Hands #28-32: Negreanu Trending Downward

Hand 28: Daniel Negreanu opened to 30,000 from under the gun with and Jake Schindler woke up with on the button. Schindler made it 90,000 to go and Negreanu stuck around to see the flop of . Negreanu started with a check and Schindler continued for 125,000, which Negreanu called. The turn brought the and Negreanu checked again. Schindler moved all in for 460,000 and Negreanu instantly gave Schindler credit for pocket kings and folded.

Hand 29: Keith Tilston limped in with in the small blind and Negreanu checked his . The flop came and Tilston led out for 20,000 with his open-ended straight draw. Negreanu called with bottom pair and the landed on the turn. Both players checked to the on the turn and Tilston fired out a value bet of 55,000 with a pair of jacks. Negreanu glanced his way with a puzzled look and then slid his cards to the muck.

Hand 30: Negreanu picked up the in the small blind and bumped it up to 45,000. Schindler, however, woke up with in the big blind and re-raised to 135,000. Negreanu called another three-bet and the flop came . Negreanu check-folded to a bet of 175,000 from Schindler as he continues to lose some three-bet pots.

Hand 31: Negreanu raised to 30,000 on the button with and Tom Marchese defended from the big blind with . The flop came and Marchese checked to Negreanu who fired 20,000 with middle pair and a flush draw. Marchese quickly mucked and Negreanu was finally able to earn himself a pot.

Hand 32: Schindler raised to 30,000 on the button with and Tom Marchese shoved all in with in the small blind. Tilston folded his big blind and Schindler quickly mucked his king-high.