Event 14 - $2,500 Six-handed Limit Hold'em | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-07-2009 14:41 UTC-12

Kevin Hong Eliminated in 4th Place ($60,885)

donpeters

Brock Parker raised and then Daniel Negreanu made it three bets from the button as the powerful chip leader. Kevin Hong made it four bets from the small blind and both Parker and Negreanu called.

The flop was {9-Hearts}

and Hong led out. Parker called and Negreanu called.

The turn was the {J-Hearts}

and Hong took a moment, brought his right arm up to his mouth, and then pushed out a bet. Parker raised enough to put Hong all in and Hong made the call.

Parker held {5-Hearts}

for a set of fives while Hong needed a lot of help from the river holding {K-Clubs}

. The river was the {5-Spades}

, completing quads for Parker and eliminating Hong in 4th place.

Tags: Brock Parker Daniel Negreanu Kevin Hong

06-07-2009 14:35 UTC-12

Updated Chip Counts

donpeters

Daniel Negreanu - 1,762,000
Tommi Horkko - 485,000
Kevin Hong - 385,000
Brock Parker - 212,000

06-07-2009 14:34 UTC-12

Negreanu Running Away

donpeters

Kevin Hong tanked on a the final board of {K-Clubs}

after facing a bet from Daniel Negreanu. Hong mumbled about what he thought Negreanu could have and then tossed in the call. Negreanu showed {K-Diamonds}

and Hong mucked. Another pot was then slid over to the chip leader by the dealer.

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Kevin Hong

06-07-2009 14:30 UTC-12

Negreanu Jacks It Up

donpeters

Tommi Horkko raised, Brock Parker reraised from the button, and then Daniel Negreanu jammed it up to four bets from the small blind. Both Horkko and Parker called.

The flop came down {9-Clubs}

and Negreanu fired. Both players called. The turn brought the {5-Hearts}

and Negreanu fired again. Only Park came along for the ride down the river. The river was the {J-Diamonds}

and Negreanu fired. Parker wasted little time in calling.

Negreanu showed pocket jacks, {J-Clubs}

, for a full house and scooped another massive pot!

Tags: Brock Parker Daniel Negreanu Tommi Horkko

06-07-2009 14:20 UTC-12

Big Pot for Negreanu

donpeters

Tommi Horkko raised, Brock Parker reraised, and then Daniel Negreanu made it four bets to go. Both Horkko and Parker called.

The flop came down {9-Hearts}

and Negreanu fired. Both players called. The turn was the {9-Spades}

and again Negreanu fired when the actionw as on him. Only Parker called this time. The river fell the {10-Clubs}

and Negreanu fired into Parker again. Parker mucked his hand and handed Negreanu the biggest part of the tournament thus far.

Tags: Brock Parker Daniel Negreanu Tommi Horkko

Level: 24

Blinds: 13,000/25,000

Ante: 0

06-07-2009 13:53 UTC-12

Anyone Else Have Three?

donpeters

Last year, Daniel Negreanu took home $204,874 for his win in the $2,000 Limit Hold'em event. This year, first place will be worth $223,688. That event that Negreanu conquered last year had 480 entrants. This field is smaller with 367 players to begin with.

Negreanu recently asked if anyone knew of another player holding three bracelets in limit hold'em. Negreanu already holds two and was wondering if he'd pull in the lead if he so happens to win his third today. After some brief research, it was found that none other than Phil Hellmuth is the only player that holds three gold bracelets in limit hold'em. Negreanu could tie him with a win today, but right now has dropped to third on the leaderboard.

Tags: Daniel Negreanu

06-07-2009 13:42 UTC-12

Negreanu Quieting Down

donpeters

Daniel Negreanu was up and running around the room for the end of last night and into the early start to today. He was playing well, running well, and feeling great about it. Now that Negreanu's got some closer competition and we're down to four-handed poker, he's seemed to buckle down and try and concentrate on the game, rather than the fans.

Tags: Daniel Negreanu

06-07-2009 13:27 UTC-12

Kings in the Park

donpeters

Daniel Negreanu raised and then Brock Parker made it three bets from the big blind and Negreanu called. The flop came down {10-Clubs}

and Parker led out. Negreanu called.

The turn was the {K-Hearts}

and Parker bet. Negreanu called again. The river was the {J-Spades}

and Parker fired again. Negreanu took a moment and then tossed out a raise. Parker quickly called.

Parker showed up with two kings in the hole for top set. Negreanu mucked and Parker scooped the pot.

Tags: Brock Parker Daniel Negreanu

06-07-2009 13:17 UTC-12

Barry Shulman Elininated in 5th Place ($43,201)

donpeters

After losing almost all of his chips to Brock Parker, Barry Shulman doubled up, but that would be all for the positive side of things on the felt. Shulman reraised all in after Tommi Horkko raised. Daniel Negreanu made the call and Horkko called as well.

The flop came down {J-Spades}