The Health Nut

Daniel Negreanu seems hell bent on making people healthy.

It started with the dealer, who Negreanu spent the last minute of the break convincing to quit smoking. It moved on to Dan Shack, who the devout Vegan told about the good fat in nuts as he chomped away at his own spinach salad. Then it moved on to Timothy Adams, who's stack had fallen into the danger zone before Negreanu helped him get healthy again.

The hand started with an under the gun raise from Negreanu to 5,500 and fellow Canadians Mike McDonald and Adams both calling in the blinds. McDonald and Adams checked the flop, but only Adams called when Negreanu continued for 9,000.

The turn saw another check from Adams, but he did not go away when Negreanu made it 15,000. Finally, on the river, Adams check-called Negreanu's 22,000-chip bet.

Negreanu:
Adams:

Negreanu rivered a bigger two pair than he'd flopped, but Adams had turned the flush and is almost back to starting stack now with Negreanu falling well below that mark.