Daniel Negreanu earned his first poker match win of 2025 on Tuesday when he steamrolled the seven-player ultimate desk, till heads-up play, within the $15,200 buy-in Supplier’s Alternative PokerGO Tour occasion for $292,500.
The GGPoker ambassador cruised by way of a troublesome ultimate desk that included 2025 Poker Corridor of Fame candidate Nick Schulman, Maxx Coleman, Yuri Dzivielevski, and three different blended recreation crushers.
Poker Legend Cruises to Victory
PokerGO is at present internet hosting a seven-event Combined Recreation Sequence, and the not too long ago accomplished match was Occasion #6. The finale — $25,300 10-Recreation Championship — kicked off on Tuesday on the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas and can conclude with the ultimate desk on Wednesday.
However there have been quite a lot of poker followers tuned in to PokerGO for Day 2 of the sixth occasion as Negreanu had reached the ultimate desk. He started play simply fourth in chips, solely about half the chip stack of Coleman, who was within the lead. That every one modified shortly on Tuesday. It received to some extent the place Negreanu was operating so sizzling that he was apologizing to his opponents after successful some pots.
PGT Combined Recreation Occasion #6 Remaining Desk Outcomes
Negreanu first clipped Ryan Miller in seventh place ($39,000) in 2-7 single draw. He then started taking down pot after pot and had about 80-percent of the chips in play six-handed. Coleman took out Philip Sternheimer in sixth place ($53,625), however everybody left not named Daniel Negreanu nonetheless had a brief stack.
Coleman would then bust Dylan Smith in fifth place ($73,125) earlier than Negreanu eradicated Coleman in fourth place ($97,500). Dzivielevski went residence in third place ($131,625), one other Negreanu sufferer.
That started heads-up play towards Schulman, who trailed 30-1 in chips. The ultimate desk was so lopsided that even PokerGO commentators Remko Rinkema and Donnie Peters regularly joked about Negreanu’s heater. Schulman would earn two fast double-ups, nonetheless, and was inching again to inside putting distance.
The sport would then shift to seven card stud, and the primary hand was an all in pot on fifth road with Negreanu behind and drawing to a straight with a pair of 10’s towards a pair of kings. There could be no enchancment to both participant’s hand on sixth road or seventh road, and similar to that Schulman was solely down 3-1 in chips.
Moments later, each gamers started the hand with three suited playing cards. Schulman hit his fourth diamond on fourth road, whereas his opponent picked up a pair. Negreanu discovered no enchancment on fifth or sixth road, however Schulman would decide up consecutive playing cards for 2 pair. Neither participant hit something on seventh road, which meant the pot went Schulman’s approach.
The stacks had been nearly even at that time, and poker followers had been witnessing probably the most memorable comebacks in livestreamed match historical past. Negreanu would then decide up a couple of pots in a row to get some respiratory room again.
Schulman then raised with A♦Q♠7♠3♦ in PLO earlier than a three-bet got here from Negreanu, who primarily put his opponent all in, with A♠A♥Ok♣Q♣. All of the chips had been within the center following a small four-bet because the board got here out 6♠6♥5♥2♣J♠, and Negreanu lastly closed it out after Schulman, who gained $190,125, almost pulled off probably the most spectacular comebacks seen in years.
Negreanu, who gained his seventh World Sequence of Poker (WSOP) bracelet final summer season, has over $54 million in stay match cashes, based on The Hendon Mob. The Poker Corridor of Famer gained his first match since October.
2025 PokerGO Tour Combined Video games Outcomes
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