Koon Rockets Past Negreanu
Level 23
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Daniel Negreanu opened button with 
and Jason Koon three-bet the small blind with 
to 525,000. Negreanu called.
The flop came 
and Koon checked. Negreanu bet 250,000 and Koon called. On the 
turn, Koon led out 600,000. Negreanu called. The river was a 
. With nearly 3 million in the pot, Koon bet 1.2 million. Negreanu used a time extension.
"Whaddya got?" he asked with a laugh. "What could you have here. This doesn't feel good to me but my hand's way too good to throw away."
He couldn't find a fold and paid off the big bet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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6,600,000
2,600,000
|
2,600,000 |
|
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|
2,200,000
-2,440,000
|
-2,440,000 |
|
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