I love pocket Aces as much as the next man. (Possibly more than the next man who, as of this writing, is a priest in the next airplane seat over.) I know that pocket Aces have two ways to win: they can be the best hand or they can improve to the best hand. The lesser big pairs – Kings, Queens, and to some extent, Jacks – share this trait. But then we get into the middle pairs, Sevens through Tens, where the chances that a middle pair will win – especially a big pot – without improving, quickly plummet.