InternationalPoker Hands
What is shuffled, stripped, cut, pitched, squeezed, and then spread on a brightly lit section of green felt? If you play poker, you know the answer. If you don’t play poker, think Dead Man’s Hand – Aces and Eights! Yes, cards! Cards are only part of the great game of poker but the milestone hands are recorded in PokerWorks’ Historical Poker Hands where millions are won or lost. You can feel the agony of defeat or the triumph of the win as you read through poker history here.
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Eight hands before the final hand was dealt, Moon sat with 86,500,000 in chips to Cada's 108,300,000. The blinds were 600,000/1,200,000.
The final hand started slowly. Eastgate limped in and Demidov checked his option to raise. The flop brought 2♦ K♠ 3♥, and the action took off. Eastgate bet 1.25 million and Demidov check-called.
Lam moved all-in on the 36th heads-up hand after facing a 2.3m raise from Yang. Yang called the additional 22.2m. The flop brought Q♣, 9♣, 5♠. The 7♦ brought more outs for Yang to make a straight.
On the final hand of the 2006 WSOP Main Event final hand, Paul Wasicka raised $1.5 million pre-flop with pocket tens, and Gold, an unexpected chip leader of the tournament, called.
The WSOP 2005 final table showdown between Joseph Hachem ($40 million) and Steven Danneman ($16.35 million) ended with a brilliant victory with one of the most hopeless hands in Texas Hold' Em.
A full-house battle unraveled at the WSOP 2004 final table between Greg Raymer and David Williams. The blinds were at $50,000-$100,000. Raymer was dealt a pair of 8's. Williams held A♥ and 4♠ and bet $300.000. Raymer called.
The WSOP 2003 final table once again proved that any two cards can win the pot. Chris Moneymaker ($6.600.000 in chips) had 5♦ 4♠ vs. Sam Farha's ($1.800.000 in chps) J♥ T♦.
WSOP 2002 finals with $20.000 - $40.000 blinds proved to be Julian Gardner's demise.Robert Varkonyi had the Q♦ 10♠, while Julian Gardner was sitting with the J♣ 8♣. Vakornyi raised $90.000.
At WSOP 2001 finals, the deal brought Dewey Tomko the best possible hand - two Aces - he held A♠ A♥. Mortensen had K♣Q♣, and raised to $100.000, while Tomko called.
Chris' actions at WSOP 2000 final table proved he made a big mistake which might cost him the title. But that mistake turned out to be probably the best mistake he did or could have ever done. Back to the table: Ferguson had A♠ 9♣, and T.
At the WSOP 1999 final table, Noel Furlong was dealt a pair of fives (5♣ 5♦) and Alan Goehring was sitting with a pair of sixes (6♥ 6♦). Furlong limped in from the small blind and Goehring checked.
The pre-flop at the WSOP 1998 finals came with J♦ 9♣ to Scotty Nguyen and Q♥ T♥ to Kevin McBride. Kevin decided to raise $50.000 and Nguyen called.
At the WSOP 1997 main event, the two-time World Champion, Stu Ungar had A♥ 4♣ and his opponent, John Strzemp, was holding a similar hand with A♠ 8♣. Ungar raised pre-flop to $40.000, Strzemp called.
WSOP 1996 final table pre-flop gave Huck Seed 9♦ 8♦, while Van Horn was sitting with K♣ 8♣. Van Horn decided to raise, and Seed called. The flop came with 9♥ 8♥ 4♣, which gave seed a two-pair and a pair with an overcard to Van Horn.
The WSOP 1995 final table proved to be a bad place for high-stakes bluffing. The deal gave Dan Harrington 9♦ 8♦, while Howard Goldfarb looked down to find A♥ 7♣. Goldfarb raised pre-flop to $100.000, and Harrington called.
At the WSOP 1994 final table, Russ Hamilton had K♠ 8♥ pre-flop, while his opponent Hugh Vincent was sitting with 8♣ 5♥. Vincent limped, Hamilton checked. The flop brought 9♦ 8♦ 6♦, giving both players a pair.
The WSOP 1993 final table was one of the shortest and least interesting final tables in poker finals history. Glen Cozen was really short on chips, so he instantly moved all-in with his 7♠ 4♦ against Bechtel's J♣ 6♥.
At the WSOP 1992 final table, Hamid Dastamalchi held 8♥ 4♣, while Tom Jacobs was sitting with J♦ 7♠. The flop came with J♥ 5♦ 7♦, giving Jacobs a better hand, he underbet his hand. Dastamalchi decided to call.
The pre-flop hands in the WSOP 1991 final table looked like this: Brad Daugherty was holding K♠ J♠, while Don Holt was sitting with a not-so-confident 7♥ 3♥.
WSOP 1990 final table pre-flop gave Hans Lund, who was the chip leader, A♣ 9♦, while Mansour Matloubi got a lucky pair of T♦ and T♣ and instantly raised to $75.000. Lund called.
At the WSOP 1988 final table, Johnny Chan was dealt J♣ 9♣, and Erik Seidel was dealt Q♣ 7♥ pre-flop. They both limped. The flop came Q♠ T♥ 8♦, giving Chan a straight and Seidel a pair of Queens.
One of the shorter battles unfolded in 1987 at the WSOP final table. Johnny Chan was dealt A♠ 9♣, and Frank Henderson was held 4♦ 4♣. Chan raised $60,000 and Henderson moved all-in with his pair of 4s.
The following unfolded at WSOP 1985 final table between Bill Smith and T.J. Cloutier: at the pre-flop, Bill Smith had a pair of 3's (3♠ 3♥), while Cloutier was sitting with A♦ 3♣, with which he confidently moved all-in.
At the WSOP 1983 final table, Rod Peate was dealt J♦ K♦, while Tom McEvoy had Q♦ Q♠. Peate looked at his hand and bet $50.000. McEvoy smiled and moved all-in. Peate called.
The pre-flop at WSOP final table between Jack Straus and Dewey Tomko looked like this: Straus was dealt A♥ T♣, and Tomko was sitting with A♦ 4♦. Both players had good pre-flop cards, so they both moved all-in.
At the WSOP 1981 final table, Stu Ungar was sitting with A♥ Q♥, and Perry Green was dealt T♠ 9♦. Ungar raised as soon as he saw his hand, and Green called.
The following unfolded at the WSOP 1980 final table: at the pre-flop, Stu Ungar was dealt 5s 4s, and Doyle Brunson had A♥ 7♠. Brunson had a fairly good hand, so he raised the pot to ~$17.000, and Ungar called.
The result of the battle between Hal Fowler and Bobby Hoff at the WSOP 1979 final table proved that even a most hopeless hand can win against a good pair of Aces, as well as how an amateur can handle a poker game against a professional and actually
At the WSOP 1978 final table, Bobby Baldwin held Q♦ Q♣ against Crandall Addington's 9♦ 9♠ – a pair against a pair. Addington raised $10.000 pre-flop, Baldwin moved all-in. The flop came Q♠ 9♥ K♣, giving both players a set.
The 1977 WSOP was the second time Doyle Brunson won the pot with his legendary T-2 hand.Doyle held T♠ 2♥, and Bones Berland was dealt 8♥ 5♣. Both players limped to see the Flop which came T♦ 8♠ 5♥.
The WSOP 1976 final hand, Doyle Brunson held T♠ 2♠ against Jesse Alto's A♠ J♥. Alto raised, and Brunson called. The flop came A♥ J♠ T♥ – two pair for Alto and one for Brunson.
At 1973 WSOP, Johnny Moss held K♥ J♠ and Puggy Pearson had A♠ 7♠. Both players went all in preflop. The flop came with 2♣9♠Q♠. Turn showed 5♥ and river brought 6♦.
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