AA is 1 pair. U have to think how many times you go on a hot streak and hit 2 pair, flush, str8, set, boat etc.... ALL u have to do is beat 1 pair. at a table of 9 you never knwo whose on the hot streak - you could catch 3 guys in a row on theres and your AA gets busted all day. OF course he time you hit a set they hit a 1 card flush. LOL