Pokerroom.com starting hand EV stats

[Homer]

Those numbers are how many times someone has been dealt that hand. Since there are twice as many ways to get 72 as there are to get AA, the 72 hand count of 424,833 is almost exactly double the hand count of 212,549 for AA.

[tewall]

I think the last part of the post would be good advice for people starting out. That is, concentrate on the hands which are positive E.V. for everybody. The other hands even with proper play will not cost much in opportunity loss even to a good player and could easily cost an inexperienced player money.

[AmericanAirlines]

Hi Homer,
Ok, guess the assumption that these were hands that were at least limped in on was false... Hands dealt makes more sense...

Doh!

But is that the correct way, then to calculate the EV? Hands dealt vrs. Hands actually played, so to speak? Perhaps so, since effectively, a percentatge of your blinds is your "ante" for each hand in an orbit?

Sincerely,
AA