In the latest installment of 888poker's acclaimed podcast series, 888Ride, host David Tuchman welcomes a titan of the poker world, none other than Daniel Negreanu.
Renowned as a luminary of the Poker Hall of Fame and boasting a staggering $50 million in live tournament winnings, Negreanu stands as an icon within the global poker community.
Delving into the depths of his career, this episode offers a glimpse into Negreanu's journey from his formative years in Toronto to his ascent as one of the game's most illustrious figures.
With two players seeing a board of A?J?9?A? and about 125,000 already in the middle, a player in the big blind checked and Daguang Lin bet 200,000, enough to put the player in the big blind, who had a bit less, at risk. After taking a minute to weigh his options the big blind made the call.
Big blind: J?8?
Daguang Lin: A?3?
Lin had his opponent drawing dead and took the pot after the incosequential 2? river while his opponent was eliminated just a few spots shy of making the money.
Jose Criado opened from early position, a player from middle position called and a player in the cutoff three-bet to 75,000. Criado four-bet shoved, covering both players. The middle position player got out of the way while the cutoff, who had about 300,000 behind, went deep into the tank.
Multiple time extensions were used before the cutoff flicked in the call to put himself at risk with a colossal pot on the line.
Cutoff: A?K?
Jose Criado: Q?Q?
It was a classic preflop race that Criado got the best of on the J?8?9? flop. His overpair held up when the rest of the board ran out 5?7? and he took down a gargantuan pot while his opponent was sent to the rail three spots shy of making the money.
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A player in the small blind opened to 30,000 and Philip Skarstedt defended from the big blind.
The flop came Q?10?5? and Skarstedt called a 12,000 continuation bet from the small blind.
Skarstedt called a second barrel from his opponent on the J? turn, this time for 30,000.
On the 2? river the small blind moved all in for about 165,000. Skarstedt nearly beat him into the pot.
The small blind tabled Q?5? for a flopped two pair but Skarstedt tabled 9?8? for a turned straight to send his opponent to the rail and take down a sizable pot.