donpeters
Within moments of the start of heads-up play, the two players were all in.
Phil Hellmuth limped the button with the and Daniel Negreanu raised to 160,000 with the . Hellmuith then reraised all in for 680,000 and Negreanu called.
The flop came down and Hellmuth stayed in front. The turn was the and took away the as an out for Negreanu. The river was the and that was it, Hellmuth earned the double up and took over the chip lead.
donpeters
Phil Hellmuth limped the button with the and Daniel Negreanu checked from the big blind with the .
The flop went check, check after the fell. After the on the turn, Negreanu fired 80,000 with his two pair. Hellmuth raised to 200,000 and Negreanu called.
The river went check, check after the fell and Negreanu won the pot with his two pair.
donpeters
Hellmuth misses out
Phil Hellmuth limped the button with the . Daniel Negreanu raised the big blind with the to 180,000. Hellmuth moved all in and Negreanu snapped him off.
The flop came down and Hellmuth didn't like it. JC Tran was standing right next to the table awaiting his fate as well.
The turn was the and that was it for Hellmuth. He was drawing dead as the completed the board on the river.
Hellmuth finished in second place and earned his best finish at this year's Premier League, but those 11 points only gave him 19 overall. That's not going to be good enough to put him in the top eight and he was sent home. He did get $22,000 for this finish to add to his pocket.
Tran gave Negreanu a hug and thanked him for winning because now he too is through to the next round.
donpeters
Negreanu wins!
Daniel Negreanu has done it, he took down the final heat of action and will be moving on to the next round. He didn't lock up a final table berth just yet, but will have a chance when he faces off against JC Tran tomorrow in a best-of-three heads-up match with the winner going to the final table. The other heads-up match will be Ian Frazer taking on Roland De Wolfe.
Negreanu knew he needed to perform at the top of his game. He knew the standings and studied the points system so he could adjust his strategy throughout the heat and ended up coming out on top.
Here are the final standings.
x-1. Phil Laak – 48 points x-2. David Benyamine - 38 points x-T-3. Giovanni Safina - 29 points x-T-3. Luke Schwartz – 29 points
5. Daniel Negreanu – 26 points
6. Ian Frazer – 26 points
7. Roland De Wolfe – 22 points
8. JC Tran – 20 points
9. Phil Hellmuth - 19 points
10. Yevgeniy Timoshenko – 16 points
11. Vanessa Rousso – 16 points
12. Tony G - 11 points
x - clinched final table berth
Negreanu edged out Frazer in the tie breaker and that's what determined the final seeding. The two winners of the Negreanu/Tran and Frazer/De Wolfe matches will move on to join the other four players at the final table tomorrow and play for the big bucks.
The bottom four players, Phil Hellmuth, Yevgeniy Tmoshenko, Vanessa Rousso and Tony G all missed out on the next round and were eliminated from contention.
The heads-up matches and the final table will all be tomorrow, beginning at 11:30 a.m. local time.
We'll see you right back here at PokerNews for all the live updates!
and Daniel Negreanu raised to 160,000 with the 
. Hellmuith then reraised all in for 680,000 and Negreanu called.
and Hellmuth stayed in front. The turn was the 
and took away the 
as an out for Negreanu. The river was the 
and that was it, Hellmuth earned the double up and took over the chip lead.
and Daniel Negreanu checked from the big blind with the 
.
fell. After the 
on the turn, Negreanu fired 80,000 with his two pair. Hellmuth raised to 200,000 and Negreanu called.
fell and Negreanu won the pot with his two pair.
and Hellmuth checked. Negreanu bet 40,000 and Hellmuth called.
and Hellmuth checked. Negreanu bet 100,000 and Helmuth quickly and easily folded. The two are now virtually deadlocked in chips.
to 180,000. Hellmuth moved all in and Negreanu snapped him off.
