Negreanu Leading in Match #1

Daniel Negreanu jumped out to an early lead against JC Tran. Most of his chips gotten on a board with four hearts, and Negreanu holding the {k-Hearts}

. Tran was ahead on the turn with a straight, and paid off Negreanu's value bet on the river.

It looked as if it was going to be over quickly, as Tran was holding only about 30,000 out of the 200,000 chips in play before he doubled up through Daniel with pocket queens against Negreanu's pocket jacks.

Chip Counts:

Daniel Negreanu - 137,000
JC Tran - 63,000

Tags: Daniel Negreanu JC Tran