There hasn't been too much action, but rather a bunch of small pots as of late. Most of these pots have gone Negreanu's way, however, and he has built his stack up above the 5 million mark.
Daniel Negreanu limped from the small blind and Thomas Muhlocker made it 150,000 to go from the big blind. Negreanu called and the two saw a flop of . Negreanu check-called a continuation of 135,000 and the hit the turn. Both players checked and the paired the board on the river. Negreanu bet 260,000 and Muhlocker quickly folded.
From the small blind, Jean-Noel Thorel limped in. Joni Jouhkimainen raised to 175,000 from the big blind, then Thorel reraised to 550,000. Jouhkimainen moved all in for around 1.5 million, and Thorel called.
Jouhkimainen:
Thorel:
The flop, turn, and river ran out , and Jouhkimainen was eliminated. He earned €148,000 for his finish.
Picking up the action on the turn, Jean-Noel Thorel fired 450,000 on the board of . Team PokerStars Pro Daniel Negreanu called, and the dealer landed the on the river. Both players checked.
Thorel showed the for a busted straight draw. Negreanu showed the , and he scooped the pot.
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Daniel Negreanu raised to 115,000 from his button and Thomas Muhlocker folded his small blind. Jean-Noel Thorel three-bet to 250,000 and Negreanu came right back over the top for 600,000 total. Thorel quickly ditched his hand and Negreanu picked up the pot.
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Joni Jouhkimainen raised to 125,000 from under the gun and found calls from Daniel Negreanu on the button and Jean-Noel Thorel in the big blind. The flop came down and there were two checks over to Negreanu. He fired 175,000 and Thorel mucked his cards. Jouhkimainen called and the board paired on the turn with the . Two checks prompted the to complete the board and Jouhkimainen checked for a third time. Negreanu bet 250,000 and Jouhkimainen folded.
. Negreanu check-called a continuation of 135,000 and the 
hit the turn. Both players checked and the 
paired the board on the river. Negreanu bet 260,000 and Muhlocker quickly folded.![[user68268]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
, and Jouhkimainen was eliminated. He earned €148,000 for his finish.
. Team PokerStars Pro Daniel Negreanu called, and the dealer landed the 
on the river. Both players checked.
and there were two checks over to Negreanu. He fired 175,000 and Thorel mucked his cards. Jouhkimainen called and the board paired on the turn with the 
. Two checks prompted the