Posts Tagged ‘Pocket Aces’

Texas hold ‘em terminology and strategy

Posted by Nicolae on July 9th, 2008 under Poker, Texas hold 'em
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Starting hand terminology and notation
There are (52 × 51)/2 = 1,326 distinct possible combinations of two hole cards from a standard 52-card deck. However, since suits are only relevant for flushes, many of these hands are indistinguishable from the point of view of pre-flop strategy. In fact, considering suits to be equivalent [...]

Pocket Aces

Posted by Nicolae on June 23rd, 2008 under Poker, Poker terminology Guide
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Pocket Aces refers to a starting poker hand that contains two Aces. The most common context is a game of Texas Hold’em.
Other names for Ace-Ace include American Airlines, bullets, and rockets.
In a conventional game of hold’em, Ace-Ace is the best possible starting hand. It is the best hand before the flop, is [...]