Daniel Negreanu Daniel Negreanu has been one of the top performers at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) during the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino era, which comes to an end Tuesday. But he only won one bracelet inside the Las Vegas casino over a 17-series span, and it’s one of the most confusing stats in WSOP history.
Early Sunday morning, Negreanu held a 2-1 chip lead at one point with three players remaining in Event #84: $50,000 Pot-Limit Omaha . Jeremy Ausmus and Phil Hellmuth , seeking to extend his bracelet record to 17, were the only two players that could stop him from ending an eight-year bracelet drought.
As the blinds became a huge factor, card distribution wasn’t on the GGPoker ambassador’s side. Negreanu would go on the finish in third place, Hellmuth took second, and Ausmus won his third bracelet. “When I started out my career, the first eight final tables I made, I won. Well, that’s not normal.” His failure to capture the bracelet was his ninth top three finish in live WSOP events since the last time he won a World Series of Poker title in 2013. He explained his theory on his lack of being able to close at the final table.
“Luck, ultimately this is what I think a lot of people don’t realize about poker,” Negreanu told PokerNews . “The long run, we won’t ever get there. Everyone’s gonna go through phases of losing. When I started out my career, the first eight final tables I made, I won. Well, that’s not normal.”
Negreanu returned to the Rio at noon to late register on Day 2 for Event #85: $50,000 High Roller . Once again, he spun up a stack and reached yet another final table. And like the PLO high roller, he couldn’t quite get over the hump and was eliminated in third place for the second time in the same day. Negreanu’s Rio Performance Over the Years
Negreanu’s lone bracelet at the Rio came in 2008, a $2,000 buy-in limit hold’em tournament . Since then, he’s come up empty numerous times in deep […]
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