When High Stakes Poker first appeared on our TV screens in 2006 it was a whole new experience for poker fans. We were used to watching tournaments on TV but never before had we seen cash-game action with so much money involved.

One of the best parts of the show is watching the great, and not so great, bluffs that take place. Here we’re going to look at the most successful as well as the most desperate attempts at deception, analysing what happened and exactly why they did or did not work.
#1 BOOTH VS IVEY (SEASON 3, EPISODE 12)

WHAT HAPPENED?
David Williams opened the action for $1,800 from middle position with J♠-9♣.