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Jedi Poker
10-19-2003, 10:53 PM
Q#1. Obviously, the best starting hand in texas holdem is the AA. But what top three starting hands match up the WORST against it? In other words, what hands would you least want to go up against AA?

Q#2. How much of an underdog are these starting hands against AA: 72 offsuit, 23 offsuit, 74 offsuit.

Thanks.

Nottom
10-19-2003, 11:49 PM
I think the worst match up is probably something like A9 with the 9 sharing a suit with one of the AA.

From two dimes:
pokenum -h ac ad - as 9c
Holdem Hi: 1712304 enumerated boards
cards win %win lose %lose tie %tie EV
Ac Ad 1598785 93.37 89199 5.21 24320 1.42 0.941
As 9c 89199 5.21 1598785 93.37 24320 1.42 0.059

As for yours ... if you make the cards suited with the AA for the worst results, you get:

pokenum -h ac ad - 2d 3c
Holdem Hi: 1712304 enumerated boards
cards win %win lose %lose tie %tie EV
Ac Ad 1501460 87.69 201181 11.75 9663 0.56 0.880
3c 2d 201181 11.75 1501460 87.69 9663 0.56 0.120

pokenum -h ac ad - 2d 7c
Holdem Hi: 1712304 enumerated boards
cards win %win lose %lose tie %tie EV
Ac Ad 1519445 88.74 184642 10.78 8217 0.48 0.890
7c 2d 184642 10.78 1519445 88.74 8217 0.48 0.110

pokenum -h ac ad - 4d 7c
Holdem Hi: 1712304 enumerated boards
cards win %win lose %lose tie %tie EV
Ac Ad 1458593 85.18 245856 14.36 7855 0.46 0.854
7c 4d 245856 14.36 1458593 85.18 7855 0.46 0.146

Oh and as for bad beats ... I lost this all-in battle in a tourney not too long ago.
pokenum -h ac ad - as kc
Holdem Hi: 1712304 enumerated boards
cards win %win lose %lose tie %tie EV
Ac Ad 1588961 92.80 100271 5.86 23072 1.35 0.935
As Kc 100271 5.86 1588961 92.80 23072 1.35 0.065