What is it about one-outer straight flushes involving poker legends this summer? Daniel Negreanu hit the dream card on the river in a crucial pot late Wednesday, and he’s now in a solid position to end an 11-year World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet drought.
The hand took place on Day 4 of Event #58: $50,000 Poker Players Championship, one of the most prestigious tournaments every year. And it will go down as one of the most memorable from the tournament.
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Negreanu Hits the Dream Card
Earlier this summer, Erik Seidel lost to a one-outer straight flush to bust deep in Event #16: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold’em. A similar situation occurred on Day 4 of the Poker Players Championship, but this time the Poker Hall of Famer involved in the hand was the beneficiary.
With six players remaining late in the session — one more elimination until the day would conclude — Bryce Yockey raised from the hijack in Omaha hi-lo — limits were at 100,000/200,000 — with A♦K♣8♥4♠. He received a call only from Negreanu, who was in the big blind with K♦Q♦10♦9♦.
The flop came out K♠8♠7♦, to which Yockey bet his two pair and was called by top pair and an open-ended straight draw. When the 8♦ appeared on the turn, it left “DNegs” drawing to a one-outer. This time Negreanu led out with a bet, and then called following a raise.
To the river they went, which just so happened to be the J♦, the only card that could give Negreanu the full pot. Action on the river went check, bet, check-raise, call, and the crucial pot went Negreanu’s way.
Negreanu technically had an open-ended straight flush draw, but the 6♦ would have given Yockey a low for half the pot. The six-time bracelet winner shared a clip of the epic hand in his Thursday vlog.
Is it His Time?
Negreanu has been off to a rough start to the 2024 WSOP, down over $900,000 entering the Poker Players Championship. Winning the event, which pays $1,178,703, would get him in the black for the series. But he’s equally focused on securing his first WSOP bracelet since 2013.
At the end of Day 4, with five players remaining, Negreanu bagged the second largest stack at 7,635,000 chips. Chris Brewer, who led throughout most of Wednesday’s action, leads the way with 10,465,000 chips. Yockey, thanks in large part to the one-outer hand, is down to 3,670,000 chips, only leading David Benyamine (900,000).
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