Negreanu Survives With a Chop
Limit Hold'em
Johannes Becker opened with a raise in early position and was three-bet in the cutoff by Julien Martini. Daniel Negreanu then four-bet from his short stack and pulled out his vlogging phone (which is on a sturdy new support stick with a solid rubber handle).
Both his opponents called to see a flop of 
. Action was checked to Negreanu, who bet with less than a bet left behind and was called in both spots.
On the 
turn, it was action checked to Negreanu who put in his last 23,000, and again he was called in both spots.
The river brought the 
, and after Becker checked, Martini bet, prompting a fold from Becker.
Martini showed 
, while Negreanu was ahead of him until the river with 
, but had to settle for a chop as each made a wheel, keeping him alive, but still under 200,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,500,000
430,000
|
430,000 |
|
||
|
910,000
-530,000
|
-530,000 |
|
|
||
|
755,000
-220,000
|
-220,000 |
|
||
|
650,000
-130,000
|
-130,000 |
|
|
||
|
182,000
-178,000
|
-178,000 |
|
||