backdoor flush is 1.26%
AA doesn't beat AA 50% of the time, it splits with each other virtually 50% of the time. The odds of AA > AA is most likely only a ~2% chance for either hand.
best starting hand VS AA is AA.
this is the only combo , neither sides have equity. well house takes the rake.
all other hand is under dog.
BTW: are u sure the question is not "Which hands have the best winning chance[not split pot winning] against AA?"
in that case, that hand is 65s
so you thing best hand against AA is 65s/78s or my answer AA???
if you always play any size pot AAonly vs AA, in the long run, think repeat 1billion hands situation sperately ...or whatever, you lost nothing ,win nothing.- so best chance is no loss. o
if you always use 65s or 78s...hummm.....you know after 1 billion hands ...you lost incredible huge amount LOL
Yep, this.
I'm not sure I understand why: those medium pairs are dead to two outs (or luckboxing four to a straight).
The connectors at least benefit from not having outs blocked by AA, though as ohshoot points out it's better if they're suited too.
65s have some extra board to beat AASorry. Forgot to that other than AA
I understand why suited connectors got a better chace.
Then why 65s is better than the rest? why not 45s? Cause then block the posibility of the straight more.