Top 5

1. Ardebili v Festejo – WPT

Season 4, Borgata Poker Open Al Ardebili and Ricardo Festejo were two local amateurs battling heads-up for a $1.5m fi rst prize at the WPT Borgata Open. Festejo, whose A-2 was dominating his opponent’s 3-2 on a flop of 2-7-K, was put to a huge test when Ardebili checkraised him all-in. After lengthy deliberation Festejo made what Mike Sexton dubbed ‘the call of the decade’. Unfortunately, a heartbreaking Three on the turn gifted Ardebili the tournament.

2. Negreanu v Hansen – High Stakes Poker, Season 2

The biggest pot on High Stakes Poker sees Negreanu’s full house cracked by Hansen’s quad Fives for $575,000.

3. Brunson v Reese – WSOP 2006 H.O.R.S.E. final table

Doyle Brunson shows why he’s still the daddy by laying down Q-Q to Chip Reese’s K-K on a board of 2-3-7. Despite putting out a big bet Brunson still has the sense to walk away from Reese’s min raise. Legend.

4. Greenstein v Farha – High Stakes Poker, Season 1

All the cash ends up in the middle when Barry Greenstein (Aces) and Sammy Farha (Kings) clash in a pot worth $361,800. Farha wins when a third King comes on the flop. LOL donkaments.

5. Chan v Seidel – 1988 WSOP Main Event

In a hand made famous by the film Rounders, then reigning world champion Johnny Chan slow-plays a straight against Erik Seidel, suckering the young pretender into pushing all-in on the river.