I love the AA hand, but it's a tough one to lay down. The only time you know for sure you have the best hand is preflop. As soon as other cards hit the board, the other player could have trips (not triptreysNJ, three of a kind), or 2 pair, at the least. (We've all been beaten by somebody who stayed in after a big preflop raise, only to find out they had 4, 10 and made 2 pair on the flop.) When you've got AA, you have to be accurate about putting the other player on a hand. And knowing the other player's style is helpful. Will they back down if you bet big to test them? Will they re-raise with nothing to push you off?
So it's the best starting hand, in my opinion, but that's all-- a starting hand.
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