An Orbit with Defending WSOP APAC Champ Daniel Negrenau

Last year Daniel Negreanu bested a field of 405 to win the WSOP APAC Main Event for AUD$1,038,825 and a gold bracelet. The Canadian dominated a tough final table that included Russell Thomas, Benny Spindler and Winfred Yu, and eventually took down Daniel Marton in heads-up play.

Negreanu is in the Day 1b field and we decided to spend an orbit watching "Kid Poker" in action. Here's what we saw.

Hand #1 (Small Blind): Timo Pfutzenreuter opened for 875 from the cutoff, the button called, and Negreanu, who began the orbit with 29,200, folded from the small blind.

Hand #2 (Button): An early-position player raised and Negreanu folded.

Hand #3 (Cutoff): Pfutzenreuter opened for 975 from middle position and Negreanu folded.

Hand #4 (Hijack): Action folded to Negreanu and he released his hand. The big blind ended up getting a walk.

Hand #5 (Late Position): A player in middle position limped and Negreanu folded.

Hand #6 (Middle Position): Action folded to Negreanu and he did the same.

Hand #7 (Early Position): The under-the-gun player folded and so did Negreanu.

Hand #8 (Under the Gun): Negreanu opened for 950 and Pfutzenreuter called from the button. The lady in the big blind came along and three players saw a flop of , which they all checked. Action repeated itself on the turn, and then the big blind and Negreanu checked the river.

Pfutzenreuter took the opportunity to bet 2,800, the big blind folded, and Negreanu thought for a bit while chatting up Pfutzenreuter. Eventually he called the German, who sheepishly showed the for a bluff. Negreanu then tabled the for the win.