Negreanu Storms Into the Lead
Level 18
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
The action folded around to Arie Kliper in the small blind who raised it up to 40,000. Daniel Negreanu was in the big blind and re-raised to 120,000. Kliper called and the two big stacks went heads-up to a flop of .
Kliper checked to Negreanu who continued for 65,000 and Kliper quickly called. The turn was the and Kliper checked again. Negreanu threw in a bet of 225,000 and Kliper snap-called again.
The landed on the river and Kliper checked for the third time. Negreanu put together a bet of 675,000 and Kliper had to think about it this time. A minute passed and Kliper slid his cards to the muck, allowing Negreanu to drag in a huge pot and move atop the leaderboard.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Daniel Negreanu |
2,240,000
740,000
|
740,000 |
Arie Kliper |
1,330,000
-570,000
|
-570,000 |