From Alan Meltzer’s blowup to Gus Hansen’s quads, a look back at the best from High Stakes Poker
With the Season seven of High Stakes Poker in full swing, it’s the perfect time to take a look back at classic hands from days gone by. From Alan Meltzer’s infamous run in with Tom Dwan, to Gus Hansen’s quads against Daniel Negreanu, they’re all here. Enjoy!
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Alan Meltzer and Tom Dwan
Season 5
Meltzer might claim the first pot, but who remembers that?
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}
function hbxMediaPause(hbxFileName, hbxCurrentPos, hbxEndPos, hbxFlashVersion) {
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function hbxMediaStop(hbxFileName, hbxCurrentPos, hbxEndPos, hbxFlashVersion) {
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function hbxMediaPlayProgress(hbxFileName, hbxCurrentPos, hbxEndPos, hbxFlashVersion) { _hbSet('m.f',hbxFileName); _hbSet('m.cp',hbxCurrentPos); _hbSet('m.ep',hbxEndPos); _hbSet('m.s','playp'); _hbSet('m.cl','Flash Player'); _hbSet('m.cv',hbxFlashVersion); _hbSet('m.tt','e'); _hbSend(); }
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function playerReady(obj) { dennisPlayer = document.getElementById(obj['id']); addListeners(); };
function addListeners () { /* documentation for this can be found here: http://www.longtailvideo.com/support/jw-player/jw-player-for-flash-v4/12209/javascript-api-reference#settinglisteners */ if (dennisPlayer) { dennisPlayer.addControllerListener("SEEK", "dennisSeekListener"); dennisPlayer.addModelListener("META", "dennisMetaListener"); dennisPlayer.addModelListener("STATE", "dennisStateListener"); dennisPlayer.addModelListener("TIME", "dennisPositionListener");
} else { setTimeout("addListeners()", 100); } }
function dennisStateListener (obj) {
dennisCurrentPlayerFile = dennisPlayer.getPlaylist()[0].file; switch(obj.newstate) { case 'PLAYING': if (obj.oldstate == 'PAUSED') { ommniturePlay(dennisCurrentPlayerFile, dennisPlayerCurrentPosition); } if (dennisPlayerInPlayingState == 0) { hbxMediaPlay(dennisCurrentPlayerFile, dennisPlayerCurrentPosition, dennisClipDuration, dennisPlayerMetaClient); }
break; case 'PAUSED': hbxMediaPause(dennisCurrentPlayerFile, dennisPlayerCurrentPosition, dennisClipDuration, dennisPlayerMetaClient); dennisPlayerInPlayingState = 0; break; case 'IDLE': hbxMediaStop(dennisCurrentPlayerFile, dennisPlayerCurrentPosition, dennisClipDuration, dennisPlayerMetaClient); dennisPlayerInPlayingState = 0 break; case 'COMPLETED': hbxMediaStop(dennisCurrentPlayerFile, dennisClipDuration, dennisClipDuration, dennisPlayerMetaClient); dennisPlayerInPlayingState = 0 break; default: break; } }
function dennisPositionListener (obj) {
/*This event doesnt appear to firing (or its very flakey) possibly due to upgrade. */
/*console.log('x');*/
/* dennisPlayerCurrentPosition = obj.position; dennisClipDuration = obj.duration; if (dennisPlayerCurrentPosition !=0 && (dennisPlayerCurrentPosition*1000)%dennisTrackingInterval == 0) {
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function dennisMetaListener (obj) { dennisPlayerMetaClient = obj.client; }
function dennisTrackPosition () { hbxMediaPlayProgress(dennisCurrentPlayerFile, dennisPlayerCurrentPosition, dennisClipDuration, dennisPlayerMetaClient) }
function dennisSeekListener(obj) { ommniturePlay(dennisCurrentPlayerFile, obj.position); }
function ommniturePlay(file, position) { s.Media.play(file,position); }
Sammy Farha and Partik Antonius.
Season 4
Farha and the Finn flip it for a cool million
Brad Booth and Phil Ivey
Season 3
Booth pulls off the impossible and bluffs Ivey off a monster
Daniel Negreanu and Tom Dwan
Season 2
Did someone say cooler? Kid Poker gets burned by Hansen’s quad
Tom Dwan and the world
Season 5
Well, maybe not the world, but Dwan does bluff off two opponents with zilcho in this classic