Dinner Break Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Daniel Negreanu |
6,145,000
1,090,000
|
1,090,000 |
Thomas Muhlocker |
1,485,000
-985,000
|
-985,000 |
Jean-Noel Thorel |
1,375,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Daniel Negreanu |
6,145,000
1,090,000
|
1,090,000 |
Thomas Muhlocker |
1,485,000
-985,000
|
-985,000 |
Jean-Noel Thorel |
1,375,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
The players are now on a one-hour dinner break.
Level: 27
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 10,000
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Jean-Noel Thorel completed from his small blind and Daniel Negreanu checked from the big blind. The flop came and Thorel announced an all in bet for around 900,000. Negreanu instantly called.
Negreanu:
Thorel:
Thorel shipped all in with his flush draw into Negreanu's made seven-high straight. Negreanu needed to fade a heart to sent Thorel packing and thrust the tournament into heads up play. The bricked on the turn for Thorel and he was looking for a heart on the last community card. Unfortunately, it was the and Thorel was forced to settle for a third place finish.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jean-Noel Thorel | Busted |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Daniel Negreanu |
7,700,000
1,555,000
|
1,555,000 |
Thomas Muhlocker |
1,300,000
-185,000
|
-185,000 |
From the button, Thomas Muhlocker limped in. Daniel Negreanu raised all in from the big blind, and Muhlocker called off quickly for 1.345 million total. Negreanu had the , and Muhlocker had the .
The board ran out , and Muhlocker doubled up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Daniel Negreanu |
6,290,000
-1,410,000
|
-1,410,000 |
Thomas Muhlocker |
2,710,000
1,410,000
|
1,410,000 |
On the next hand after Thomas Muhlocker, doubled Daniel Negreanu raised from the button to 160,000, and Muhlocker reraised from the big blind to 400,000. Negreanu called.
The flop was , and Muhlocker bet 275,000. Negreanu called.
The turn was the , and Muhlocker bet 550,000. Negreanu folded, and Muhlocker won the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Daniel Negreanu |
5,615,000
-675,000
|
-675,000 |
Thomas Muhlocker |
3,385,000
675,000
|
675,000 |
Daniel Negreanu had the button. He raised to 160,000. Thomas Muhlocker came over the top for 405,000 total and Negreanu announced an all in bet. Muhlocker snapped him off.
Negreanu:
Muhlocker:
"Again!?" said Negreanu, referencing the first time that Muhlocker doubled with an overpair into Negreanu's pocket fours.
The board ultimately ended up giving Muhlocker a full house with and Negreanu was forced to relinquish his chip lead. He now has about 2.85 million to Muhlocker's 6.15 million.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Thomas Muhlocker |
6,150,000
2,765,000
|
2,765,000 |
Daniel Negreanu |
2,850,000
-2,765,000
|
-2,765,000 |
From the button, Team PokerStars Pro Daniel Negreanu opened with a raise to 160,000. Thomas Muhlocker reraised out of the big blind to 405,000, and that prompted Negreanu to look down and count out how many chips he had. With right around 2.5 million, Negreanu reraised all in. Muhlocker snapped, and it was another all-in situation between the two.
Muhlocker had the , which once again had Negreanu dominated. The five-time World Series of Poker gold bracelet winner held the .
The flop came down , and Negreanu went from rooting for a queen to rooting for a jack to make a Broadway straight. Muhlocker's friends rooted for anything but the help Negreanu needed.
The turn was the , and that didn't change a thing. "Well that card was absolutely no good," said Negreanu. "Jack or it's dinner time," he finished.
The river completed the board with the , and that finished things off. Negreanu had missed, and it was a second-place result for him worth €263,800. With this result, it is estimated that Negreanu will earn a little more than 140 points for the Global Poker Index Player of the Year. The leader coming into this event was Paul Volpe with 814.81 points, and Negreanu sat in sixth place with 731.18. According to the GPI, Negreanu will now jump to over 870 points and take over first place by a solid margin.
On the other hand, Muhlocker was all smiles as his rail congratulated him. For the victory, Muhlocker earned €390,700, the trophy, and a watch from luxury Swiss brand SLYDE, the official watch sponsor for Season 10 Main Events and High Rollers of the European Poker Tour.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Thomas Muhlocker |
9,000,000
2,850,000
|
2,850,000 |
Daniel Negreanu | Busted | |