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Each list of holdem commencing hands has Big Slick suited (Aks in poker shorthand) near the top. It is a quite powerful starting hand, and one that shows a profit over time if played well. But, it can be not a made hand by itself, and can’t be treated like one.

Let us look at some of the chances involving Ace-Kings before the flop.

In opposition to any pair, even a lowly pair of twos, Major Slick at very best a coin flip. Sometimes it’s a slight underdog because if you usually do not produce a hand using the board cards, Ace high will lose to a pair.

Towards hands like Aq or King-Queen where you have the higher of the cards in the opposing hand "covered", Aks is roughly a seven to 3 favorite. That is about as good as it gets pre-flop with this hand. It’s as good as taking Ace-Kings up in opposition to seventy two offsuit.

Towards a superior hand, say Jt suited, your likelihood are roughly six to four in your favor. Much better than a coin flip, except perhaps not as very much of a favorite as you would think.

When the flop lands, the value of your hand will probably be produced clear. If you land the major pair within the board, you might have a major advantage with a leading pair/top kicker situation. You can often win wagers put in by players with the same pair, except a lesser kicker.

You are going to also beat excellent beginning hands like Queen-Queen, and Jack-Jack if they do not flop their 3-of-a-kind. Not to mention that in case you flop a flush or perhaps a flush draw, you will be drawing to the nut, or best possible flush. These are all things that generate AKs such a nice beginning hand to have.

But what if the flop comes, and misses you. You will still have 2 overcards (cards higher than any of individuals on the board). What are your chances now for catching an Ace or a King for the turn or the river and salvaging your hand? Of course this only works if a pair is able to salvage the hand and will likely be great sufficient to win the pot.

If the Ace or King you’d like to see show within the board does not also fill in someone else’s straight or flush draw, you would have six cards (three remaining Kings and three remaining Aces) that can give you the leading pair.

With those 6 outs, the odds of landing your card for the turn are roughly 1 in eight, so if you’re planning on putting money into the pot to chase it, look for at least seven dollars in there for just about every one dollar you’re willing to bet to keep the pot odds even. Those odds will not change much within the river.

While wagering poker by the odds does not guarantee that you’ll succeed every hand, or even every session, not knowing the chances is really a dangerous situation for anyone at the poker table that is thinking of risking their money in a pot.