Negreanu had opened to 800,000 from the button with 2 ♠ 2 ♣ before Foster, in the big blind, three-bet to 2,300,000 with K ♥ K ♦. But then it all came crashing down at the hands of Lucas Foster at about 6:30 p.m. Rough Way to Go Out Daniel Negreanu reacts to WPT World Championship bad beat.Įntering the historic event, 'DNegs' needed a top six finish to catch Carlos Mortensen as the all-time WPT money list leader and $301,000 (12th place or better) to pass Mortensen for first on the Main Tour leaderboard.Īn opportunity to overtake the lead presented itself on Day 5 as the GGPoker ambassador was dialed in, focused, and playing sound poker. But the manner in which he exited, and the achievements he missed out on because of the bad beat, were a killer. Negreanu was eliminated in 17th place for $176,200, an impressive run considering there were 2,960 entries in the $10,400 buy in World Poker Tour season-ending tournament. The deep run is over for Daniel Negreanu in the WPT World Championship, thanks to a brutal bad beat during Sunday's Day 5 session.

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