What has best chance versus pocket aces?

[cavalier]

What hand has the best shot against my A [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] A [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]?

[Henke]

[Warik]

I couldn't believe it when I saw it but twodimes agrees... 65s (red) stands the best chance against black Aces besides red Aces.

My question: how the heck?

[Bozeman]

You can catch a straight, flush (+ 2 pair, trips, etc.), and making your hand is much less likely to make his hand (for example jts could make 2 pair and lose to a str8).

[Warik]

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You can catch a straight, flush (+ 2 pair, trips, etc.), and making your hand is much less likely to make his hand (for example jts could make 2 pair and lose to a str8).

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I can do that with 76s, 87s and 98s too and that wouldn't help AA... why's 65s better than 98s?

[tubbster]

It's a very non-obvious answer.
Speaking about straights, with 56, the aces can only beat you with the broadway straight. If they get a wheel, you get a higher straight, 2-6. Also, if you get two pair, there is no way for the ace to pick up a straight without you tying.
With higher connecters, the Aces can beat you with broadway and a wheel. In addition, if you get two pair with many of these connectors, that only gets the Ace closer to making a straight.
Finally, with lower connectors, like 45s, you can get two pair, and the ace can still tie you with a straight.

[N4CER1]

well pre flop you would have the best hand in Holdem....so the only answer is my A [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] A [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]

[Henke]

[joker122]

I'm fairly certain that all the pairs, from KK to 22, have an equal chance of drawing you out.

[kingstalker]

some of my party poker opponets think that 7-2 is the best hand against A-A, twice I have had opponets call monster preflop raises with 7-2 when I had A-A