Daniel Negreanu is arguably the most well known and popular poker player on the planet, whilst also being one of the best for decades in both poker tournaments and high stakes cash games. But after so long in the game, has Daniel Negreanu lost his mind?
In this poker hand, Negreanu holds the chip lead heads-up in a PokerGO Last Chance Series $10,000 buy-in event, facing Daniel Smiljkovic for the title. Smiljkovic flops trips, while Negreanu’s decision to slow play with big slick seems to have backfired. Can Negreanu find a way to turn things around and capture the trophy?
After you have check raised on the flop with a very polarizing range, it should mean you have either a very strong made hand, a high equity draw, or complete air. When your opponent calls, you should continue with a large sizing on the turn if the nuts haven’t changed. Doing this with both your bluffs and value hands will keep you balanced and prevent opponents from exploiting you by overcalling or overfolding.
Daniel Negreanu ‘DNegs’ or ‘KidPoker’ is in the top 10 on poker’s all time money list with over $56,900,000 in live poker tournament earnings. He has 7 World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets. Negreanu is 50 years old and originally from Toronto, Canada but now resides in Las Vegas, U.S.A. Negreanu grew up playing primarily cash games and has appeared on many popular poker shows such as High Stakes Poker, High Stakes Feud, Poker After Dark and High Stakes Duel. Negreanu won the most recent season, beating Eric Persson and Doug Polk. He claimed $200,000 as well as the championship belt for his efforts. Daniel is now a GGPoker ambassador after having left PokerStars where he was an ambassador for nearly 12 years.
Daniel Smiljkovic ‘SmilleThHero’’ is a German professional poker player with over $8,400,000 in live tournament earnings. He has 1 World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet from a $5,000 buy-in 6-max No-Limit Hold’em (NLHE) event in 2021 for $423,426.
The PGT Last Chance series was a series of six $10,000 buy-in No-limit Hold'em (NLHE) poker tournaments played from January 2-7, 2024, and was hosted at the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas.
$10,000 - 2024 PGT Last Chance Series Event #1 - Results
1st: Daniel Negreanu ‘Dnegs’, ‘Kidpoker’ - Canada – $218,400
2nd: Daniel Smiljkovic - ‘SmilleThHero’ - Germany – $150,150
3rd: Masashi Oya - Japan – $113,750
4th: Justin Bonomo ‘ZeeJustin’ - U.S.A – $91,000
5th: Jonathan Cohen - Canada – $72,800
6th: David Peters ‘The Silent Assassin’, ‘dpeters7’ – U.S.A – $54,600
7th: Isaac Haxton - U.S.A – $45,500
8th: Nick Schulman - U.S.A – $36,400
9th: Jonathan Little ‘FieryJustice’, ‘Jcardshark’, and ‘JonLittle’ – U.S.A – $31,850
🔍 Preflop:
Heads up on the final table of a PokerGO event, Daniel Negreanu limps from the button, which is also the small blind in heads up play, with AKo. Daniel Smiljkovic opts to check his option from the big blind holding J2 of diamonds.
💸 Flop - Jh Jc Td:
Smiljkovic’s suited hand flops best as he hits trip jacks with a backdoor flush draw. He checks and Negreanu bets 150,000 with his big slick that now has a gutshot straight draw to broadway. Smiljkovic chooses to check raise to 550,000 with his three of a kind and Negreanu calls to see a turn in position.
💣 Turn - 4c:
The four of clubs on the turn is a blank and Smiljkovic fires out a bet of 1,300,000 for just under pot. How will Negreanu respond with just ace-high? Will he fold and believe the story Smiljkovic is telling, or will he shove to put Smiljkovic all in? Stay tuned to the end of this poker video to see what Kidpoker does!
Jonathan Little analyzes live poker hands from TV poker shows such as Poker After Dark, Hustler Casino Live, The Lodge Poker Club & PokerGO. He also analyzes popular poker vloggers such as Rampage Poker, Brad Owen, Jaman Burton, Ashley Sleeth, Wolfgang Poker and others!
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