Negreanu Wins Game of Chicken
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Daniel Negreanu fired a flop of 
and was check-called by one player. The turn 
didn't slow Negreanu down. He put another 1,800 out there and was check-called a second time. The river was the 
and brought a third bet from Negreanu of 2,400. This time, however, Negreanu's opponent pondered and then cut out a check-raise to 5,800.
Negreanu is normally a chatty player at the table, but during this hand he remained mostly silent. After thirty to forty seconds, he re-raised to 11,200.
"How much more do you have?" Negreanu's opponent asked. The answer was about 17,000. It seemed like the player wanted to pull the trigger on a shove but couldn't do it. He eventually folded.
"You had the right idea," said Negreanu. "I was just goofing around. I didn't have anything." He flipped open a total airball, 
!
"Neither did I," responded Negreanu's opponent.
"Crazy internet stuff," Negreanu continued.
A minute went by. Negreanu's opponent was still thinkng about the hand.
"Damn, I should have put it all in," he said.
"You were going to. I was like, 'Oh no, I screwed up again.'"
As it turned out, Negreanu made a great read and exerted the right amount of pressure to induce the fold he needed. He's up to 40,000 in chips.