An Emotional Roller Coaster in the Super High Roller Bowl: PLO Edition
It was a heartbreaking day at the office for Daniel Negreanu in the Super High Roller Bowl: Pot-Limit Omaha event in Las Vegas, but an equally enjoyable one for Isaac Haxton.
PLO History in the Making
The Super High Roller Bowl: Pot-Limit Omaha is the largest buy-in PLO event of all time, yet 38 players ponied up the $100,000 buy-in and created a $3,800,000 prize pool as a result.
The Road to Seven Payouts
Only seven of those starters will receive a slice of that pie, and Negreanu won’t be one of them.
Negreanu’s Steady Climb
Day 1 saw the 38-strong field cut to a more manageable 17, with Negreanu’s 586,000 stack placing him 11th at the close of play.
Rising Against the Odds
Negreanu not only stayed afloat on Day 2 but was accumulating chips while those around the Canadian fell by the wayside.
A Seat at the Feature Table
With only ten players remaining, Negreanu’s stack hovered around the one million mark and found himself on the secondary feature table alongside Michael Duek, Stephen Chidwick, Frank Crivello, and Aaron Katz.
An Unfortunate Setback
Katz doubled through Negreanu but was short-stacked at the time, so the loss did not put Negreanu into trouble.
The Turning Point
A redraw when Ben Tollerene crashed out in tenth saw Negreanu rack up his chips and head to the feature table; it was here that disaster struck for the six-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner.
The Final Hand
Shortly after Duek busted in ninth, Negreanu tangled with Jared Bleznick in what would be his final hand.
The Heartbreaking River Card
Chino Rheem limped on the button, Bleznick called in the small blind, and Negreanu tapped the table and checked in the big blind. Bleznick led out for 30,000 on the queen-jack-six rainbow flop, Negreanu potted to 170,000, which folded out Rheem. Bleznick reraised, and Negreanu called off the 250,000 chips he had behind.
Daniel Negreanu (@RealKidPoker) is the bubble boy of the Pot-Limit Omaha Super High Roller Bowl.
— PokerGO (@PokerGO) October 18, 2023
It was a cooler spot for Kid Poker who went set under the set of @harrington25, and though he picked up outs, he was unable to catch up.
📺 – Day 2 Replay: https://t.co/NnpV0FuLaL pic.twitter.com/5ndMDfp7Yx
Negreanu’s Exit
Negreanu had flopped bottom set, but Bleznick had flopped a set of jacks. A five on the turn meant “Kid Poker” could hit a three, six, or eight on the river to win the pot and stay in the tournament, but the river was a seven, sending the chips to Bleznick and busting Negreanu on the money bubble in eighth place.
Isaac Haxton leads the way in this epic $100K PLO Super High Roller Bowl, and Daniel Negreanu’s memorable journey will undoubtedly be remembered as a roller coaster of emotions.