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[QUOTE="SavagePenguin, post: 1459406, member: 22087"]
[b]A better hand isn't necessarily a better hand[/b]

Thought I'd [rehash some of a post I did and put it in this thread.

The discussion was about getting it all in pre flop with T/T vs two people who each had A/A, and then overcoming the odds and winning the pot.

Here's the thing people don't always realize:  Going all-in-pre-flop against two people with A/A is [B]better[/B] than going AIPF against only one person with A/A.

In fact, it's nearly 3% better against two pairs of Aces than one against one pair.  With all of the Aces in play if you suck out and make a set they cannot hit an over-set to beat you.

And to make it weirder, if you had a "worse" hand like 8/8 you have an even bigger chance of winning because straights & sets that help you give them do not give them draws to straights.

Even stranger, a hand like 7/8s which seems substantially weaker actually gives you a much better chance at winning.

T/T wins 19.06% against A/A
T/T wins 21.72% against A/A & A/A
8/8 wins 22.31% against A/A & A/A
7/8s wins 24.85% against A/A & A/A
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You win 5.8% more times with 7/8s vs A/A & A/A than when you have T/T vs one player with A/A.  That is a lot.
To put that into perspective, a raise of 5.8% from 19.06% is increasing the times you win by about 33%!
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