Best hand to play against AA?

sweeng8 · #1 10-10-2007, 06:15 AM

Hi,
I heard somewhere that the best hand to play against AA all in preflop was 89 suited. Is this so and if it is, why would it be better than 9 10 suited? cant get my head around it [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

K21 · #2 10-10-2007, 06:58 AM

the 10 is one of the cards you need for a straight with AA

Yepitis · #3 10-10-2007, 07:37 AM

56s because you beat the wheel, with a ten you can only tie the Broadway.

56s plays as well as every other hand except for a 5 flush on higher then a 6.

I have argued this many times so if someone can show me where I'm wrong, please do.

greggg230 · #4 10-10-2007, 11:22 AM

56s is correct, so long as it doesn't share a suit with AA.

98s will lose on a board of of TJQK to AA, while 56 will not lose on a board of 789T.

It will also lose on a board of 2345, while 56 will not.

A really interesting question is why 76 is behind 56 against AA - a very marginal difference, but still a difference.

Pokerfarian · #5 10-10-2007, 11:57 AM

AA >>>> 56s versus AA :-)

Flip-Flop · #6 10-10-2007, 12:58 PM

The right answer to your question is ATs. [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]

jay_shark · #7 10-10-2007, 01:11 PM

The answer is 6-5 s as long as it doesn't share any of the same suits as the aces .

sweeng8 · #8 10-10-2007, 01:26 PM

ah, so i was wrong from the start.
Turns out 22.87% is your best odds with either 56s or 67s or 78s

jogsxyz · #9 10-10-2007, 03:18 PM

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ah, so i was wrong from the start.
Turns out 22.87% is your best odds with either 56s or 67s or 78s

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Wins are the same, but ties aren't.
65s>76s>87s
That assumes your suited cards are not in the same suit
as one of the aces.

Gonso · #10 10-10-2007, 03:57 PM

The best hand to have all-in versus AA preflop would be the remaining two aces.