Famous Poker Hands
36 hands the poker world still talks about, from 1977 to 2025, told street by street from public broadcasts and reports, each with why it is famous and what to take from it.
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Before 2000 550
- 10♦8♠5♥2♣10♣1977Brunson vs BerlandA legend at the 1977 final table.The Final Hand · 2 decisions
- Q♠10♥8♦2♠6♦1988Chan vs SeidelThe hand from the movie Rounders.The Final Hand · 3 decisions
- K♣10♥K♦Q♠6♠1989Hellmuth vs ChanChan goes for a third title in a row.The Final Hand · 2 decisions
- A♣5♦3♥3♦2♠1997Ungar vs StrzempThe 1997 world title, heads-up.Blinds 10K / 20K, ante 2K · 3 decisions
- 8♣9♦9♥8♥8♠1998Nguyen vs McBrideThe final hand of the 1998 Main Event.Blinds 25K / 50K · 2 decisions
2000 to 2004 550
- K♣4♥2♥K♥9♥2000Ferguson vs CloutierThe final hand of the 2000 Main Event.The Final Hand · 2 decisions
- J♦10♣3♣3♦9♦2001Mortensen vs TomkoHeads-up for the 2001 world title.Blinds 20K / 40K · 3 decisions
- Q♣4♠4♣10♦10♣2002Varkonyi vs GardnerThe hand that cost Hellmuth his hair.Blinds 20K / 40K · 3 decisions
- 9♠2♦6♠8♠3♥2003Moneymaker vs FarhaHeads-up for the world title.Blinds 20K / 40K, ante 5K · 3 decisions
- 5♠4♦2♦2♥2♣2004Raymer vs WilliamsThe year after Moneymaker.The Final Hand · 3 decisions
2005 to 2009 826
- 6♥5♦4♦A♠4♣2005Hachem vs DannenmannFifteen minutes of heads-up.Blinds 150K / 300K, ante 50K · 3 decisions
- 9♣6♦5♥5♠8♠2006Hansen vs NegreanuA televised pot between two legends.Blinds 300 / 600, ante 100 · 4 decisions
- 7♠6♦3♦2007Booth vs IveyA low flop, a deep stack and a big decision.Blinds 200 / 400 · 3 decisions
- Q♦J♠6♥8♦6♣2007Hellmuth vs MatusowA home-game side game on national television.A Side Game at the Table · 4 decisions
- 7♣6♣5♥2♣Q♥2007Obrestad vs TabatabaiHeads-up for a bracelet and a record.Blinds 15K / 30K, ante 4K · 4 decisions
- Q♣10♥4♦K♠6♣2009Antonius vs DwanTwo stars in a televised cash game.A Cash Game on NBC · 3 decisions
- Q♥4♠2♠Q♣7♦2009Dwan vs GreensteinA very big pot on television.Blinds 400 / 800, ante 200 · 4 decisions
- 10♦2♣2♠7♦2009Dwan, Greenstein and EastgateEight players see the flop.Blinds 400 / 800, ante 200 · 4 decisions
The 2010s 936
- 10♦9♣7♥Q♦8♦2010Duhamel vs AffleckTwo of the last fifteen in 2010.Blinds 120K / 240K, ante 30K · 3 decisions
- K♦Q♣10♦3♠6♣2010Dwan vs IveyTwo of the game’s biggest names.Blinds 400 / 800, ante 200 · 3 decisions
- 7♥3♦2♠8♣Q♠2010Ivey vs MercierFrom the same episode as Dwan vs Ivey.Blinds 600 / 1.2K, ante 100 · 3 decisions
- J♠9♥2♠K♣J♥2011Klein vs GalfondA three-way pot on season seven.Three Players See the Flop · 4 decisions
- J♦5♦5♣3♥2♥2012Esfandiari vs TrickettHeads-up for One Drop’s top prize.Blinds 400K / 800K, ante 100K · 3 decisions
- J♠A♥4♠10♠7♠2014Colman vs NegreanuHeads-up at the 2014 One Drop.Blinds 800K / 1.6M, ante 200K · 3 decisions
- 7♦9♦8♦9♠3♥2015Klein vs EsfandiariA giant cash game in Las Vegas.Blinds 300 / 600 · 3 decisions
- J♣9♠4♥Q♠6♥2019Chidwick vs RajkumarA final table in the biggest event of its day.Blinds 100K / 200K · 2 decisions
- 10♠6♠2♦9♣Q♣2019Ensan vs SammartinoThe 2019 title on the line.Blinds 2M / 4M, ante 4M · 3 decisions
The 2020s 954
- 10♥7♠2♥K♠9♣2021Aldemir vs HolmesThe 2021 Main Event, heads-up.Blinds 1.2M / 2.4M, ante 2.4M · 3 decisions
- J♠9♠8♦2021Polk vs HellmuthTwo big personalities at one table.Blinds 200 / 400 · 3 decisions
- 7♥2♣6♣Q♥A♦2022Antonius vs MustafovThree players left in Cyprus.Blinds 200K / 400K, ante 400K · 2 decisions
- K♥Q♦2♦Q♠2♠2022Diaz vs FarnesFourteen players left in the 2022 Main Event.Blinds 400K / 800K · 4 decisions
- 10♠5♥4♥5♦5♠2022Klein vs KimA six-hour stream night.A Live-Stream Cash Game · 4 decisions
- 3♦8♠8♦5♥6♣2023Dwan vs FeiThe biggest game on Hustler Casino Live.Blinds 500 / 1K, ante 3K · 3 decisions
- J♠5♠2♦4♣A♥2023Weinman vs JonesA long think for the 2023 title.Blinds 1.25M / 2.5M, ante 2.5M · 3 decisions
- 6♠5♠3♦10♥2024Tony G vs Tan XuanMontenegro’s big cash game.Blinds 1K / 2K, ante 5K · 3 decisions
- A♣K♠7♠6♥4♥2025Keating vs WangA three-handed flop on season fourteen.Three Players See the Flop · 3 decisions
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