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Millions and millions of hands have been played over the decade and truly sick things have happened. Here we list the 16 sickest hands; suck-outs, great lay-downs, stupid moves, cold decks and clever plays.

16. Two Perfect Cards for Hansen

Most people know Eric Seidel from the last hand in 1988 WSOP Main Event where he got trapped by Johnny Chan, or more specifically, when Matt Damon watches that clip in Rounders. But in fact Seidel has eight WSOP bracelets and almost $10 million in tournament winnings, which is not too shabby. However, in this hand against Gus Hansen he is not that lucky.

15. Tuff_Fish Broke in Two Hands

This video represents the millions of hands played online during the decade. I’m sure that all of you would like to put some of your hands on this list. This guy, however, can’t blame anyone but himself. Like Phil Helmuth said, “this guy can’t even spell poker”. But I thank you Tuff_Fish, you are hilarious to watch!

14. How Do You Fold Jacks Full?

Sometimes you know that you’re beat but “have to call,” but there are players who know they’re beat and therefore “have to fold”. The latter being the more sensible approach I suppose.

13. Hansen vs. Negreanu – Set vs. Set

Gus Hansen and Daniel Negreanu personify poker in the 00-decade; two young, handsome fellows who have become super stars thanks to the growing popularity of the game.  In this hand they clash with two small pairs. At the time, this was the biggest pot in history of televised poker cash games.

12. Jamie Gold Is Just Annoying

On my list of the most annoying players of the decade, Jamie Gold is the undisputed champion. His appearance on High Stakes Poker was probably the worst. It was painful to watch. In this hand, both he and Sam Farha act a bit weird, but why can’t Farha pull that last trigger when he is 100% certain what Gold has?

11. The Oldest WSOP Main Event Player Slowrolls

Old people can do things we others are not allowed to: drive extremely slowly, cut in lines and wear diapers for instance. In poker, old people are even allowed to slowroll. We don’t mind. Do whatever you want Jack Ury.

10. Durrrr Hands out a Nasty Beat to Son-in-Law

Most poker theorists say that you should slow-play very sparingly. Let your opponent pay to draw instead. But what if you flop quads, then slow-playing must be fine, right?

$200 – $400 No-Limit Hold’em

Seat 1: Son-in-Law (big blind)
Seat 2: Durr (small blind)
Durrrr raises to $1,200
Son-in-Law raises to  $3,600
Durrrr calls

FLOP: Td – Ts – 7h
Son-in-Law bets $5,000
Durrrr raises to $15,700
Son-in-Law calls

TURN: Td – Ts – 7h – 5h
Son-in-Law bets checks
Durrrr raises all-in
Son-in-Law bets calls

RIVER : Td – Ts – 7h – 5h – 4h

SHOW DOWN:
Son-in-Law shows Th-Tc  (four of a kind)
Durrrr shows 8h- 6h (straight flush)
Son-in-Law wins the pot ($135,217) with straight flush

9. Corey Zeidman Acts like an Idiot

In 2005 WSOP Main Event, we saw one of the worst slowrolls of this decade. Corey Zeidman sucks out on Jennifer Harman, and when the hand is over and Zeidman can call to take the pot down, he behaves like a … well … there are no words to explain his behavior.

8. Anotnius Runs It Four Times

If you move all-in on the flop in Omaha holding only top pair, you will be behind most of the times. Even if your opponent has just a draw, chances are that you are an underdog. This is exactly what happened to Andrew Robl against Patrick Antonius in this hand. But when they decided to run the turn and the flop four times, Robl could statistically expect to win a quarter of the pot…

7.  The Largest Pot in Online Poker

This hand is not spectacular because of how it was played; that was pretty straightforward. What’s interesting is the size of the pot. When the hand started, Isildur1, whose real name we don’t know yet, sat with almost $700,000. On the other side of the table we had Finnish poker pro Patrick Antonius with a little over $1.2 million. When they decided to clash with all of their chips, the biggest pot ever online was created: $1,356,947

6. Five Pocket Pairs, a Sick Lay-down and a Nasty Flop

What is the chance of all five players in a six-handed game getting pocket pairs? I don’t know, but I suspect that there are quite a few zeros before the number. A deck can’t get any colder than this. And how do the poker gods treat you when you manage to correctly fold kings?

5. Jennifer Tilly Gives Weak/Passive a New Meaning

You have probably seen this a hundred times but it still amazes me that Jennifer Tilly thinks that she might be behind. The pros surrounding her at the table seem equally astonished. Just look at their expressions when Tilly turns over the winner.

4. Aces vs. Aces vs. Kings

This hand is sick on so many levels. Why does Beth Shack more or less tell her opponents that she has Aces and why can’t Bret Richey pick up on that information? The fact that there are aces, aces and kings out there only makes this hand more spectacular.

3. Losing with Quads against a Dude in a Wife Beater

If you have quad aces, you are pretty sure that you are going to win the hand, and if not, there might be a hefty bad-beat jackpot waiting for you. In World Series of Poker Main Event there’s no bonus for going out with four aces. This became blatantly obvious for Motoyuki Mabuchi when he was up against Justin Philips in 2008 Main Event

2. Sick Call by TexasLimitKing

The Swedish poker pro Alexandros “Alex” Dalaklis, or TexasLimitKing, made the sickest call of the decade. He called on the river when he could only beat two hands: 3-3 and 3-2. How is that even possible? The poker community started yelling “rigged game” and “cheating,” but according to Dalaklis, he put his opponent on exactly the hand he had. Maybe it was just a miss-click. Never mind, this call is so sick it hurts and it deserves a place on the list.

$500 – $1000 Limit Hold’em

Seat 1: eastsideslim (big blind)
Seat 2: TexasLimitKing (small blind)
TexasLimitKing raises to $1,000
eastsideslim calls $500
FLOP: Qc – 2d – 6h
eastsideslim checks
TexasLimitKing bets $500
eastsideslim raises to $1,000
TexasLimitKing calls $500
TURN: Qc – 2d – 6h –  Qs
eastsideslim bets $1,000
TexasLimitKing calls $1,000
RIVER : Qc – 2d – 6h – Qs – 6d
eastsideslim bets $1,000
TexasLimitKing calls $1,000

SHOW DOWN:
eastsideslim shows 3s-3d (two pair, Queens and Sixes)
TexasLimitKing shows 4d- 4c (two pair, Queens and Sixes)
TexasLimitKing wins the pot ($7,999.50) with two pair, Queens and Sixes

1. Phil Ivey Re-Bluffs the Bluffer

In poker always think about what your opponent might have; and often what your opponent thinks you have; and on rare occasions, what your opponent thinks that you think that he has … and sometimes it goes beyond that. Here Phil Ivey proves why he just might be this decade’s best poker player. And to be honest, Paul Jackson isn’t far behind. At least not in this hand.