AK Vs QQ - The Classical Battle in Poker
AK vs. QQ is known as "the classical" because AK is the highest unpaired hand while QQ is the highest pair not containing an ace or a king. AK vs. QQ is very often shown in TV where both players push preflop all-in and the AK prays to hit one of the 6 outs; on the other side the QQ prays to dodge aces or kings (now I do not mention the rare situation of straights or flushes). Why are we talking about AK vs. QQ and not AK vs. JJ or AK vs. TT? JJ and TT are a lot weaker hands than QQ. When you are dealt QQ you think you have a high pair and only aces and kings are better than your queens. However when you are dealt JJ you also have to consider that someone might have QQ; not even mentioning when you are dealt TT, then even jacks are a higher pair than your tens.
A typical mistake I hear from new players in this situation: "Yes, but there is such a small difference between queens and jacks/tens." This is a very bad mentality. If you have read Doyle Brunson's book (Super system) you know what I am talking about. If you haven't it is about time to do so. When someone says that kings and queens are almost the same, and queens and jacks are also very similar we can go all the way down to a pair of deuces. I can then ask the question: Is there any difference between a pair of aces and deuces? Or do you play them the same way? Everyone knows the answer: there is a huge difference between having the highest or lowest pair. So please always make a difference between the different pairs.
Answering the second question is easy: any pair is better than an unpaired hand. Therefore the QQ is a small favorite over AK. The exact percentages come a bit later on. This means 22 is also a favorite against AK but not as a big as QQ. Why not? What is the difference? The difference comes for example when you go preflop all-in in both situations and the board is the following: T8877. The AK has not improved, and loses against QQ, however wins against 22 because the board has two pairs and the AK has a better kicker than the 22.
Playing poker and being successful in it needs analytical skills. Learn the above mentioned percentages and poker strategies to become a good poker player.
AK vs. QQ is known as "the classical" because AK is the highest unpaired hand while QQ is the highest pair not containing an ace or a king. AK vs. QQ is very often shown in TV where both players push preflop all-in and the AK prays to hit one of the 6 outs; on the other side the QQ prays to dodge aces or kings (now I do not mention the rare situation of straights or flushes). Why are we talking about AK vs. QQ and not AK vs. JJ or AK vs. TT? JJ and TT are a lot weaker hands than QQ. When you are dealt QQ you think you have a high pair and only aces and kings are better than your queens. However when you are dealt JJ you also have to consider that someone might have QQ; not even mentioning when you are dealt TT, then even jacks are a higher pair than your tens.
A typical mistake I hear from new players in this situation: "Yes, but there is such a small difference between queens and jacks/tens." This is a very bad mentality. If you have read Doyle Brunson's book (Super system) you know what I am talking about. If you haven't it is about time to do so. When someone says that kings and queens are almost the same, and queens and jacks are also very similar we can go all the way down to a pair of deuces. I can then ask the question: Is there any difference between a pair of aces and deuces? Or do you play them the same way? Everyone knows the answer: there is a huge difference between having the highest or lowest pair. So please always make a difference between the different pairs.
Answering the second question is easy: any pair is better than an unpaired hand. Therefore the QQ is a small favorite over AK. The exact percentages come a bit later on. This means 22 is also a favorite against AK but not as a big as QQ. Why not? What is the difference? The difference comes for example when you go preflop all-in in both situations and the board is the following: T8877. The AK has not improved, and loses against QQ, however wins against 22 because the board has two pairs and the AK has a better kicker than the 22.
Playing poker and being successful in it needs analytical skills. Learn the above mentioned percentages and poker strategies to become a good poker player.
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