That does seem really high to me. Whats the math for basis of that calculation? I have always heard that there a a possible 169 starting hands in holde em. So I conclude 13 of them being pocket pairs. So one would be dealt a poket pair 13 out of 169 deals... with 9 players to a table; Those 2 statements dont add up to me... But then Again I have heard that a person will be dealt pocket aces once every 212 hands. If this is true then are not the odds of being dealt a poket pair 13 out of 212?... That don't match the 169 possible starting hands statement. Can someme tell me where I am going wrong here? Am I way off?