AA versus KK
OK, it happens; you get your money in with pocket Kings in a Hold’em hand and someone else has pocket Aces. It happens! Now what….
Well if your Kings and Aces are the same suit, you are a 82.6% to 17.4% underdog. If the Kings and Aces are the opposite suits, then you are only down 81.3% to 18.7%. In other words you are toast at over 4-1.
But here is another question, you might want to keep in mind. If you do look down and see pocket Kings in a full ten handed situation….. what are the chances that someone else at that table is holding pocket Aces?
Now we know that any single player is likely to be dealt pocket Aces once every 212 hands. We also know there are nine other players with two cards and we know that there are 50 cards left in the deck including 4 Aces.
The flat odds are that there is a 22 to 1 chance of another player being dealt Aces to your Kings. Remember position is not a consideration in these odds; this is with a full table and the odds that “one” of those players holds the Aces. That being said, you still have to bet your Kings strong; 21 times you are way ahead. And that one time in twenty-two; well sometimes you will get your miracle King and the rest of the time try not to lose all of your chips. The sign of a great player can be minimizing your losses.
-This is Beginner’s Poker Blog Post #66
