News / Chris Edwards / 13 June 2008 / Leave a comment

Looking for this 4th bracelet, Daniel Negreanu has made another final table, this time in the $3k Limit Hold'em event. Here we look at some of his biggest hands along the way.

* Daniel has since won this event. - Ed.

Leading up to the bubble, Daniel 3-bet pre-flop and received one caller. The flop came out and Daniel bet 1,500. His opponent went into the tank, deciding whether to go all the way and risk not making the money. 'Only four more' Daniel said, reminding his opponent how many eliminations were left. His opponent folded.

Negreanu held the tournament chip lead but lost it when he raised a player all-in with 10h 10d with his opponent tabling Ks Qc With a board of 8s 6s 5s 5c his opponent rightly noticed that he had 'a lot of outs' before hitting the 2s on the river for his flush.

He then lost more chips when he got caught bluffing. Daniel bet 3000 on a flop of 8c 2s 5d holding Ac Qh and was called by one player. The turn brought the 18d and Daniel bet again, this time the higher limit of 6000, getting called one more time. The 10h came on the river with Daniel giving up and checking with his opponent checking behind, showing Ad Ks and the best hand. Limit can be brutal. He won some of the chips back after playing another hand aggressively, this time getting the player to fold.

Daniel then went on a downwards spiral, losing 3 big pots. The last of these pots saw Negreanu 3-betting pre-flop and getting called in one spot. On a flop of Jh 8d 6d Negreanu bet and was called. The turn 9d and river 2d made a 4 flush on the board and with both players checking both streets Daniel would lose the showdown to a flopped set.

Daniel chipped his way back up to 180,000. He then got dealt his favorite hand, T7 and called a pre-flop 3-bet. He flopped bottom pair on a K high board and bet it, getting called. He then bet the turn and got called again. The river came a 10 giving Daniel 2 pair and he bet once again, getting called by AK. Sometimes the pro's get lucky too!

Daniel goes to the final table in third place with 308,000 chips, close behind first place David Baker who has 409,000.