Odds of being dealt any PP is 220-to-1 but the odds of being dealt AA and someone else being dealt pocket kings is slightly less, as the two aces are gone. So, the odds of someone being dealt KK and another having AA is 205-to-1. However, that only applies when you are heads-up against a single player, against a full table with nine other opponents you will find yourself in an AA vs KK situation once in every 20 times you are dealt either PP.
The reason having AA vs KK is usually so profitable is that the player with KK rarely worries about the other having a higher pair as it will only happen to them around 4.4% of the time they hold KK and they just shove arrin. The problem is that when they do ship they'll be ~82% dog.
In today's 9-handed nitty ring games, I'm less likely to ship KK preflop vs certain players in which I have solid notes on. For 6-max, it's obviously happening less often and be more willing to ship vs FR ldo.
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