Friday, October 25, 2013 12:57 AM Local Time
After a long day of battling against some of the best players in the world it was Daniel Negreanu who came out victorious.
Earlier today Negreanu locked up the World Series of Poker Player of the Year title for the second time since having previously won it in 2004.
In April Negreanu won the WSOP APAC Main Event and today he won his second bracelet of the year and his sixth total tying him with Layne Flack, TJ Cloutier and Jay Heimowitz.
He took home €725,000 for his victory today and that’s just over a million dollars boosting his career earnings to $19.5 million.
At the final table Negreanu dueled long and hard with Philip Gruissem but ultimately the German pro was knocked out in third place. In the heads-up match Negreanu was the clear favorite with decades of experience on his poker resume. Negreanu grinded down Nicolau Villa-Lobos before ultimately knocking him out with jacks versus fives.
That’s it for now from PokerListings but make sure to tune back in tomorrow for the final day of the WSOPE in Enghien Les Bains. The Main Event final table starts at 2pm CET.
Friday, October 25, 2013 12:46 AM Local Time
Hand #200
Daniel Negreanu raised to 125,000 and won the blinds.
Hand #201
Nicolau Villa-Lobos raised to 125,000 and Daniel Negreanu called.
Both players checked the flop.
Negreanu led for 160,000 on the turn, Villa-Lobos folded.
Hand #202
Daniel Negreanu limped in for 60,000 and Nicolau Villa-Lobos checked.
Both players checked the flop and turn. Villa-Lobos bet 60,000 and Negreanu called.
Villa-Lobos showed to win the hand.
Hand #203
Nicolau Villa-Lobos limped for 60,000. Daniel Negreanu raised to 180,000.
Villa-Lobos limp/reraised all in for 1,365,000 and Negreanu called instantly.
Villa-Lobos:
Negreanu:
The flop came and Negreanu's pocket jacks stayed ahead. Villa-Lobos needed a five and a five only to survive. The came on the turn changed nothing and Villa-Lobos was down to his last chance.
The river was the changing nothing and Daniel Negreanu has not only won the Player of the Year, he's also just won his sixth WSOP bracelet! Nicolau Villa-Lobos will pick up €450,000 for his second place finish.
Friday, October 25, 2013 12:36 AM Local Time
Hand #195
Daniel Negreanu received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #196
Nicolau Villa-Lobos received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #197
Nicolau Villa-Lobos raised to 125,000 and Daniel Negreanu called. The flop brought and Villa-Lobos bet 125,000 and Negreanu called.
On the turn the hit and Negreanu checked again. Villa-Lobos checked and on the river the hit.
Negreanu showed and took down the pot.
Hand #198
Daniel Negreanu raised to 125,000 and picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand #199
Nicolau Villa-Lobos raised to 125,000 and Daniel Negreanu called. The flop brought and Negrenau check-called 125,000.
Negreanu checked again on the and Villa-Lobos checked behind.
On the river the hit and both players checked. Negreanu showed and he took down the pot.
Friday, October 25, 2013 12:32 AM Local Time
Hand #190
Daniel Negreanu limped in preflop and Nicolau Villa-Lobos checked.
The flop of was checked through before Negreanu bet 60,000 on the turn to win the pot.
Hand #191
Daniel Negreanu got a walk.
Hand #192
Daniel Negreanu raised to 125,000 and won the blinds.
Hand #193
Nicolau Villa-Lobos raised to 125,000 and Daniel Negreanu raised to 350,000 to win the pot.
Hand #194
Daniel Negreanu limped for 30,000. Nicolau Villa-Lobos raised to 160,000 and Negreanu folded.
Can he stop the slide?
Friday, October 25, 2013 12:27 AM Local Time
Hand #185
Nicolau Villa-Lobos raised to 125,000 and Daniel Negreanu called. The dealer fanned and Negreanu checked to Villa-Lobos who bet 125,000. Negreanu folded and let go of this hand.
Hand #186
Daniel Negreanu raised to 125,000 and Nicolau Villa-Lobos three-bet to 300,000. Negreanu made the call and the flop brought Villa-Lobos bet 250,000 and he took down the pot.
Hand #187
Daniel Negreanu received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #188
Daniel Negreanu raised to 125,000 and Nicolau Villa-Lobos folded from the big blind.
Hand #189
Nicolau Villa-Lobos raised to 125,000 and Daniel Negreanu called from the big blind. The flop brought and both players checked. On the turn the hit and both players checked again. The river brought the and again it was checked. Villa-Lobos showed queen-high to take down this pot.
Friday, October 25, 2013 12:21 AM Local Time
Hand #180
Daniel Negreanu raised to 125,000 preflop and Villa-Lobos folded.
Hand #181
Nicolau Villa-Lobos limped for 60,000 and Daniel Negreanu raised to 180,000. Villa-Lobos called this.
The flop was
Negreanu bet 210,000 and Villa-Lobos folded.
Hand #182
Nicolau Villa-Lobos received a walk.
Hand #183
Nicolau Villa-Lobos raised to 125,000 and won the pot.
Hand #184
Daniel Negreanu raised to 125,000 and Nicolau Villa-Lobos made the call in the big blind.
The flop was Villa-Lobos check-called a bet of 140,000.
Both players checked the turn. The river was the and Villa-Lobos checked Negreanu bet 310,000 and Villa-Lobos called.
Negreanu showed and won the pot. He's now back to having over a 2:1 chip lead.
Negreanu gathering traction
Friday, October 25, 2013 12:16 AM Local Time
Level 24: 30,000/60,000 with a 5,000 ante
The cards are in the air for the 24th level of play. After a few small pots Daniel Negreanu has 3.5 million chips against Nicolau Villa-Lobos' 2.4 million chips. Both players have been winning some small pots but there is not a clear difference between the two as of right now.
Friday, October 25, 2013 12:07 AM Local Time
Hand #166
Nicolau Villa-Lobos received a walk.
Hand #167
Nicolau Villa-Lobos raised to 100,000 and Daniel Negreanu made the call.
The dealer put out a flop of where Negreanu check-called a bet of 100,000.
Both players checked the turn.
Negreanu led out for 140,000 on the river and Villa-Lobos made the call.
It was for Negreanu and for Villa-Lobos and they chopped this pot.
Hand #168
Daniel Negreanu limped for 25,000 and Nicolau Villa-Lobos made it 150,000 in the big blind, Negreanu folded.
Hand #169
Daniel Negreanu got a walk.
Friday, October 25, 2013 12:03 AM Local Time
Hand #161
Nicolau Villa-Lobos raied to 100,000 and picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand #162
Daniel Negreanu raised to 100,000 and his opponent called. The flop brought and both players checked. On the turn the hit and Villa-Lobos bet 100,000, Negreanu called.
On the river the and both players checked. Negreanu showed king-high and took down this pot.
Hand #163
Daniel Negreanu received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #164
Daniel Negreanu limped from the small blind and Nicolau Villa-Lobos checked. On the Negreanu bet and picked up the pot.
Hand #165
Nicolau Villa-Lobos raised to 100,000 and Daniel Negreanu called. The flop brought and both players checked. On the turn the hit and again it was checked. The river was the and Villa-Lobos picked up the pot with a 100,000-chip bet.
Thursday, October 24, 2013 11:58 PM Local Time
Hand #156
Daniel Negreanu raised to 100,000 and Nicolau Villa-Lobos called.
The flop was Negreanu bet 125,000 after Villa-Lobos checked and the later called.
The turn was the and Villa-Lobos checked again and Negreanu bet 225,000 – this time the Canadian won the pot.
Hand #157
Nicolau Villa-Lobos raised to 100,000 and Daniel Negreanu made the call.
Negreanu check-called a 125,000 bet on the flop.
The turn was the Negreanu checked and Villa-Lobos bet 230,000 and Negreanu called again.
The river was the Negreanu checked a third time and Villa-Lobos bet 375,000.
Negreanu sighed, “We got some coolers going on...”
Villa-Lobos showed for a flopped flush to win the pot.
Hand #158
Daniel Negreanu limped in the small blind and Villa-Lobos checked.
The flop was and the Brazilian check-folded to a 60,000 bet.
Hand #159
Nicolau Villa-Lobos raised to 100,000 and Daniel Negreanu called.
Both players checked the board.
Negreanu led out for 130,000 on the turn and Villa-Lobos called.
The river was the and Negreanu bet 275,000 this time. Villa-Lobos folded and Negreanu brought the stacks back to almost even.
Hand #160
Daniel Negreanu raised to 100,000 and Nicolau Villa-Lobos called.
The flop was Villa-Lobos checked then folded to a 100,000 bet from Negreanu.
Thursday, October 24, 2013 11:50 PM Local Time
Hand #151
During the first hand of heads-up play Nicolau Villa-Lobos raised to 100,000 and Daniel Negreanu folded.
Hand #152
Daniel Negreanu raised to 100,000 and Nicolau Villa-Lobos called. The flop brought and both players checked.
On the turn the hit and Villa-Lobos bet 130,000 and Negreanu called.
The river brought the and Villa-Lobos bet 300,000. Negreanu stared intensely at the bet and he called.
Villa-Lobos showed and he picked up this big pot.
Negreanu is down to 3.4 million against Villa-Lobos’ 2.5 million.
Hand #153
Daniel Negreanu got a walk in the big blind.
Hand #154
Daniel Negreanu raised to 100,000 and Nicolau Villa-Lobos called. The flop brought and Negreanu picked up the pot with a 100,000-chip bet.
Hand #155
Nicolau Villa-Lobos raised to 100,000 and Daniel Negreanu three-bet to 275,000 from the big blind. Villa-Lobos made the call and on the flop appeared.
Both players checked.
On the turn the hit and both players checked again.
The river brought the and it was checked again.
Villa-Lobos showed and picked up the pot. Villa-Lobos now has 2.7 million versus Negreanu’s 3.2 million
Thursday, October 24, 2013 11:45 PM Local Time
Here's their chips counts starting heads up play:
Danlel Negreanu - 4,010,000
Nicolau Villa-Lobos - 1,990,000
Thursday, October 24, 2013 11:28 PM Local Time
Hand #146
Philipp Gruissem raised to 100,000 on the button. Daniel Negreanu called in the small blind and Nicolau Villa-Lobos called in the big blind.
The flop was checked around and Negreanu bet 175,000 on the turn and won the pot.
Hand #147
Daniel Negreanu raised to 100,000 on the button. Nicolau Villa-Lobos made the call in the small blind and Philipp Gruissem called in the big blind.
The flop came and everyone checked.
The came on the turn and it was checked to Gruissem who bet 185,000 and won the pot.
Hand #148
Nicolau Villa-Lobos raised to 100,000 from the button and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #149
Daniel Negreanu called from the small blind and Nicolau Villa-Lobos checked.
The flop was Negreanu bet 60,000 and Villa-Lobos called.
Negreanu fired a second barrel on the turn, this time worth 130,000.
The river was the and Negreanu bet 230,000. Villa-Lobos called and Negreanu showed which was good.
Hand #150
Daniel Negreanu raised to 100,000 on the button. Philip Gruissem moved all in and Negreanu made the call.
Gruissem:
Negreanu:
The board came and Philipp Gruissem was eliminated in third leaving Negreanu with a 2:1 chip lead against Nicolau Villa-Lobos.
High rolling is what he does
Thursday, October 24, 2013 11:16 PM Local Time
Hand #143
Phillipp Gruissem raised to 100,000 and Nicolau Villa-lobos called from the big blind. The flop brought and Villa-Lobos checked to Gruissem who bet 110,000 and that was enough to take down the pot.
Hand #144
Daniel Negreanu raised to 100,000 and Nicolau Villa-Lobos three-bet to 270,000 from the small blind. Everyone folded to this three-bet and the Brazilian chip leader picked up the pot.
Hand #145
Nicolau Villa-Lobos raised to 100,000 and Philipp Gruissem called from the small blind. The flop brought and Gruissem lead out for 125,000. Villa-Lobos raised it up to 250,000 and the action was back on Gruissem who made the call.
On the turn the hit and Gruissem checked to Villa-Lobos who bet 325,000. Gruissem folded and Villa-Lobos extended his chip lead.
Gruissem has just 1,375,000 left and Villa-Lobos now has 2,620,000 in front of him. This is the biggest chip lead of three-handed play so far as Daniel Negreanu sits at 2,005,000.
You like my chip lead?
Thursday, October 24, 2013 11:08 PM Local Time
Hand #138
Daniel Negreanu raised to 100,000 on the button. Nicolau Villa-Lobos raised to 270,000 and Negreanu folded.
Hand #139
Philipp Gruissem raised to 125,000 in the small blind. Daniel Negreanu made it 300,000 in the big blind and Gruissem folded.
Hand #140
Daniel Negreanu limped in and Villa-Lobos checked his option. Both players checked the flop and the turn to see the Negreanu bet 60,000 on the river and Villa-Lobos quickly called and won with after Negreanu mucked.
Hand #141
Daniel Negreanu raised to 100,000 and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #142
Philipp Gruissem raised to 125,000 and Daniel Negreanu made the call in the big blind.
The flop was and Gruissem bet 125,000, Negreanu made the call.
The turn card was the pairing the board, both players checked.
The river was the and both players checked again. Negreanu won this one with
Thursday, October 24, 2013 10:59 PM Local Time
Level up: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante.
Hand #133
Daniel Negreanu got a walk in the big blind.
Hand #134
Daniel Negreanu raised to 135,000 and picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand #135
Daniel Negreanu raised to 100,000 and Philipp Gruissem called from the big blind. The flop brought and Gruissem checked to Negreanu who bet 125,000.
Gruissem made the call and on the turn the popped up. Gruissem checked again and Negreanu checked behind.
On the river the hit Gruissem checked after which Negreanu bet 225,000. Gruissem folded and Negreanu picked up this pot.
Negreanu now has 2.2 million while Gruissem dropped to 1.7 million.
Hand #136
Philipp Gruissem raised to 125,000 and Daniel Negreanu three-bet to 300,000 from the big blind. Gruissem raised all in and Negreanu immediately put his hands before his eyes.
Negreanu huffed and puffed while he counted out his stack and calling here would mean he had to risk most of his chips.
Gruissem’s all in was for 1,700,000 and Negreanu had him covered by around 500,000. After about two minutes Negreanu folded and Gruissem picked up this important hand.
All three stacks are now very even with less than a big blind difference between the biggest and the shortest stack.
Hand #137
Philipp Gruissem raised to 100,000 and Nicolau Villa-Lobos called from the big blind. The flop brought and Gruissem won the hand with a 100,000-chip bet after Villa-Lobos has checked.
Negreanu in the tank
Thursday, October 24, 2013 10:49 PM Local Time
Hand #129
Daniel Negreanu raised to 80,000 and Nicolau Villa-Lobos called.
The flop was Negreanu checked and Villa-Lobos bet 85,000. Negreanu called to see the on the turn.
Negreanu checked and Villa-Lobos bet 140,000, Negreanu again made the call to see the come on the river.
Both players checked and Negreanu turned over to win the pot.
Hand #130
Nicolau Villa-Lobos raised to 80,000 and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #131
Philipp Gruissem raised to 80,000 preflop on the button. Daniel Negreanu folded and Nicolau Villa-Lobos made the call.
The flop was Villa-Lobos checked and Gruissem bet 85,000. The Brazilian player made the call.
The came on the turn and Villa-Lobos checked again, Gruissem bet 225,000 and this time it was enough to win the pot.
Hand #132
Daniel Negreanu raised to 80,000. Nicolau Villa-Lobos folded in the small blind, Philipp Gruissem made it 235,000 in the big blind. Negreanu moved all in and Gruissem snap-folded.
Thursday, October 24, 2013 10:40 PM Local Time
Hand #125
Daniel Negreanu raised to 80,000 and Philipp Gruissem called from the big blind. The flop brought and both players checked.
On the turn the hit and Gruissem bet 100,000, Negreanu quickly called.
The river brought the and both players checked.
Gruissem showed king-jack and mucked when Negreanu showed Negreanu picked up the pot and bumped his stack up to 1,535,000.
Hand #126
Nicolau Villas-Lobos raied to 85,000 and David Peters three-bet to 205,000. Philipp Gruissem was next to act and he went into the tank for quite a long time before deciding to cold four-bet up to 375,000.
Villa-Lobos quickly folded and Peters went into the tank.
Peters sat in silence for a while before ultimately folding his cards.
Gruissem picked up the pot and is now up to around two million chips.
Hand #127
David Peters raised to 80,000 under the gun and he picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand #128
Daniel Negreanu raised to 80,000 from the button and Nicolau Villa-Lobos three-bet to 230,000 from the small blind. David Peters four-bet all in from the big blind and Negreanu folded immediately.
Villa-Lobos snap-called and the showdown went as following.
Villa-Lobos:
Peters:
The board ran out and Peters was knocked out in fourth place.
Thursday, October 24, 2013 10:27 PM Local Time
Hand #120
Nicolau Villa-Lobos limped in the small blind and David Peters checked to see a flop.
Villa-Lobos checked and Peters bet 55,000, the Brazilian called.
The turn card was the and Villa-Lobos checked again, Peters bet 125,000 this time and again Villa-Lobos called.
The river was the and Villa-Lobos checked for a third and final time, Peters checked behind. Villa-Lobos showed and Peters had the players chopped the pot.
Hand #121
Daniel Negreanu raised to 90,000 and Philipp Gruissem called in the big blind.
The flop came both players checked to see the on the turn.
Gruissem bet 75,000 and Negreanu folded.
Hand #122
Philipp Gruissem limped in the small blind and Daniel Negreanu checked.
The flop was and both players checked.
The on the turn saw them both check again.
The river card was the Gruissem bet 40,000 and Negreanu folded.
Hand #123
Philipp Gruissem raised to 80,000 on the button and picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand #124
Daniel Negreanu raised to 80,000 on the button, David Peters in the big blind made the call.
The flop came Peters checked and Negreanu bet 100,000. Peters called to see the on the turn.
Both players checked to see the on the river. Both players checked again and Peters showed to win the pot.
Thursday, October 24, 2013 10:15 PM Local Time
Hand #115
David Peters raised to 80,000 and Daniel Negreanu called from the small blind. The flop brought out and both players checked. On the turn the hit and Negreanu bet 110,000 and Peters folded.
Negreanu now has 1.8 million while Peters has 1.055 million remaining.
Hand #116
Daniel Negreanu raised to 90,000 and picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand #117
Daniel Negreanu raised to 90,000 and Philipp Gruissem three-bet to 255,000. Negreanu folded and Gruissem picked up the pot.
Hand #118
David Peters raised to 80,000 and Daniel Negreanu called from the big blind. The flop brought and Negreanu checked to Peters who picked up the pot with a 80,000-chip bet.
Hand #119
Philipp Gruissem raised to 80,000 and he wins the blinds and antes.