Negreanu calls and loses all but 5,000 of his chips. Hellmuth has his fists over his face and doesn’t budge. Hansen was the first winner on NBCs Poker After Dark, earning 120,000, as he outlasted a field of six pros, including Phil Hellmuth and Huck Seed. This is where Negreanu starts chattering, a signature move in which he tries to get any information out of his opponent to help him make a decision. Negreanu checks one more time, Hellmuth bets a whopping 220,000 chips. He’s got three Kings, a hand that would be perfect in this situation. The river is … a KING! Negreanu has walked right into a trap. Negreanu seems to know something’s up and he looks at his cards. Hellmuth, 57, the all-time leader with 15 World Series of Poker tournament victories, is undefeated on High Stakes Duel, having won three matches each against poker pros Antonio Esfandiari.
Again: A Negreanu check followed by a Hellmuth bet. After Negreanu checks, Hellmuth - with his chip lead - bets 25,000. Negreanu has landed top pair … but he wouldn’t be so happy if he realized Hellmuth has three 7s. Not the strongest hand in heads-up, but when he sees the flop, he’ll be happy. It started with Hellmuth raising to 18,000 chips with a pair of 7s. Two poker legends faced off this week in a special Poker After Dark: Phil Hellmuth and Daniel Negreanu.Īnd there was one key head-to-head hand, one that turned the tides and basically handed the win to Hellmuth.
