Moneymaker Falls to Negreanu
. Moneymaker refused to watch the flop, going so far as to walk off the set. Negreanu, having some fun at Moneymaker's expense, over-acted as if the flop had already come down and contained an ace. When the real flop came, however, it was about as good as Negreanu could have hoped for:
, giving Negreanu a set of nines.The turn
was the first half of a runner-runner combination that would give Moneymaker the win with a Broadway straight."It's never easy," said Negreanu.
"Don't worry, I never hit these," replied Moneymaker.
"He's moaning, he's moaning!" exclaimed a jovial Negreanu. "That should be illegal! That's so dirty. You can't do that." It didn't matter; the river was the
, making a full house for Negreanu and giving him the Round One victory.