2011 World Series of Poker

Event #40: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em / Six Handed
Day: 3
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
$808,538
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$3,440,400
Entries
732
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Big Slick Fails Negreanu, Out in 20th

Level 21 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Daniel Negreanu
Daniel Negreanu

With a below-average stack, Mauro Stivoli opened for 23,000 from the cutoff, and Daniel Negreanu, sitting to his left on the button, promptly announced he was all in for his last 171,000. It folded back around and Stivoli went into the tank. To call would risk much of his stack as well.

While Stivoli thought, Abe Mosseri wandered over to take a look, and Negreanu engaged him in conversation. Finally Stivoli called, tabling {A-Spades}{9-Spades}. Negreanu flipped over {A-Diamonds}{K-Spades}.

The flop came {6-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}, immediately snatching the advantage away from Negreanu by giving Stivoli a pair of nines. The turn was the {7-Clubs} and river the {8-Diamonds}, and Negreanu leaves in 20th place.

"You're a sick sweater, Abe!" said Negreanu to Mosseri as he jumped up and took off to rejoin Event No. 42 (the $10K PLO). Stivoli now has about 425,000.