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11-05-2007, 02:30 PM
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Re: Ranking of AK among best starting hands
Because AK does better against hand ranges than 22 will.
22 is dominated by a lot of hands and is at BEST a slight coinflip advantage against any hand. AK is dominated only by AA or KK to some degree and is at WORST a coinflip in most other situations. 
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11-05-2007, 02:34 PM
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Re: Ranking of AK among best starting hands
AK < 22 - lol. Like recondite said, 22 is a flip against ANY TWO CARDS that don't have a 2 in them, and is a huge dog against any pair.
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11-05-2007, 02:52 PM
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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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