Each list of holdem beginning hands has Huge Slick suited (Aks in poker shorthand) near the top. It is a really powerful beginning hand, and one that shows a profit over time if played well. But, it really is not a created hand by itself, and can’t be treated like one.
Let us look at some of the chances involving Aks before the flop.
In opposition to any pair, even a lowly pair of twos, Major Slick at very best a coin flip. Occasionally it is a slight underdog because if you do not produce a hand with the board cards, Ace good will lose to a pair.
Towards hands like Ace-Queen or Kq where you’ve got the greater of the cards in the opposing hand "covered", Ace-Kings is roughly a 7 to three favorite. That’s about as good as it gets pre-flop with this hand. It is as fine as taking Aks up versus seventy two offsuit.
Towards a superior hand, say Jack-Ten suited, your odds are roughly 6 to four in your favor. Much better than a coin flip, but perhaps not as very much of a favorite as you’d think.
When the flop lands, the value of your hand will probably be produced clear. When you land the leading pair about the board, you have a major advantage with a top pair/top kicker situation. You’ll frequently win bets put in by players with the same pair, except a lesser kicker.
You will also beat fine starting hands like Qq, and Jack-Jack if they don’t flop their three-of-a-kind. Not to mention that when you flop a flush or a flush draw, you are going to be drawing to the nut, or very best possible flush. These are all things that produce AKs such a nice beginning hand to have.
But what if the flop comes, and misses you. You may still have 2 overcards (cards greater than any of people on the board). What are your chances now for catching an Ace or perhaps a King about the turn or the river and salvaging your hand? Obviously this only works if a pair is able to salvage the hand and will likely be good enough to win the pot.
If the Ace or King you would like to see land about the board doesn’t also fill in someone else’s straight or flush draw, you’d have six cards (3 remaining Kings and three outstanding Aces) that will give you the top rated pair.
With those 6 outs, the likelihood of getting your card on the turn are roughly one in 8, so if you are preparing on throwing money into the pot to chase it, look for at least seven dollars in there for each 1 dollar you are willing to bet to keep the pot odds even. Those chances tend not to change significantly about the river.
While wagering poker by the chances does not guarantee that you’ll win each hand, or even every session, not knowing the chances is a dangerous scenario for anyone at the poker table that is thinking of risking their money in a pot.