A confident European raises to $600 in first position. I re-raise him to $2,100 total from the button. He counts my chips down and then declares he is all-in, a re-raise of $15,000 more. I call ...

"Pocket Aces" is a very popular term in poker, most specifically Texas Hold'em. It's the best starting hand in the game, as you can't find a stronger or higher-ranked pair. Aces also join forces ...

I would assume he bet pre-flop, so Su might know he has pocket Aces by this point. But he shoves all in anyway, knowing he has over 29 million in chips, a risky but smart move given his stack.

Let's break it down: Karmatskiy has pocket Kings, while Mikhail Kovalyuk raises a 755,000-chip bet with pocket Aces to 1,600,000.

The aces are getting better than 2-1 odds if the big blind folds and better than 3-1 odds if he calls behind him. Is that enough? It depends on the possible hands of the UTG.

The Sporting News explains Pocket Aces in poker, including the odds of drawing the strongest Texas Hold'em starting hand as well as strategy for when you do.