Poker Joe High stakes duel 4 It resumed Thursday night in Las Vegas as Daniel Negriano took on Doug Polk in a $100,000 singles match, winner takes all.
The two players were at one point bitter rivals, and chose to settle for their meat in a high-stakes one-on-one match, but have since buried the hatchet. This did not stop the fierce competition on High stakes duel But he paid $200,000.
The nearly three-hour match, though it could have ended after only 15 minutes of play, ended when Negreanu contemplated calling his life in the tournament with A.J.
c
On the board read a 7
3 K 2. He finally made the right decision, joining Polk’s 5 4 to flow the river.
Despite trailing 2:1, Negreanu managed to take control after failing with A c on a board of 10 8 4 2 7. Polk, held K 3However, he lost much of his total by shooting all three streets with his missed tie.
In the final hand, Polk unloaded the clip again, firing three barrels of 9 7 on k board 8 6 a
s. Negreanu picked up the trick with A 10pulled the last pot of the night.
“The hard thing about playing against Doug is that he’s not one of those people who’s afraid of putting you in a really tough spot,” Negreanu told PokerGO. “Sometimes you’ll have to dig deep and make the call with marginal hands like the last one.”
After he won his first match with casino owner Eric Persson for $50,000 each, the Poker Hall of Fame had the option of cashing in his $150,000 winnings, or letting him participate in a $200,000 buy-in match.
“I’m done,” said Negriano. “You won the belt, right? I don’t want to put the belt on the line. But they can go back and put it in.” [the next] First round if they want it, and I defend it that way.
With his victory, Negreanu became only the second player in the history of the show to achieve more than one win, improving his record to 2-3. Tom Duane is 1-1, Jason Kuhn is 1-0, and Phil Hellmuth sits at the top with a 9-2.
Watch the main hands from the match below, or watch the full replay pokergo.
The first blood is drawn by
DougPolkVids</a> in High Stakes Duel 4 Round 2.<br><br>Polk rivers a flush against <a href="https://twitter.com/RealKidPoker?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">RealKidPokerTop pair but Negreanu found the correct fold to extend the heads-up match.Watch live here: pic.twitter.com/zBYcRHtqEW
– PokerGO (@PokerGO) August 25, 2023
Negreanu is back in the driver’s seat for the High Stakes Duel 4 Round 2 after he bowled the nut on that massive bowl.
RealKidPoker</a> flops the goods and gets paid when <a href="https://twitter.com/DougPolkVids?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">dougPolkVids Trigger pulls on a three-street ramp.Watch live here: pic.twitter.com/1YdoG14WbF
– PokerGO (@PokerGO) August 25, 2023
it’s all over!
RealKidPoker</a> defeats <a href="https://twitter.com/DougPolkVids?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">dougPolkVids The second round of the High Stakes Duel 4!With that, Negreanu takes home the $200,000 prize and walks away with the belt as High Stakes Duel 4 Champion.
Watch the rematch of Negriano vs Polk here: pic.twitter.com/IlF24m8Uan
– PokerGO (@PokerGO) August 25, 2023
Well, in fairness, I already bought him one, so yeah.
– Daniel Negriano (@RealKidPoker) August 25, 2023
