You are dealt Ah Kh Kd Qc Qs Jh Js Jd Td 6h 5h 3s 3c. How do you play it?
How do you play Ah Kh Kd Qc Qs Jh Js Jd Td 6h 5h 3s 3c ?
Ah Kh Jh 6h 5h / Js Jd 3s 3c Td / Qc Qs Kd
48(47.1%)
Jh Js Jd 3s 3c / Kh Kd Td 6h 5h / Qc Qs Ah
52(51.0%)
other (comment)
2(2.0%)
Having AKK in hand makes QQ much better, so not much chance of being scooped.
You might win a scoop some fractionally more times with #1, but I doubt it would offset the losses.
Jh Js Jd 3s 3c / Kh Kd Qc Qs 5h / Ah Td 6h
You'll lose the small hand a lot of the time, but win the first two a lot. Or am I way off?
One of the key things I've learned is to split those big pairs and try to assure you win the front with the big pair (and if possible, using the big kicker)
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(2) wins when opp has tens full or lower in back, or an AKQ flush.
My first reaction is that (2) seems more likely. Most boats are ten full or lower, whereas few two pair hands are tens up or lower.
On second thought that may not be the case; you have so many high cards that most of his possible two pair hands are actually going to be two small pair. That or aces up, but aces often go up front.
I still think I'm going with (2), since we're going to see baby boats in back so often and opposing trips make KK vs JJ33 irrelevant, but I'm not as sure as I was when I voted.
Before I voted, I took some cards out and set the hand myself before looking at your two choices. I set my hand exactly like #2.
Without knowing any of the math of CP, I think #2 is much more attractive because I'm much more happy with the boat in back and the big pair in the front. I'm thinking you're giving yourself a sure shot at two winners by forfeiting the middle.
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