Career Stats
| Earnings | $5,574,530 |
| Cashes | 18 |
| Final Tables | 7 |
| Titles | 2 |
| Tournaments Played | 102 |
Current Standings
Ranking
2nd
Payout
$502,691
Points
700
Chipcount History
Day 5
2nd
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DANIEL NEGREANU WORLD POKER OPEN PROFILE
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The Fast Getaway
Level 7: 150,000-300,000, 30,000 ante
One interesting aspect of this final table is the way our resident pros will be taking their leave. When Daniel Negreanu, Kido Pham and JC Tran are done, they, Nam Le and anyone else still watching will be getting a private jet to take them to Borgata at Midnite. Seats on the plane cost a reported $15,000 a piece. That means the Borgata Winter Open will be the equivalent of a $25,000 buy-in event for those on the plane, making the plausibility of a profit a lot less believable. Still, the way Daniel's been playing of late, I wouldn't put a strong showingpast him.
Sorted In: Daniel Negreanu, Nam Le, Tournaments, Gold Strike Casino, World Poker Open, Season V03:25 PM, 01/25/07
Hand 2
Level 7: 150,000-300,000, 30,000 ante
Young Cho raises to T65,000 and Daniel Negreanu calls.
The flop comes 2
3A
Negreanu checks. Cho bets T120,000. Negreanu folds.
03:20 PM, 01/25/07
Hand 1
Level 7: 150,000-300,000, 30,000 ante
Bryan Sumner rasies the pot to T60,000 and Daniel Negreanu calls. The flop comes K86 and Negreanu checks. Sumner bets T90,000 and Negreanu calls. The turn card is the 9
and Negreanu checks. Sumner checks as well and the river card is the 3. Negreanu bets T60,000 and Sumner calls. Sumner shows K-J and Negreanu mucks a nine.
03:19 PM, 01/25/07
Final Thoughts Before the Final Table
Level 7: 150,000-300,000, 30,000 ante
You're not going to believe this, but I'm not in Tunica. Not in Mississippi, even. This morning, my wakeup call came at 5AM, which is usually the end of my night, not the start of my day. I packed some now wrinkled clothes, headed to the airport and now I'm in Atlantic City. God bless the Internet. I'm perched in my room on the 37th floor of the Borgata, wanting to know as much as you guys do about what's about to go down. A few hundred miles away, I'm sure Linda Johnson is making a few wisecracks to warm up the TV audience, Sexton and Van Patten are getting their final make-up touches and Ryan and Tony are gorging themselves on catered munchables. Me, I'm wiped out; welcome to life on the poker road. To my mind, today is all about Daniel Negreanu. Two times he's won these WPT title things, once he's been player of the year, and he seems determined to own every record in the book. A victory today would tie him with Gus Hansen with three victories atop the list. The money wouldn't bee too shabby either. Standing in Daniel's way is the mountainous stack belonging to Young Cho. Cho once lost a jewelry store to poker...he was actually that bad. He's paid his dues, though, and come out on the other side. He comes into the finale with T2,571,000. For those too lazy to do the math, that's just over that magical 50% mark. The rest of the boys are in for a fight. The WPT's newest millionaire JC Tran and 'amateur' two-time WPT finalist Kido Pham are going to be fighting uphill battles. At least they've done this before; Gary Kainer and Bryan Sumner are new to the 'stage and lights' deal, so we'll see if they gather their senses in time to do some real playing. Sit back, relax and wait for the sound of the bell. They'll be getting started any moment. I'm watching with you today; should be a fun one. Oh, and one last reminder; check out my site at www.wisehandpoker.com when it's all done. Peace.
Sorted In: Daniel Negreanu, Gus Hansen, Young Cho, Gary Kainer, Bryan Sumner, Tournaments, Gold Strike Casino, World Poker Open, Season V03:06 PM, 01/25/07
TV Final Table - Thursday 1/25 at 5pm CST
Level 7: 150,000-300,000, 30,000 ante
Be sure to tune in to WorldPokerTour.com for all the action as the following players battle for the World Poker Open title! Seat 1 - Gary Kainer T514,000 Seat 2 - JC Tran T181,000 Seat 3 - Bryan Sumner T596,000 Seat 4 - Kido Pham T731,000 Seat 5 - Young Cho T2,571,000 Seat 6 - Daniel Negreanu T1,296,000
Sorted In: Daniel Negreanu, Tournaments, Gold Strike Casino, World Poker Open, Season V08:19 PM, 01/24/07
Holding Pattern
Level 7: 150,000-300,000, 30,000 ante
We still have our last seven battling it out, with the clock now surpassing all prognostications. I originally said 6PM. At 4:40, Johnny Grooms said 8:45. Now, we've passed Johnny's number by half an hour and we could still have a while to go. No one is below T300,000. Young Cho keeps build his lead, now up to over T2.5 million. That means he's got over half the chips in play. Daniel Negreanu is the only player besides Cho who even has as many chips as the average of T840,000. It seems to me like Bryan Sumner, Gary Kainer and maybe even JC Tran are playing for the final table. I expect we're going to see some small stacks eliminated quickly tomorrow regardless of who the survivors are.
Sorted In: Daniel Negreanu, Tournaments, Gold Strike Casino, World Poker Open, Season V07:22 PM, 01/24/07
Pham takes pot from Negreanu
Level 7: 150,000-300,000, 30,000 ante
In middle position, Daniel Negreanu raises to T48,000. Kido Pham in the big blind calls.
The flop comes 4
89. Both players check. The turn is the 10. Both players check. The river is the 5. Pham bets T120,000 and Negreanu goes into deep thought. Out loud, he says, "Why so much? You checked the flop. I checked the flop. You checked the turn. I checked the turn. You bet T120,000 on the river. I just don't get it." After a few more minutes of analysis, Negreanu finally says, "It's not worth thinking so much. Take it."
Pham picks up the pot and mucks his cards.
06:48 PM, 01/24/07
Negreanu's Mississippi BOAT ride
Level 7: 150,000-300,000, 30,000 ante
Under the gun, Daniel Negreanu raises to T60,000. JC Tran calls from the button.
The flop comes JK7.
Both players check.
The turn is the 3. Negreanu bets T160,000. Tran calls.
The river is the 7. Negreanu bets T200,000 and Tran folds. Negreanu says, "I had it the whole time." and flips over his KK for a full boat.
06:02 PM, 01/24/07
Tran wins pot
Level 7: 150,000-300,000, 30,000 ante
In middle position, Young Cho raises to T40,000. Daniel Negreanu calls. JC Tran in the small blind pops it to T200,000. Both Cho and Negreanu fold. Tran exhales.
Sorted In: Daniel Negreanu, Tournaments, Gold Strike Casino, World Poker Open, Season V05:45 PM, 01/24/07
Cho takes bite out of Negreanu
Level 7: 150,000-300,000, 30,000 ante
Sitting to Daniel Negreanu's right, Chip leader Young Cho has not backed down from one of the game's best.
On a board showing 47Q10, Cho bets T75,000 and Negreanu calls. The river is the 8. Cho bets T100,000. Negreanu calls.
Cho flips over 78 for two pairs. Negreanu shows a queen and then mucks.
04:54 PM, 01/24/07
