2009 World Series of Poker Europe
£10,000 WSOPE Main Event
Day: 5
Daniel Negreanu has been involved nonstop since then, calling preflop raises from Markus Ristola (and then folding on the turn to a 90k bet with the board ) and Chris Bjorin (and then folding on a flop). One hand he did make some chips from big blind Antoine Saout, however, by limping in the small and then betting out 40k on a flop to win the pot.
Level: 24
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 4,000
Seat 2: Jason Mercier - 2,255,000
Seat 3: Praz Bansi - 866,000
Seat 4: Markus Ristola - 1,051,000
Seat 5: Chris Bjorin - 572,000
Seat 6: James Akenhead - 815,000
Seat 7: Daniel Negreanu - 1,758,000
Seat 8: Antoine Saout - 739,000
Seat 9: Matt Hawrilenko - 516,000
Akenhead checked to Negreanu, who bet 100,000. A call, and they now saw a turn. Again, Akenhead checked, and now Negreanu bet 162,000. A brief moment of chip riffling from Akenhead before he called.
The river was the and both players checked. Akenhead turned over , but Negreanu had pipped him with for a pair of nines, and he took the pot.
Jason Mercier's early aggression seems to have been used against him now and then, with Barry Shulman the most recent check-raiser of a flop, to the tune of 200k. Mercier spent more time than usual considering what to do with this situation, sitting very still and eventually letting his 73k he'd bet on the flop make its way over to Shulman.
Saout stared at the felt for a while, looking sleepy and bored, before quietly announcing all in. With a smile and a "Chhh," noise, Negreanu tossed his cards dealerwards, and Saout took the pot.