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Negreanu vs Hansen — High Stakes Poker full house vs quads

Negreanu vs Hansen — High Stakes Poker full house vs quads: High Stakes Poker TV cash game (Season 2). After the street-by-street replay the final pot is about $574,000; at showdown the exact starting-hand equity between Negreanu and Hansen was 80.67% vs 19.33% (exhaustive value). All figures come from our deterministic engine; actions and amounts follow public reporting.

EventHigh Stakes Poker TV cash game (Season 2)
PlayersDaniel Negreanu, Gus Hansen

Table replay

Pot $0PreflopNegreanu (Hero)Stack $300000Committed $0HansenStack $300000Committed $0

Step 0/16 · Deal — 2 players, pot 0

Street-by-street facts (deterministic engine)

  • Preflop: board (no board), pot 10000.
  • Flop: board 9c 6d 5h, pot 62000, hero made Three of a Kind.
  • 　Call spot: pot 44000, call 18000, pot odds 2.44 : 1, break-even equity 29.0% (source: poker-math.ts:potOdds).
  • Turn: board 9c 6d 5h 5s, pot 110000, hero made Full House.
  • 　Call spot: pot 86000, call 24000, pot odds 3.58 : 1, break-even equity 21.8% (source: poker-math.ts:potOdds).
  • River: board 9c 6d 5h 5s 8s, pot 574000, hero made Full House.
  • 　Call spot: pot 407000, call 167000, pot odds 2.44 : 1, break-even equity 29.1% (source: poker-math.ts:potOdds).
  • Showdown all-in equity (vs Hansen): hero 80.67%, opponent 19.33% (source: poker-equity.ts:exhaustive).
  • The above are neutral facts for post-game review only, not betting advice.

Background & highlights

The most famous cooler of High Stakes Poker Season 2: Gus Hansen held 5♦5♣ and Daniel Negreanu held 6♠6♥. The 9♣6♦5♥ flop gave Negreanu a set of sixes and Hansen a set of fives; the 5♠ turn made Hansen quad fives, and the 8♠ river gave Negreanu a full house (sixes full of fives) that still lost. The pot was roughly $575,700 — one of the show's most iconic monster-vs-monster clashes. Actions and amounts are compiled from public reporting; amounts are public-record approximations.

Sources

Hand actions and amounts follow the public reporting below; amounts are public-record approximations.

FAQ

How big was the final pot in this hand?

After frame-by-frame replay the final pot is about $574,000 (accumulated by our deterministic replay engine over the publicly reported action sequence; amounts are public-record approximations).

What was the exact equity between the two starting hands at showdown?

Negreanu vs Hansen had exact starting-hand equity 80.67% vs 19.33%, computed by exhaustively enumerating all boards (not simulation).

Are these hand actions and amounts reliable?

The action sequence and chip amounts are compiled from public reporting; amounts are public-record approximations, with external source links listed at the bottom of this page. The per-street pot, made-hand and equity figures are recomputed by our deterministic engine, not generated by prose.

For education and post-game study only; not betting advice.

Cite this page: Pailiku, “Negreanu vs Hansen — High Stakes Poker full house vs quads”, pailiku.com/hands/famous/negreanu-vs-hansen-high-stakes (2006).