Rockets - Poker Starting hand

Rockets is one of the names for the Holdem starting hand A-A, otherwise known as Pocket Rockets, American Airlines or Bullets. In a game of Holdem, this is the best starting hand pre flop that can be dealt.

There are (52 × 51)/2 = 1,326 possible combinations of two hole cards from a standard 52-card deck with odds against your being dealt a Pair of Aces are 220 to 1, meaning you'll be dealt them every 220 hands. See out full poker hand rankings.

Best to Worst Fast

Aces pre flop is so strong, it's one of the reasons that players hate playing the hand - it's hard to let go at times. There's always an expectation that one should win the hand when they get dealt two aces. Sadly, they are very easy beaten when the board is dealt. It's important not to go broke protecting the hand - remember, it's only a pair. As such, it's very likely that your aces could become the worst of it, fast.

The challenge with aces is that it's not easy to improve unless you hit one of the remaining two aces in the deck. Any straight or flush lacks the disguise which makes it a challenge to maximise from.