Daniel Negreanu finished in the red in his debut on Hustler Casino Live. The GGPoker ambassador played an eight-hour session at the US$ 100/US$ 200 No-Limit Hold’em stakes. Despite this, the Canadian was involved in some of the main moments of the broadcast.
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Thus, Negreanu faced difficulties at the tables. The player accumulated a loss of nearly US$ 160,000 in the first two hours. However, he fought back and managed to turn the result around. At one point, the star was about US$ 120,000 in profit.
Additionally, the Canadian found some important pots during the comeback. One came with a pair of aces, after Nik Airball called an all-in of US$ 46,000 with just a pair. Later, the Canadian also won a pot of US$ 135,000 against Jellyfish, this time with a pair of queens against a pair of eights.
However, the positive result did not last until the end. Negreanu had difficulty finding strong hands and gave back much of the gains made during the recovery. Thus, the player ended his first participation on Hustler Casino Live with a loss of US$ 73,800.
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The Bluff that Caught Attention
However, the main highlight of Negreanu’s debut came in a bluff against Sam “Senor Tilt” Kiki. Kiki opened with K♠J♦ and received two calls. Negreanu had A♦Q♠. On the flop, both saw 3♦2♦K♦, and everyone checked. Then, the turn brought a 7♣. See the full action by clicking here.
Nevertheless, Negreanu bet US$ 6,000 on the turn and received a call from Kiki. The river brought J♥ and improved the opponent to two pairs. Kiki bet US$ 20,000 after Negreanu checked. However, the Canadian surprised by making a check-raise to US$ 75,000.
Finally, Kiki thought a lot and folded the hand. The player recognized the strength of Negreanu’s move and ended up giving up two pairs. With that, the bluff became one of the great moments of Daniel Negreanu’s debut on the show. Jellyfish was the biggest loser of the night, US$ 295,000. Meanwhile, Brandon Steven ended the session as the biggest winner, with a profit of US$ 171,600.
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