01 Nov 2024 Online poker has seen some legendary moments over the years, but few things capture the drama and excitement of the game like a truly massive pot. When high-stakes pros clash, millions can be won or lost in a single hand, with heart-stopping decisions that have players and fans on the edge of their seats. The thrill of these hands isn't just about the money - it's about the unforgettable plays, the competition, and the strategies that make poker an electrifying spectator sport. So, long story short - today we present to you 10 biggest pots of online poker history. #10: $2.1 million We’re playing 2,000-4,000 PLO on CoinPoker. "HannibalGetya" raises to 12,000. "Allinyouwin" on the button calls. "RedEnvelope" in the big blind is playing very short stack, comes in for the squeeze, 55,000. Hannibal snap calls. "Allinyouwin" on the button, a million dollars deep, comes in with the back raise to 227,000. Snap call by Hannibal. Flop comes down. King 7-5 with two spades, 529,000 in the middle. Hannibal leads out for pot. "Allinyouwin" goes into the tank. 60 seconds in, all you win reaches the limits of his time bank. If the red line crosses the six o'clock position, his hand will be auto-folded. Decides to go all in. 845,000, the pot now is 2.2 million. Hannibal shows up with King Queen 9-7. He has flopped top two pair. "Allinyouwin" on the button shows up with naked aces and "RedEnvelope" with the small side pot here with King Queen 10-8 top pair. Turn is a nine. River is a queen. "Allinyouwin" remains unimproved and "HannibalGetya" is gonna win this main pot for $2.1 million. #9: $2.1 million We're playing 5,000-10,000 blinds. There is a $10,000 ante in the middle as well. "Number29" raises from middle position to 45,000. Gets called by the big blind, "CrazyTraider". Flop comes King Jack 5 with two hearts. Check to "Number29". Playing from his phone, swings out with $100,000 bet. Pot size bet here on the flop. Back to "CrazyTraider". Goes a bit into the tank. Decides to raise to $371,000. These guys are about a million dollars deep to start the hand. "Number29" goes all in. Call, 2.1 million in the middle. They turn over their hands. "CrazyTraider" has middle set and a queen high flush draw. And "Number29" is sitting on a straight draw, holding 25% equity. He needs to improve hitting an ace, queen, or a 10 that is not a heart. The turn is a five of spades, turning "Number29" dead. #8: $2.2 million Number eight again goes down between the same players on the same table. "CrazyTraider" comes in with the limp from the small blind and faces a pot size raise from "Number29", 38,000 to call. Comes in for the limp raise to 122,000. And "Number29" makes the call. The flop is Jack 6 deuce with two clubs. 250K in the middle, a million effective behind. "CrazyTraider" comes up with a half pot size bet. Quick call by "Number29". Turn brings in the flush. The queen of clubs, $500,000 in the middle. "CrazyTraider" decides to check. Back to "Number29" - he called the flop bet. Decides to bet 257K on the turn. "CrazyTraider" goes into the tank. Decides to go for a min raise to 514,000 and faces a snap shove and makes the call. We have a $2.2 million pot. "CrazyTraider" turns over the king high flush and "Number29" with the ace high flush. Only the 10 of clubs can save "CrazyTraider" here by improving to a straight flush. He can't connect. And "Number29" wins a $2.2 million pot. #7: $2.7 million We see a 30K open by "omaha4rollz" in the cutoff. "HannibalGetya" on the button makes the call. Tony G in the big blind calls as well. The flop is King 7-3 with two hearts. 100,000 in the middle so far - gets checked to the button. Hannibal chatting and playing at the same time. Checks behind. The turn brings in a secondary flush draw, six of spades. So 5-4 makes a straight, a bunch of draws possible. Pot size bet by "omaha4rollz", 104,000. "HannibalGetya" with a pot size raised to 416,000, and "omaha4rollz", 1.2 behind, decides to put it all in. We have a $2.7 million pot. "omaha4rollz" has the straight, but "HannibalGetya" has the straight as well with a spade redraw. They're gonna run it one time. River is a spade and Hannibal wins a $2.7 million pot against "omaha4rollz". #6: $2.8 million Number six on our list here is a 5K-10K game. You have $10,000 in the middle as an ante. "ATAKA" from the cutoff makes it 30,000. Tony G on the button. 3.2 million deep goes for the call. "Chattahoochee" is in the small blind, also known as Grazvis, one of the best players in the world. Comes in for the squeeze to $140,000. "ATAKA" back raises to $470,000, and Tony now with $30,000 so far committed is going to make the call. Back raise all in by "Chattahoochee". This is not an official race. So "ATAKA" and Tony will not be able to re-raise. They're gonna make the call and may head to a flop three ways. 1.8 million in the middle as the flop comes down. Jack, three deuce with two diamonds. 500,000 behind here in "ATAKA"'s shoes. First to act. "Chattahoochee" is already all in at this point. "ATAKA" jams all in. Tony makes the call - 2.8 million in the middle. We have "ATAKA" with a set here. Queen, jack, jack, nine, double suited. Tony has flopped a wrap and a flush draw and is currently a favorite three ways with 49% equity. And "Chattahoochee" has ace, king, king, three. Doesn't have much to work with on this flop. They're gonna run at one time. Turn is the ace. River is the queen. And Tony G improves on the turn to a straight and wins at $2.8 million pot. #5: $2.8 million And we enter the top five of the biggest hands of all time. 5K-10K, "CrazyTraider" opens up to 47,000 from middle position. "Number29" with a three bet, 168,000 on the button. "omaha4rollz" in the big blind, makes the fold. CrazyTrader is out of position pre-flop and post-flop, of course. Back raises to half a million. 4-bet pot here from "CrazyTraider". "Number29" makes the call. Over a million dollars in the middle on an ace high board, ace, queen, three. This should be good for "CrazyTraider" with the 4-bet. But a pot-sized bet behind. Are we gonna see a shove or will he go for a small bet? He does decide to go for 289,000, about a third of the pot. And there’s was a push by "Number29". "CrazyTraider" makes the call. The chips fly into the middle as we do see a $2.88 million pot. "CrazyTraider" shows up with aces, flop top set. And "Number29" has a queen and an inside straight draw. He needs to connect with a king, with a jack, or with a 10 in order to make the nuts. Turn is a four, river is a jack, and "Number29" makes broadway and wins a $2.8 million pot. #4: $3.1 million "Number29" raises it up to 45,000. "omaha4rollz" on the button, makes the call. "CrazyTraider" in the big blind. These guys are all about $1.5 million deep. Comes in with a squeeze for $195,000. "Number29" makes the call. "omaha4rollz" makes the call. 600,000 in the middle already as the flop comes down three, four, five with two clubs. "CrazyTraider" here out of position against two players. He's gonna check. "Number29" comes out betting full pot, $600,000. And "omaha4rollz" on the button pushes all in for 1.2. We see a call, 3.1 million in the middle. And "omaha4rollz" has a pair, a gut shot, and a nut flush draw. And "Number29" is sitting on a semi bluff here with a pair of fours and an open-ended straight draw. He has 37% equity. "omaha4rollz" has 63% equity. The turn is a jack of diamonds. "Number29" remains unimproved. River is a nine of hearts and he improves to two pair. Nine, four, wins against ace, five. And "Number29" takes down a $3.1 million pot. #3: $4 million Tony G raises it up to 30K. Grazvis aka "Chattahoochee" makes it 113,000 on the button. Hannibal, cold four bets from the small blinds to 387,000. These guys are about $2 million deep. "Chattahoochee" makes the call. The flop is ace, six, three with two hearts and one diamond. Pot size bet by Hannibal. Chata pushes all in. Call, 4 million in the middle. Hannibal has the nut flush draw with king jack, nine, seven and a backdrop flush draw. And "Chattahoochee" has flopped two pair and the heart draw. They're gonna run it one time. Turn is a queen of spades. Hannibal remains unimproved and doesn't connect on the river, so "Chattahoochee" wins a $4 million pot. #2: $4.2 million Playing 5,000-10,000, Tony G is sitting on a $6 million stack. He raises to 27,000. "Chattahoochee" on the button, three bet to 100,000. Hannibal four bets to 358,000 from the small blind. And "Chattahoochee" on the button has a decision to make. He makes the call, 762,000 in the middle (1.7 effective behind). Hannibal first to act, bets 596K. "Chattahoochee" makes the call. Turn is the seven of spades. All in for half pot. Call, 4.2 in the middle. Hannibal shows up with ace, king, queen, jack. Top pair, top kicker. And he has 82% against top pair with the second best kicker, ace, queen, 10, five in the hands of "Chattahoochee". River brings in the eight and Hannibal wins the second largest pot in online poker history, $4.2 million. #1: $7.75 million And this brings us to the largest pot of online poker history. We're playing 5,000-10,000 blinds. Tony G raises on the button. Hannibal squeezes from the big blind to 148,000, gets called by Tony and called by "Chattahoochee". The flop is ace, queen, 10 with two clubs and one heart. 451,000 in the middle so far. Hannibal comes out swinging, half pot, 225. Tony in position. These guys are very, very deep, 3.6 million behind. Tony makes the call. "Chattahoochee" out of the way. Turn is the eight of hearts, bringing in a secondary flush draw, 900,000 in the middle, 3.4 behind. Hannibal comes out potting, 900,000. Tony all-in for 3.4, gets called $7.7 million in the middle and they show up with top two pair for Hannibal gets you with the queen high flush draw and Tony G has broadway. Hannibal needs a club, an ace or a queen to improve and they're going to run the biggest pot of online poker history, the good old fashioned way, one time. The river is the four of diamonds and Tony has the nuts and wins the biggest pot of online poker history, $7.75 million. What a game!
