03-21-2010 18:47 UTC+2

Negreanu Sliding

Mickey Doft

The player under the gun opened to 800 and Daniel Negreanu popped it to 2,100 from middle position. Action folded around the to the raiser and he made the call.

The flop came down {K-Hearts}

{K-Hearts}

{K-Clubs}

{9-Clubs}

and the mystery player checked. Negreanu bet 2,600 and was called, leading to the {Q-Spades}

{Q-Spades}

turn. Both players checked and the {4-Clubs}

{4-Clubs}

hit the river. The mystery player fired 4,100 into the pot and Negreanu quickly mucked.

The opponent showed the {4-Spades}

{4-Spades}

and Negreanu laughed. "That was good," he said. He was then showed the {K-Spades}

{K-Spades}

by his opponent and nodded in approval.

Negreanu is down to 20,800.

Tags: Daniel Negreanu