A FINE Kiss of Death Example...

[Reel Deal]

Number of hands that have KK crushed = 1 (number of ways to make AA = 6)

Number of hands that flip with KK = zero

Number of hands that have QQ crushed = 2 (number of ways to make AA or KK = 12)

Number of hands that flip with QQ = 1 (number of ways to make big slick = 16)

So, there's only 6 ways to make a hand that crushes KK, while there's 12 ways to make a hand that crushes QQ plus 16 more ways to make a hand that flips with QQ. So, basically you're looking at 6 vs. 28 hands to "worry" about. Thus, getting KK cracked is that much "dirtier" than having QQ cracked.

[de-coder]

some people never learn...

[Talking Poker]

nh, sir.

(Excellent league reference)

[CalifNaughti]

I have been told by you all about the Kiss of Death, nice to see the examples here. I still love my KK though and just hit quads with them yesterday. I suppose one of these days I will eventually get steam rolled by something. I will be extra careful from now on with them

[PokerRef]

27 player SnG. 5 get paid just won a nice pot taking out a player with my AA. Very next hand and this happens. PS river strikes again!

PokerStars Game #15472195188: Tournament #78316406, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2008/02/22 - 15:25:17 (ET)
Table '78316406 2' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 3: Nemaluk (3165 in chips)
Seat 4: hmann33 (8100 in chips)
Seat 5: PokerRef (13725 in chips)
Seat 9: Bushm11ls (15510 in chips)
Nemaluk: posts the ante 50
hmann33: posts the ante 50
PokerRef: posts the ante 50
Bushm11ls: posts the ante 50
Nemaluk: posts small blind 300
hmann33: posts big blind 600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PokerRef [Kh Kc]
PokerRef: raises 1800 to 2400
Bushm11ls: folds
Nemaluk: folds
hmann33: raises 5650 to 8050 and is all-in
PokerRef: calls 5650
*** FLOP *** [9c 8s Qs]
*** TURN *** [9c 8s Qs] [5c]
*** RIVER *** [9c 8s Qs 5c] [Ac]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
hmann33: shows [Qh Ad] (two pair, Aces and Queens)
PokerRef: shows [Kh Kc] (a pair of Kings)
hmann33 collected 16600 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 16600 | Rake 0
Board [9c 8s Qs 5c Ac]
Seat 3: Nemaluk (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: hmann33 (big blind) showed [Qh Ad] and won (16600) with two pair, Aces and Queens
Seat 5: PokerRef showed [Kh Kc] and lost with a pair of Kings
Seat 9: Bushm11ls (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

[PShabi]

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