Negreanu in the Gutter
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Tom Marchese (small blind) and Daniel Negreanu (big blind) were heads up on a flop of 
. Marchese led out for 2,200, and Negreanu made the call.
The turn was the 
, both players checked, and the river was the 
. Marchese tossed out 4,000, Negreanu quickly raised to 14,000, and Marchese tank-called.
"Straight," Negreanu announced, tabling 
.
Marchese mucked, and Kid Poker raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
297,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
|
||
|
270,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
. Griffin was first to act and fired out 21,000, Kurganov called, and the 
turned. Again Griffin bet, this time 47,000, and Kurganov thought for well over a minute before putting in a call.
for a queen-high straight, which was good as Kurganov showed 
for a turned set.
hit the turn. A check from Seidel led to bet of 42,500 from Marchese. Seidel called, landing the 
on the river. Both checked the fourth spade on board and Seidel turned over 
. Marchese tabled 
for a set to win the pot.
. Both players checked.
, Jensen led out for 5,000, and Kenney called.
, Bill Perkins checked from the small blind and opened the door for Cary Katz to bet 10,000 from the big. Timothy Adams then called from middle position, Perkins folded, and the dealer burned and turned the 
. Selbst checked in the small blind, Ladouceur fired 16,500 from the big blind, Stein folded, and Grospellier called on the button.
against the 
only to run into the 
of Mike "Timex" McDonald. The 
flop strengthened McDonald's hand and left Koon in need of running straight cards, but it was not meant to be as the 
