Poker Tournament Results

Five-Diamond World Poker Classic II / WPT Event Season 3

Daniel Negreanu

Tournament Report

THE INEVITABLE DOESN'T HAVE TO TAKE LONG The prohibitive chip leader since early yesterday, Daniel Negreanu ended this taped WPT Championship event with a King kicker over an eight kicker. Humberto Brenes went all-in for over three million when the flop came 7 4 3. Brenes had 8 7. Daniel called the all-in quickly with K 7. Since there were nearly 12 million in chips on the table and the starting blinds were only 20k/40k it was logical that it would take awhile to remove the first player. But right after the blinds were raised at the end of the first hour, the fireworks began. Vinnie Landrum made a move to steal the blinds with K J off. Nam Le raised all-in with a dominating K Q. But he only has 210k more, so Vinnie called reluctantly. Vinnie was real sorry when he saw Nam's hand. But a Jack flopped to knock Nam Le out in 6th. Bad beat. It looked like this would be another day when Jennifer Harman could do no wrong. Like two days ago when she went all-in against Hasan Habib with 8's against Jacks and flopped an 8. Or yesterday when she went all-in with pocket 5's and was covered by Humberto Brenes and pocket 6's. Then a 5 flopped. Today she called Steve Rassi's under the gun all-in with A Q from the big blind for all her 750k. Steve had Q Q. And an Ace flopped. Steve has 50k left and is out on the next hand in 5th when he's all-in with Q 5 drawing dead to a 5 against Daniel Negreanu's A Q. But today the luck ran out for the crowd favorite Harman. Jennifer's out in 4th. She called Vinnie with A 7 from the small blind with her last 580k. Vinnie Landrum had pocket 3's. The three on the turn sealed her fate. Humberto Brenes has the pocket 3's this time and they are golden once more. Vinnie Landrum has only 135k left when he calls Humberto's all-in from the big blind. Landrum has the A Q of Clubs and he gives the crowd a thrill when two clubs come. Brenes had flopped a set of 3's and he was holding on for dear life. Vinnie Landrum is 3rd when all he has left goes in on the next hand. Both players check. Daniel hasn't looked at his hand and makes a straight. Heads up Daniel has almost a 4-1 chip lead on Humberto Brenes. 9,000,000 to 2,300,000. After Daniel makes quad 5's, on the next hand Humberto has pocket Q's and wins a 1.7 million pot to stay alive. And that's when the inevitable happened. Daniel Negreanu takes over the all-time WPT money lead along with the Player of the Year title he won yesterday. Mike Paulle * Note: $25,500 entry in WPT Finals awarded to Humberto Brenes, as Daniel Negreanu has already won entry.