7. Daniel Negreanu vs Gus Hansen - Sick Poker Hands Series

Poker Web Watch / Dave Allan / 13 January 2009 / Leave a comment

Imagine sitting there and flopping a set, in a raised pot, against one of the world's most aggressive players. That is exactly what happened to Canadian superstar, Daniel Negreanu in an episode of High Stakes Poker when he re-raised Gus Hansen's opening raise from $2,100 to $5,000 with a pair of sixes.

A flop of 9c 6d 5h gave both players a set but Negreanu was a 95% favourite with the higher set. 'Kid Poker' had a $8,000 bet raised to $26,000, which he eventually called. The turn was the fie of clubs, improving Negreanu to a full house but Hansen to quad fives and meant Negreanu was drawing to now of the remaining sixes in the deck. Hansen fired out for $24,000 and Negreanu eventually called. The river brought the eight of spades, altering nothing and Hansen calmly checked the nuts, Negreanu bet out $65,000 and Hansen moved all-in.

After much deliberation, Negreanu made the call, despite saying Hansen could have a pair of nines or fives in the hold, and a mammoth cash pot of $575,700.

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