It’s the hand that put you over the top. Or the two cards you held that time you were rivered for a monster pot. Everyone has “the hand,” that one that you remember no matter how many more tournaments or cash games played. PokerNews takes a look at those hands that stick with players and relive the glory, or misery, depending on the results.
For our first edition of this series, we spoke with Mike “The Mouth” Matusow about two memorable hands that will live with him forever.
2005 World Series of Poker Main Event
“Mine’s easy, this is the year after I got out of jail and final tabled the Main Event,” Matusow says.