Re: Ranking of AK among best starting hands
A way to look at another way, AK and 22 are practically the same in made hand value (a pair of deuces being the very next rank up from Ace-King high) but AK has considerably more outs than 22 against another pair (6 outs + broadway straight for AK, only 2 outs for 22).
Also, AK dominates other commonly played big card hands, such as AQ, whereas the only hands 22 will dominate are highly unlikely to see the flop.
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