Big Pair vs Big Pair

Tonight at a local 2/5 game, there were 2 or 3 huge pots where 2 different players ended up all in before the flop with AA vs KK or KK vs QQ. This kind of situation is the one big way a lot of great players end up losing their money: one sick huge hand that wipes it all out in one go. Most players in this spot can’t get away from their big pair, and in a cash game it’s pretty hard to justify a fold preflop with QQ or better. But is it possible?
Yeah, sometimes it’s possible. The …read more