Four Horsemen
Post-lunch has seen a sudden emergence of known players, either having previously slipped unseen into a nook or cranny, or making a late appearance after busting from the stud event.
One player who has recently been spotted is Daniel Negreanu. When I joined his table he was entwined in a pot with Dutchman and former bracelet winner Rob Hollink. The board read , and Negreanu had just called a raise to 800 from Hollink.
The river came a , and Negreanu called a bet of 400, allowing Hollink to confidently reveal .
"No good," said Negreanu without tabling his hand.
"No?" replied Hollink, wondering if he was being slow-rolled by a superior hand?
But in the end, it was a draw, Negreanu causing a chuckle by revealing the same hand, for a chopped pot.
As a result, both players remain on roughly the same count, Negreanu with 5,800, but Hollink going great guns with 9,000.