Huge Made Hands End in Cautious, Mediocre Pot
Level 24
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Justin Bonomo had the button and raised to 150,000 with 
. Daniel Negreanu called with 
in the small blind and they went heads-up to the flop.
It came 
and Negreanu caught the middle pair along with backdoor draws. He checked and called when Bonomo fired a big, 350,000-bet.
The turn was the most entertaining card imaginable, the 
, giving Negreanu an open-ended straight flush draw while Bonomo spiked the top set. Despite all of that, the action went check-check.
The 
river filled Negreanu with a straight. He checked to Bonomo who fired 500,000 but learned that he was defeated when Negreanu snap-called, showing the ten-eight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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5,560,000
1,260,000
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1,260,000 |
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4,025,000
-1,175,000
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-1,175,000 |
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