13 juni 2009 13:57
World Series 2009: Daniel Negreanu wint, maar nog geen 5de bracelet
Voor Team PokerStars Pro Daniel Negreanu zijn de eerste 2 weken van de World Series 2009 erg goed begonnen. Het nadeel van erg goed spelen is dat je lange dagen maakt en Daniel Negreanu maakte zéér lange dagen. 9 dagen achtereen zat de Canadese Team PokerStars Pro tot 3 uur 's nachts in het Rio te spelen en hierover verteld hij in zijn blog:
1. Played the $10.000 Stud event at 5:00pm and finished at 3:00am. Came back the next day at 1:00pm and busted in 10th place.
2. At 5:00pm that same day I bought into the $2.500 PLO/NLH event and played till 3:00am that night. I came back for day 2 at 2:00pm and cashed in 43rd at around 8:00pm.
3. After busting I headed straight to the $10.000 Mixed game event, an event I was forced to miss last year due to my limit hold'em win, and was second in chips after day 1 at 3:00am. I came back for day two, but busted out at around 7:00pm.
4. I jumped into the $2.500 6 max limit hold'em event and played that until 3:00am. Came back for day two and played until 3:00am again. Finished second in that event at about 10:00pm and went straight to the other room for another event.
5. I played the $10.000 Omaha H/L event until 3:00am. Returned on day 2 at 2:00pm and again played until 3:00am. On day 3 we started up at 12:00pm and I went on to finish in 4th place at about 10:00pm.
6. At 10:00pm that night I jumped into the $3.000 HORSE event and played until 3:00am. Returned today at 2:00pm and went broke at about 8:00pm.
7. I played the $10.000 2-7 NL Single Draw event and was eliminated at about 9:00pm.
All told, that added up to 9 consecutive 3:00am nights. In that span I watched no television at all, did nothing but play poker, eat, sleep, and lose 6 pounds in the process. Busting out this evening was a bit of a relief. I'll get a break tomorrow too as I'm playing in the Stud HL/Omaha HL mix at 5:00pm and may take my time getting there and possibly show up around 6:30pm. No golf tomorrow, although I may chip and putt a bit. I definitely want to workout a bit and stay strong.
"But!", vertelt Negreanu:
There is still much work to be done at the WSOP, and I can promise you one thing... I'm having a ton of fun at work! I love it. It's a grind and mentally draining, but nothing beats the WSOP.
Team PokerStars Pro Daniel Negreanu is de trotse bezitter van 4 WSOP-bracelets. In zijn nog korte carrière heeft de Canadees al voor meer dan $ 10 miljoen aan prijzengeld gewonnen en staat hij 2de op de 'all time moneylist' achter Jamie Gold. Hij lijkt slechts een kwestie van tijd alvorens hij de 1ste plaats overneemt van Gold. Negreanu gaat richting de 40 cashes in zijn 11de jaar op de WSOP waar hij in 1998 op 23-jarige leeftijd de jongste bracelet-winnaar ooit werd toen hij het $2.000 PLHE-toernooi op zijn naam schreef. Deze titel staat nu overigens op naam van Annette Obrestad na het winnen van het £10.350 WSOPE Main Event op 19-jarige leeftijd.








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