I might be missing the point here, but isn't Lukie getting at the power of position with this scenario? I assume AA usually gets the best of 22 in the first hypothetical, for several reasons, not the least of which is that 222 doesn't stack a well-played AA enough to make up for all the times 22 misses the flop and folds to subsequent action.

In the second scenario any two cards have basically the same advantages as AA, but with the additional advantage of being easily pitchable. The only edge AA holds over 72o in this scenario is if the 22 goes to showdown unimproved which, given the player profiles, happens exactly never.