A new table featuring Daniel Negreanu and Eric Persson appeared on Tuesday night’s High Stakes Poker episode on PokerGO, and it concluded with a poker legend coolering a recreational player.
Episode 9 of Season 10 had an impressive mix of skill, action, and personalities. Along with the already mentioned players, the game included Stanley Choi, Jean-Robert Bellande, Jennifer Tilly, Stanley Tang, and Andrew Robl.
What Poker Hand Left Daniel Negreanu Feeling “Stung” Over the Weekend?
Rockets for “Kid Poker” Right Off the Bat
During the old days of High Stakes Poker, Negreanu consistently ran ice cold. In Season 9, his luck turned around, and it continued in that direction right off the bat during his Season 10 debut.
Immediately after sitting down at the table, he picked up
The heads-up flop came out
Turn Card Exactly What Negreanu Wanted
Last week, Antonio Esfandiari and Bill Perkins played an epic $600,000 pot with both players getting stacks in on draws. This week, the Hand of the Day was a battle for a monster pot between a Poker Hall of Famer and a billionaire entrepreneur.
Action began with Tilly raising to $1,500 from an early position with
Checks were in order from everyone, and the turn was the
Following the
Crazy High Stakes Poker Chop Pot
Robl Jams on Tang with Big Slick
Tang was involved in another monster pot when he straddled to $1,600 with
Sitting on cowboys, Tang went for a three-bet to $22,000 with about $105,000 left behind. Negreanu moved out of the way, but Robl, who had the food delivery app founder easily covered, four-bet jammed all in and received a snap-call.
Both players agreed to run it twice for the $255,200 pot. The first run out brought a board of
Tang and Negreanu would play another pot during Episode 9, this one a three-way pot that included Persson, who attempted to bluff on the flop with four-high and a gut-shot straight draw. That aggression didn’t work out for him because Tang and Negreanu had both flopped a pair of aces.
When Negreanu jammed his
High Stakes Poker Season 10 returns next week on PokerGO at 5 p.m. PT with Episode 10.
Past High Stakes Poker Recaps
Check out our past recaps from Season 10 of High Stakes Poker on PokerGO:
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