2004 TV Poker Hand of the Year. What is your pick?

[Greg Zabawa]

My vote goes to the "Jack High" hand between Ellix Powers and Jim McManus. That was just hilarious.

[RollaJ]

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My vote goes to the "Jack High" hand between Ellix Powers and Jim McManus. That was just hilarious.

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ditto
edited to give reasoning....
I think their exchange taight a lot about poker.
Namely tilt, value betting, playing against the drunken maniac, dealing with you elitist ego at the table, learning even bad players get good hands

[ClaytonN]

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Anyone else impressed by Arieh laying down his K high flush after murph led out with a push when he hit his boat at the main event??

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Not really. The all-in bet by Murphy was a huuuuuuuge overbet, and the board was paired.

It was a dumb move by Murphy. He could've gotten Arieh to commit a lot more on the river by betting small.

[bdk3clash]

Raymer's (favored) monster draw vs. Matusow's pair of nines at the WSOP, if only for the emotional breakdown afterwards.

[rdavey]

ToC, Annie with the K9 v Phil and only showing the 9. So funny.

[mojorisin24]

I very much enjoyed the hand between Johnny Chan and Phil Ivey broadcast on the Poker Superstars Invitational. The blinds were at $2000/$4000 and Ivey, in the small blind, was dealt 5 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]7 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]. Chan, in the big blind, peeled up 5 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]6 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. Ivey calls the $4000, Chan checks. The flop comes down K [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]2 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]8 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. Ivey thinks, then bets $8000. Chan quickly calls. The turn is a 9 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. Ivey checks. Chan thinks for awhile, then bets out $25,000. Ivey then does his thinking and comes over the top for $75,000. Chan agonizes for a bit, then folds. Maybe not the "Hand of the Year," but I feel certainly deserving of some praise.

[RedeemerKing]

The funniest one was Hellmuth Vs Duke. K6 against K9 "I dont think she knows how strong i am now" "I dont know if she fully understands the value of the hand"
The best was Arieh against someone who I dont remember in the main event at the 04 WSOP. Im not sure exactly how it went but I think Arieh turned a K high flush and the board paired on the river and Arieh folded. His opponent did make a boat and Arieh showed his flush. What a laydown

[BlackAces]

The hand was against John Murphy, and Arieh made his flush on the river. He folded when Murphy went all-in in front of him. Still don't know what Murphy was thinking there.

[Tugena]

That's the hand I was going to nominate. Watching that punk bitch Matusow cry like a 3 year old made my decade. He has no class.