Are Kings Really Ace Magnets?

This is one of poker players most common beliefs. And, surely you’ve
experienced it. You’re playing NLH and you pick up pocket Kings (odds of
it happening are 1/221 times). And, of course, the flop includes an Ace.
Actually, an Ace will appear 22% of the time (which still seems pretty damn
high!). Somehow your brain is wired to forget the other 78% of the time
when an Ace is a no-show. It’s referred to as confirmation bias and we all
do it.