Cards to hit
Don't forget, if you have a pair in your hand, there's only 2 other cards possible out there to marry with your pair. With 2 non-paired cards, you have 6 possible cards to pair with. The only limiting factor is the number of community cards ... you only have 5 chances with which to either pair both your cards, full house them or straight/flush them. Personally, I'd prefer AA to AK - I've only got 1 A in the deck while they have 1 A and possibly 3 K to aim for, and they'd need to hit at least 2 of them to beat you, assuming flush or straight don't come into the equation!
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