A six-year bracelet-less drought will have to wait another day for Daniel Negreanu. Kid Poker busted in sixth place ($52,099) in the $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty on Thursday. And to add insult to injury, the anti-Trumper lost his stack to Loren Klein who wore a trademark red “Make America Great Again” hat at the final table.
Brian Green took down the bracelet for $345,660. He defeated Ali Imsirovic, one of the best young players in the world, heads-up for his first World Series of Poker title.
Brian Sees Nothing But Green
Green had a massive chip lead when heads-up play began. But his opponent won a 40/60 pre-flop all-in to double-up to an almost identical stack. The run of good luck for Imsirovic was short lived, however, as Green rivered trip nines with A♦9♥ to crack K♥K♦, on the very next hand. That wrapped up the bracelet for the first-time WSOP winner.
$10,000 Super Turbo Bounty Final Table Results
- Brian Green (USA) $345,669
- Ali Imsirovic (Bosnia) $213,644
- Asher Conniff (USA) $145,097
- Loren Klein (USA) $100,795
- Ping Liu (USA) $71,614
- Daniel Negreanu (Canada) $52,099
The final table was a wham-bam-thank-you-mam affair as it only lasted around two hours. But that was to be expected given the speedy pace of the Super Turbo structure which had 20-minute blind levels.
Green, who previously had 26 WSOP cashes for $1.7 million, now has a piece of gold jewelry. This wasn’t his biggest cash, however. In the $111,111 High Roller for One Drop, he finished in fifth place for $1,117,923.
Daniel Negreanu Felted by Trump Supporter
Unless you live in a cave or have never followed Poker Twitter, or watched poker for that matter, you know Daniel Negreanu despises President Donald Trump. So it probably was a bit nauseating for him sitting at a table with Loren Klein, who was sporting a red MAGA hat.
To make matters worse for the now former PokerStars pro, Klein eliminated Negreanu with Q♦J♥ against A♦10♠ when the Q♥ hit on the turn. Kid Poker was out in sixth place. Despite their opposing political views, the two poker pros shook hands following the hand. Daniel was all smiles despite missing out on a shot to win his seventh career bracelet. He’ll have plenty more opportunities this summer.
Even though he didn’t win the title, it was a promising start to the series for Negreanu, who is motivated to win Player of the Year and also to satisfy his backers who bought pieces of him at no markup, which is almost unheard of for a player of his caliber. Thus far, and it’s still way early, the investors for his middle-tier package are sitting pretty. And his POY odds may have already increased a bit.
