Are The Odds Identical Here?

[DarrenX]

If you hold 72, the odds of hitting a 7 or 2 are the same as the odds of an A or K hitting if you hold AK, 6/50.

Obviously if you have 72, the odds of an A or K hitting are now greater than a 7 or 2 hitting because you have an 8/50 chance of hitting an A or K, but only a 6/50 chance for a 7 or 2 (because you have the other 7 and 2). What does "a lot of players play any ace" have to do with anything?

[bobman0330]

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What does "a lot of players play any ace" have to do with anything?


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This discussion is pointless and silly, but how cool would holdem be if folded hands were shuffled back into the deck before every street?

[Nalapoint1]

a lot of players play any ace"


I think a lot of players play any ace because they seem to win more pots than they should and when they do lose the pots are generally a lot larger and my guess would overall -EV.These type of players will play Ax and win $200 pot and then play Ax and lose a $500 pot and call it a bad beat.

[ThinkQuick]

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This discussion is pointless and silly, but how cool would holdem be if folded hands were shuffled back into the deck before every street?

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Once had a guy get quads on me because I (rightly) had the deck and muck reshuffled when the turn was accidentally exposed early and the dealer had already set aside the river and thrown the deck in the muck.
He shows 66 with a 6 on the flop and a 6 on the river, and one guy says "hey, I folded that last 6 preflop! I had 9-6!"