Tao of Poker

No Limit with My Brother: Q-Q vs. A-K!!

I played an hour of heads-up, No Limit the other night with my brother. We started with $100 in chips each and I was up $30. I got A-K off suit and raised pre-flop. My brother went all-in and I quickly called. He had Q-Q! It was a classic matchup: a Big Pair vs. A-K. On the flop: J-10-Q. He got a set of Queens, but I flopped the nut-straight! He needed to pair the board to win... and didn't after a 4 and a 6 fell. I gathered up all the chips and realized I won back all the money I lost earlier in the night playing limit hold'em.