Talk about taking a stab in the dark! It takes heroism to consistently call your opponent’s bet with just King high, especially when it’s pretty likely you’re drawing dead. Watch this example of great poker as Maxim Lykov makes a hero call against fellow Russian Vitaly Tolokonnikov at the European Poker Tour (EPT).

Don’t you just hate it when your opponent gets lucky on the river? Watch this hand as Christian Harder goes all-in with his KK against Thomas Bichon’s QQ at the World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE).

It’s not every day a hand like a Royal Flush comes along. But as luck would have it for Tony G, he manages to hit a Royal Flush on the flop in this incredible hand on Aussie Millions!

Daniel Negreanu and Tom “durrrr” Dwan are both known for their sharp wit at the poker table. Watch what happens as Kid Poker goes all-in and durrrr quickly calls him in this hand on High Stakes Poker.

2004 Card Player magazine Player of the Year Daniel Negreanu and magazine publisher Barry Shulman go head-to-head at the final table of the 2009 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE).

Think going all-in with 6-4 offsuit is crazy? What about having an opponent with 8-3 going all-in too? Watch this crazy hand between Ilari Sahamies (aka Ziigmund) and Leo Fernandez at the European Poker Tour (EPT).

Aggressive play is a good tactic when the community cards on the table point to the strong likelihood you could have one of several winning winning hands – even if you don’t. Watch as Bertrand Grospellier, aka ElkY, tries his luck by bluffing William Thorson.

Only a “superpower” such as Phil Ivey would have the guts to pull off an all-in bluff with 5-2 offsuit and keep a straight face. Watch Phil Ivey in action as he tries to pull off one of the best bluffs in High Stakes Poker history against Lex Veldhuis.

It was hard to leave the casino sometimes, and it’s hard to leave now, but soon, I’ll be heading back to London, with WSOP-Europe dreams dancing in my head.

Michael Mizrachi is one of the November Nine

While I may have had a decent June and July, it pales in comparison to the series that Michael Mizrachi had — and is having.

The troubled star made the November Nine, outlasting more than 7,000 others, guaranteeing him more than $3 million in earnings this WSOP.

If you recall, “The Grinder” won the first big tournament of the 2010 WSOP, the $50,000 Poker Players Championship amid issues with the United States Internal Revenue Service. Apparently, the Grinder owed the government $339,000 in taxes and was facing foreclosure on two homes in the state of Florida. There were rumors he was broke.

Well, that’s obviously in the past.

Now, Mizrachi stands to re-emerge as one of the biggest stars in poker, making the final table in two out of the three events ESPN will televise this season.

It’s a lucky break for a poker player who needed one. Time will tell if he can keep this up, or if another four years down the road, we’ll be hearing another hard luck story about the Grinder.

The adrenaline, anticipation and excitement run high during the final hand of a poker tournament – and here is a perfect example. Watch this incredible final hand between David Williams and Eric Baldwin at season eight of the World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championship.