The top five greatest High Stakes Poker hands

Following the rumours that the show High Stakes Poker might be coming back, we relive five of its most infamous hands.

Gus Hansen vs Daniel Negreanu

Before the online high stakes games became huge, and before Gus Hansen became a laughing stock in them, this was for a long time the largest recorded pot in poker history. And what a crazy hand it was:

The 7-2 Game

Part of the appeal of this show was seeing all the fun table games and banter between the players, with this classic between Mike Matusow and Phil Hellmuth being a great example:

Jamie Gold vs Sam Farha

Jamie Gold really changed the dynamic of the game when he appeared on the show, and this bizarre AA vs KK hand with Sam Farha shows just how much:

Guy Laliberte vs David Benyamine

Another pot which at the time was (technically) the biggest pot in recorded poker history, and once again another bizarre dynamic at the table because of the introduction of Guy Laliberte, who really let Benyamine off the hook here:

The best televised hand ever?

Many people think that this three-way pot between Tom Dwan, Barry Greenstein and Peter Eastgate was one of the most intelligent hands televised. It looks like durrrr is value betting his top pair, but he actually knows he is bluffing against two much stronger hands:

Did I miss a classic hand from the show? Let me know in the comments box: