02-14-2010 08:50 UTC-12

Safina Out To Early Lead

donpeters

On a flop of {K-Hearts}

{K-Hearts}

{7-Spades}

{2-Clubs}

, Giovanni Safina held {K-Clubs}

{K-Clubs}

{10-Clubs}

and David Benyamine held {K-Spades}

{K-Spades}

{10-Diamonds}

. Daniel Negreanu was also in the hand and held {J-Diamonds}

{J-Diamonds}

{10-Spades}

.

Safina checked and Benyamine checked. Negreanu fired 12,000. Safina called and then Benyamine raised to 32,000. Negreanu got out of the way and Safina made the call.

The turn was the {7-Clubs}

{7-Clubs}

, pairing the board and giving Safina a flush draw. He checked and Benyamine checked behind.

The river was the {8-Diamonds}

{8-Diamonds}

and Safina bet out 47,000. Benyamine folded and Safina picked up the pot.

Tags: Daniel Negreanu David Benyamine Giovanni Safina