Negreanu Doubles Back; Laak Crippled
from early position. Phil Laak reraised from the button to 44,000 with the 
. Daniel Negreanu was one hand removed from his blunder and reraised all in from the small blind for 124,000 holding the 
. Hellmuth folded and then Laak called, after taking some time to verify the count.The entire table was rooting for Laak in the hand to bust Negreanu, even if they didn't outright say it. Negreanu was racing to stay alive and keep his Premier League hopes in view.
The flop came down
and kept Negreanu in the lead. The turn was the 
and now Laak held a straight draw to the wheel along with his overcards. The river completed the board with the 
and Negreanu stayed alive. He earned the much-needed double up while Laak was crippled to under three big blinds and was left with only 11,000 chips.