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Bullets -
1. Nickname for pocket aces.
2. Dodging a bullet is avoiding a bad situation or card.
3. Making a bet (as in "Fired a bullet.")
Over the years, players have developed many nicknames for the various starting hands in Texas Hold’em. The most powerful
hand, pocket Aces, has many nicknames including “bullets.” Other nicknames for pocket Aces include pocket rockets, two sticks,
and American Airlines. Pocket Aces are by far the most powerful starting hand in the game of Hold’em, no matter what nickname you
use. In a game where one pair often wins, your opponent will have to make at least two pair to beat them. You will receive bullets,
on average, once out of every 221 hands, making your preflop odds 220 to 1 against. If you are dealt bullets you will be a huge
favorite against any other hand. Suited connectors fare the best against bullets. Depending upon their ranking and suit, suited
connectors can win as much as 23% of the time in a heads up showdown. Ace rag, which fares the worst, can win as little as 5% of the time.
Although having bullets will make you a favorite against any individual hand, if there are a number of players in the
pot, you may be an underdog to the field. Another way to think about this is that each of your opponents will have
between a 5% and 23% chance of beating you. The more opponents you face, the higher the probability you will lose. In a
multi-way action hand, it is conceivable that your bullets could be a 2 to 1 dog or worse. Don’t let this bother you.
Having more players in the hand also means that you will win a much bigger pot when your hand holds up. If you are dealt
bullets, you will always have pot odds to raise before the flop, no matter how many opponents you are facing.
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