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Legendary Poker Hands

Texas Holdem No-Limit WSOP 2005

$10,000 Main Event: Straight to the bank for Hachem


Joe Hachem   Steve Dannenmann
Seven of Clubs Three of Spades VS Ace of Diamonds Three of Clubs
The Flop The Turn The River
Six of Hearts Five of Diamonds Four of Diamonds Ace of Spades Four of Clubs

The Result

In the final hand of the 2005 World Series of Poker, Steve Dannenmann was first to act and he decided to raise $700,000 from the small blind with the ADiamonds3Clubs. Joseph Hachem decided to call Dannenmann raise with the 7Clubs3Spades. The flop brought the 6Hearts5Diamonds4Diamonds, which gave Hachem a 7 high straight and Steve Dannenmann was drawing to tie. Joe was first to act and he checked, Steve raises another $700,000, Joe checkraises for one million and Steve calls. The turn card comes with the ASpades and Joe Hachem bets out $2 million. The play is to Steve and he bets $3 million more. Joseph then moves all-in and Dannenmann calls. Here we go; the 2005 World Series of Poker is coming down to the river. The river card comes with the 4Clubs and Joseph Hachem is the new World Champion of poker.

analysis

These players battled it out in the longest final day of all time. It was a record 13 hours and 56 minutes and it finally came to an end with Hachem's 7 high straight. The players played this hand well and they let the cards determine who was going to be the champion.



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