Daniel Negreanu Eliminated

The trick to finding a big hand is looking out for those expensive red chips in the middle, but sometimes it's simply not necessary. Whether it's the rasping, yet booming voice of Tim Vance, the shark invasion of Humberto Brenes, or the "Yeah, baby" of Scotty Nguyen, there are a number of surefire ways of spotting a big pot from afar.

One of those is the mere presence of Daniel Negreanu. If he so much as scratches his derriere, the onlooking crowd will close in to see the scratching action unfold. If he's all in, however, they'll well and truly swamp the table!

Although I arrived slightly late, Arnaud Mattern (my get out clause if my information is incorrect) filled me in on all the gory details. "Negreanu min-raised to 300," he began, "only to be called in about four spots. On the {Q-Clubs}

flop, Daniel led out for 800. His neighbor made it 2,400, Daniel pushed, and his opponent called."

On their backs, and Daniel was in trouble against {2-Spades}