The six-time World Series of Poker champion teaches you strategies to advance your cash, tournament, and online play. To submit requests for assistance, or provide feedback regarding accessibility, please contact [email protected]. Negreanu won his first major tournament at the 1997 World Poker Finals at Foxwoods at 23 years of age. Negreanu's poker achievements by age 24 earned him the nickname Kid Poker. At the 2004 World Series of Poker, Negreanu was named the Toyota Player of the Year after winning a bracelet and cashing in five events. Professional poker player Daniel Negreanu has always found tournament poker to be more exciting than cash games, because in tournaments you can actually win a trophy or a big prize while still playing your chosen style of poker, like hold’em.
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The Negreanu vs. Polk High Stakes Feud is slowly entering its final stages, with about five thousand hands left to play.
Having a substantial lead of over $700K over DNegs and with an unspecified (but likely significant) amount riding on the side bets, Polk has switched his button strategy to include some limps in his range.
Negreanu, who has a lot of catching up to do in terms of buy-ins, was not happy to see this new approach that aims to lower variance. So, in response, he decided to slow down the play speed by stalling.
During the latest session on January 27, Negreanu took 20 seconds on pretty much every decision, no matter how small or irrelevant.
Completely pathetic showing from @RealKidPoker today
Tanking 20 seconds to open, tanking 20 seconds to check flop,… https://t.co/C9GsMf87Vy— Doug 'Lock It Up' Polk (@DougPolkVids) January 27, 2021
Frustrated, Polk asked Phil Galfond, who both players agreed upon as the arbitrator, to chime in and make the ruling.
Unfortunately for Doug, Galfond could not do much, as players did not cover this type of scenario in their pre-match arrangement, so Daniel was allowed to continue, if he so chose.
The two returned to the match and, eventually, Polk decided to abandon the limp strategy, and came back to his earlier raise or fold approach.
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While Negreanu thinks he is in the right to use the time allotted by WSOP.com in any way he sees fit, which he technically is, the situation divided the poker community, as many found Canadian’s actions to be against the spirit of the challenge.
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On the other hand, Negreanu seems to have gotten what he wanted, as Polk announced he would give up on limping buttons as he is looking to wrap up the match as soon as possible, which will be hard to do if they only get to play 100 to 200 hands per session.
Doug Polk continued his dominance through the first half of his heads-up matchup against Daniel Negreanu. Polk led by almost $1 million after the 18th session.
The two opponents are playing up to 25,000 hands on two tables at blinds of $200/$400. Both players live in the legal regulated state of Nevada and are playing on WSOP.com.
In recent sessions, Negreanu has shown plenty of fight and is working on a Rocky Balboa-style comeback. With the second half of the series underway, here’s a look at some of the biggest moments on the felt so far.
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1 – Mega punt
In the week of Dec. 12, Negreanu lost a huge pot for six figures. Action began as Polk raised from the button with Q♥6♥. Negreanu three-bet to $4,182 with J♣4♣.
The flop came K♥2♥2♠ with Polk on a flush draw. Negreanu led with $2,000 into the $8,361 pot and Polk called.
The turn peeled the A♣ and Negreanu fired a 3/4-pot size bet and Polk called. The pot inflated to $30,907.
The river was a 4♥ which landed Polk his flush. Negreanu over-shoved by making a massive bet 2.5 times the pot. Polk called with his flush and nailed a huge pot worth $146,849.
2 – Suited connectors for the win
On Nov. 30, Polk released a YouTube video giving insight into some hands he played. While not going into too much of his personal strategy, he did review some of the biggest moments.
Polk highlighted a hand where he started on the button by raising with 4♠6♠. Negreanu reraised to $4,182 with A♠K♣ and Polk called.
The board read J♠10♣6♥ and Negreanu checked his overcard and gut shot straight draw. Polk bet 25% of the pot with bottom pair and Negreanu called.
The Q♠ showed up on the turn. The Queen helped Negreanu reach Broadway and gave Polk a flush draw. The pot was $13,044 and Negreanu got sneaky and checked the nuts.
Polk took the bait and launched a $12,285 bet, setting up a possible river jam. The river indeed made a flush for Polk when with the 7♠.
Negreanu checked again and Polk went for almost a pot size bet again with $35,426. After Negreanu called, Polk raked in a $108,467 pot. Kid Poker experienced quite a tough cooler.
3 – Negreanu battles back
On Dec. 11 in session 19, Negreanu gained back some of his losses. One notable hand made for a six-figure swing. Polk raised preflop with 7♥7♦ and Negreanu flatted with 6♥3♥.
Negreanu checked the nuts when the board came 5♣4♦2♠ and Polk bet $800.The fireworks started on the turn when the 7♣ showed up – giving Polk a set.
With the second-best straight possible, Negreanu felt confident enough to trap by checking. Polk bet $3,400 and Negreanu just called again
The river brought the J♥. Negreanu checked and Polk fired a 1.5X pot bet for over $15,000. Negreanu then shoved all in.
Polk called off his last $33,600 and saw the straight at showdown. This hand helped Negreanu rake in over $106,000.
4 – Standard preflop jams
On his YouTube channel, Polk explained that some hands are just standard in heads-up games. Polk highlighted a hand where Negreanu and Polk end up getting it all in preflop for big money.
As the hand started, Negreanu raised from the button with 10♥10♣ to $1,000. Polk then three-bet his Q♠Q♣ to $3,768. Negreanu responded with a four-bet to $10,336. Polk five-bet shoved all in to $52,988 and Negreanu called.
Negreanu had two outs and didn’t find them with a board runs of J♥3♣J♠3♦9♥, rewarding Polk a $105,974 pot.
A popular poker room line from a Dire Straits song applies: “Sometimes you’re the windshield, sometimes you’re the bug”
5.) Check, check, check – he tricked me
On Dec. 4 during Session 15, Negreanu found maximum value with pocket Aces to the tune of $114,000. How he raked the pot would have left “Teddy KGB” from Rounders quite frustrated.
The hand started with Polk raising to $900 with K♠4♠ and Negreanu three-betting 4.5X to $4,200. Polk four-bet to $11,300 and Negreanu simply called.
The board showed J♥2♠2♣ and Negreanu went into pot control mode by check-calling Polk’s $4,500 flop bet. The turn was a 3♠ and both players checked.
The river brought the Q♣ and Negreanu checked again. Polk tried to steal the pot by shoving. Negreanu snap-called the bluff with his last $40,000. Negreanu scooped a pot worth over $114,000.
The action continues all week and USPoker will have all the highlights and recaps. Follow @USPoker on Twitter for regular updates or visit our Negreanu-Polk Central page.
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