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Hi,

I’m here again to ask some questions.

1. How much you are to win with AA compared to KK or QQ? 10%? Higher or lower?
2. You once said that modified hand groupings are better than the Sklansky ones. Sorry but I don’t exactly believe you on this one right now. Say a player with 22 is more likely to beat a player with 44. Do you know any reason for this?
3. Why do you think an A8s rate higher than A9s?

Thanks for your time in advance!

Regards,
Jill
Jill,

1. Aces will win against Kings or Queens 81% of the time.
   
2. The only way a player with 2-2 will beat 4-4 is if they catch a set or a flush of a different suit than the suits of the fours.
3. An A-8 suited is actually an underdog to A-9 suited 60% to 26%.

Hello,

Oftentimes I get dealt KK on the button when I’m at $25 NL online tables with already as much as $50.00 from my original $25 buy in. Few players would then limp in and one guy would raise something as $3.00. I would then re-raise something like $6.00 and everyone else would fold. He would then go to somewhere $20.00. I then would go all in and he’d call. Some low cards would then appear and he’d turn AA over.

Any thoughts? Do you think the kind of approach I have is just right?

Please I need your help.

Many thanks,
Jason
Jason,

Unless this player is one that is a super tight rock, then I think your approach is fine. Kings are only beat preflop by one hand. Even then, they can still out draw Aces nearly 20% of the time. This sort of situation happens, don’t worry about it.