Can Daniel Negreanu Capture Bracelet Number Eight Today?
Daniel "Kid Poker" Negreanu has been putting in the grind this summer, as usual, and has already racked up eight cashes (nine including this one). Today, he finds himself in prime contention for a bracelet, again, as he returns second in chips with 11 players left in Event #76: $2,500 Mixed Big Bet at the 2025 World Series of Poker in the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
The mixed big event is a special one — as the name implies, this isn't your run-of-the-mill limit mixed game. Every single game will be played in either pot-limit or no-limit format, enabling big plays and encouraging action throughout. Levels will be 60 minutes throughout with a 15-minute break every two levels. The game is played 6-handed, with the following seven games on rotation every six hands:
| Game |
|---|
| Big O (a five-card PLO Hi-Lo split game) |
| No-Limit Hold’em |
| No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw |
| Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better |
| No-Limit 5-Card Draw High |
| Pot-Limit Omaha |
| Pot-Limit 2-7 Triple Draw |
The final 11 return at 1 p.m. local time to the Horseshoe Event Center:
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds (NLSD) | Big Blinds (PL/NL) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 663 | 1 | Ofir Mor | United States | 1,035,000 | 34 | 43 |
| 663 | 2 | Aaron Kupin | United States | 3,028,000 | 100 | 126 |
| 663 | 3 | Christopher Vitch | United States | 1,240,000 | 41 | 51 |
| 663 | 4 | Steve Billirakis | United States | 1,119,000 | 37 | 46 |
| 663 | 5 | Jeff Madsen | United States | 1,464,000 | 48 | 61 |
| 663 | 6 | Bariscan Betil | United States | 1,637,000 | 54 | 68 |
| 664 | 1 | |||||
| 664 | 2 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 2,513,000 | 83 | 104 |
| 664 | 3 | Marco Johnson | United States | 2,507,000 | 83 | 104 |
| 664 | 4 | Hye Park | United States | 388,000 | 12 | 16 |
| 664 | 5 | Hiroyuki Noda | Japan | 646,000 | 21 | 26 |
| 664 | 6 | Robert Mclaughlin | United States | 453,000 | 15 | 18 |
Last year, Negreanu ended a decade-long bracelet drought by capturing the title in the $50,000 Poker Players Championship, a victory that surely will rank among his greatest tournament performances of all time.
With seven bracelets, Negreau sits high on top of the list of all-time bracelet winners, among the likes of Nick Schulman, Brian Rast, and Scott Seiver. He came close to his eighth victory earlier this series, when a sun-running Ryan Bambrick denied him a win in back-to-back years heads-up.
Returning as the overnight chipleader is Aaron Kupin, who's the only player to bring back more than 3 million in chips on the final day. Multiple bracelet winners such as Marco Johnson, Jeff Madsen, Chris Vitch, and Steve Billirakis are also still in contention for the coveted prize.
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