Re: AK Hitting A or K by the river 50%?
No, the Aces are more likely to come out because they only have one Pip on them and use less ink to print them, so they are lighter. A card like 6 or 7 has a lot of Pips to form the 6 or 7, a lot more ink, so they are heavier and tend to float down to the bottom of the deck and never see the flop. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
Seriously, a 76 is just as likely to appear on the board as an AK. But look what happens when 76 meets AK:
If both a 6 or 7 appears along with an A or K - the AK hand wins.
If neither a 6 or 7 appears and a A or K doesn't appear - the AK hand wins.
The 76 hand only wins when a 6 or 7 appears, and a A or K doesn't - about 25% of the time.
So that is why you usually raise with AK and fold 67.
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