'When I started out my career, the first eight final tables I made, I won. Negreanu would go on the finish in third place, Hellmuth took second, and Ausmus won his third bracelet.
Jeremy Ausmus and Phil Hellmuth, seeking to extend his bracelet record to 17, were the only two players that could stop him from ending an eight-year bracelet drought.Īs the blinds became a huge factor, card distribution wasn't on the GGPoker ambassador's side.
But he only won one bracelet inside the Las Vegas casino over a 17-series span, and it's one of the most confusing stats in WSOP history.Įarly Sunday morning, Negreanu held a 2-1 chip lead at one point with three players remaining in Event #84: $50,000 Pot-Limit Omaha. Negreanu's Rio Performance Over the Yearsĭaniel Negreanu has been one of the top performers at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) during the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino era, which comes to an end Tuesday.