How strong is an Ace?

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For a basic strategy player, if my first card is an ace, what are the odds I will win that hand?

 

[KenSmith]

Check out Grosjean and Mankodi's answer to that in their article "42.08%":

http://www.beyondcounting.com/articles.html (Archive copy)

 

[Automatic Monkey]

Check out Grosjean and Mankodi's answer to that in their article "42.08%":

http://www.beyondcounting.com/articles.html (Archive copy)

The advantage I calculate is actually a bit higher than that, around 50-52%, slightly dependent on rules (DOA and RSA make the value go up.)