Daniel Negreanu in Line for 8th WSOP Bracelet

Daniel Negreanu ended an 11-year World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet drought final summer season, and he might quickly make it back-to-back years with a bracelet. However not if he cannot outlast on-line poker legend, Viktor “Isildur1” Blom.

Each poker legends have reached the ultimate desk in Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship. Negreanu’s taking part in to win the $470,437 first-place prize within the 217-player match. However he is additionally attempting to safe his eighth bracelet, and to get off to a powerful begin on the 2025 WSOP, one thing he did not do final yr. Blom’s capturing for his first WSOP title.

Can Poker Legend End it Off?

Negreanu is not simply taking part in to win a bracelet. He is in search of some 25k Fantasy factors as he drafted himself in the first round. A win within the $10k Omaha/8 occasion will surely improve his odds of successful the fantasy league for the primary time.

Negreanu entered Day 3 on Monday first in chips out of 20 remaining gamers. David “Bakes” Baker and Eric Wasserson bowed out early, dropping the sphere to 18 gamers shortly.

The tides would flip a bit for Negreanu just a few hours into the session. He went from chip chief to 3rd in chips with 11 gamers remaining. Blom, alternatively, entered Day 3 with a barely above-average stack, and he is been on fairly a curler coaster all through the session, going from brief stack to chip lead, and sitting on the fourth-largest stack with eight gamers remaining as the ultimate desk started Monday night.

Negreanu is one spot under Isildur, whereas Ofir Mor held the chip lead. The match is anticipated to play right down to 4-5 gamers earlier than the session concludes.

Blom is likely one of the most legendary on-line poker gamers ever. He burst onto the scene out of nowhere within the late 2000s, taking part in below the “Isildur1” moniker on the now-defunct Full Tilt Poker website in among the greatest money video games on the earth. He is by no means received a WSOP bracelet, however has now reached 5 WSOP last tables. The Swedish excessive curler has centered extra on stay tournaments lately.

As for Negreanu, the GGPoker ambassador will definitely have an entertaining vlog for his followers come Tuesday morning, and an much more thrilling one on Wednesday if he takes down the Omaha-8 occasion for his eighth WSOP bracelet. PokerNews will maintain you up to date with stay protection all through the remainder of the day.

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