Kid Poker, The Magician & a Professional Best Friend Seated at Table 39

Most of the time showing up late for a tournament doesn't have any repercussions, but every once in awhile they do. Case in point — Table 39.

That table was recently opened to accommodate some latecomers including Daniel Negrean, Jeff Gross and Antonio Esfandiari. Needless to say, that isn't a soft lineup.

In one hand we observed, a player in middle position opened with a min-raise to 50 and Negreanu called from the button. The player in the big blind came along, and then all three players proceeded to check it down as the board ran out . The original raiser rolled over the for two pair, and it was good as both Negreanu and the big blind sent their cards to the muck.