Pimenta and Negreanu
Most of the interest is up on the featured table where nearly everyone is sitting with an above-average stack. The table includes Humberto Brenes, Caio Pimenta, and Daniel Negreanu, so we're spending the lion's share of our time sweating the action up there.
In an early after-dinner pot, we watched Caio Pimenta open to 15,000 from the button, and Daniel Negreanu defended his big blind to see a heads-up flop. It went check-check through the 
, and Negreanu led out with 21,000 chips behind the 
turn. Pimenta called, and Negreanu went back to a check on the 
river.
After about a moment of thought, Pimenta asked, "Should I value bet ace-king?"
"Value bet ace-king?!" Negreanu answered back incredulously. With that, Pimenta flicked 15,000 into the pot, and Negreanu quickly surrendered. Pimenta flashed his airball 
, and Negreanu disclosed the contents of his folded hand, too. "It would have been hard to call with king-high," he smirked. "I had king-high."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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610,000
80,000
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80,000 |
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285,000
90,000
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90,000 |
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