It might be a relatively slow week according to the poker calendar, but it has been anything but slow on Twitter. With side action at $1 million dollars and counting for the upcoming Poker Masters, plus an epic slow roll in California, there was plenty to sink our teeth into for the latest edition of The Muck.
Daniel Negreanu's Poker Masters Bet
While The Masters has the iconic green jacket in golf, PokerGO is betting on purple. And so is Daniel Negreanu.
Sep 08, 2017 The site for Poker Masters is Aria in Las Vegas, the same location of PokerGo properties Poker After Dark and the Super High Roller Bowl. The Poker Masters structure Over the course of a single week, four $50,000 preliminary events are to be played out followed by the three-day $100,000 championship event that runs from September 18-20.
The Poker Masters Purple Jacket™ will be awarded to the player who earns the most money across five high roller events to be held Sept. 13-18 in Las Vegas.
The event hosted at the Aria Resort and Casino will be live-streamed on PokerGO and the schedule is as follows:
- September 13 – Event No. 1: $50,000 buy-in
- September 14 – Event No. 2: $50,000 buy-in
- September 15 – Event No. 3: $50,000 buy-in
- September 16 – Event No. 4: $50,000 buy-in
- September 18 – Event No. 5: $100,000 buy-in
Apparently, $300,000 isn't enough of a wager for Negreanu. He went on to challenge the high-stakes poker community to a little side action.
Looking for action for PokerMasters? I want to bet myself
— Daniel Negreanu (@RealKidPoker)Basically, Negreanu puts $50,000 on himself to win the Purple Jacket against any one player of his opponent's choosing.
The rules seemed to be established as the conversation progressed.
- A player has first dibs on their own action
- If a player doesn't play any of the events, the bet is a wash. If a player plays one event, the bet stands
- A player can bet on as many players as they want at $50K apiece
- Negreanu indicated the action might increase to $100K later this week as interest continues to grow
Negreanu wasn't waiting for the action to come to him. He went out and poked the bear ... or Doug Polk in this case.
@DougPolkPoker would you like $50k of this juicy action?
— Daniel Negreanu (@RealKidPoker)And then he taunted Phil Hellmuth, because who can resist that?
@phil_hellmuth betting $50k on a must win Purple Jacket bet. You interested? If neither of us win it's a wash
— Daniel Negreanu (@RealKidPoker)Why don't you just book me at Poker Masters? If I win $4 million, pay me $4M. If I lose $200,000, I'll pay you $2… https://t.co/vvfnwhCQ20
— phil_hellmuth (@phil_hellmuth)I offered to book 100% of @phil_hellmuth PokerMasters action and sell 50% of it. Ball is in his court to punish me for MILLIONS!!!
— Daniel Negreanu (@RealKidPoker)We're waiting with bated breath to see how this one turns out.
Here is where things stand as of the publish time of this article.
I have $50k Purple Jacket Must win bets against the following players. I may up the cap to $100k later this week https://t.co/DLNsgT3kSP
— Daniel Negreanu (@RealKidPoker)As best we can see, there are a total of 20 players on the other side — 18 from the list plus Dominik Nitsche and Igor Kurganov to make it an even 20.
Of course, this doesn't include any private messages securing action, which we're willing to bet (pun intended) has happened.
So, what we know is Negreanu is wagering $50,000 to win $1 million. Not everybody seems to be jumping on the bandwagon though.
@RealKidPoker Not the kind of tweet that's going to bring out the non pros
— Daniel Shak (@daniel_shak)@daniel_shak OK Dan I'll bite: what's got your panties in a bunch this time?
— Daniel Negreanu (@RealKidPoker)@RealKidPoker I'm probably wrong it should be the best of the best kind of event a non pro could probably win an event but not the jacket .
— Daniel Shak (@daniel_shak)This is an interesting line from Dan Shak, who admittedly falls somewhere between a professional and an amateur. Should this event be targeting everyone, pro and non-pro alike? It is called 'Poker Masters' after all.
This story is unfolding minute by minute, and we are as excited as anyone to see how it plays out. The real winner in this scenario is PokerGO, which will no doubt benefit from all the side action happening, especially if Negreanu or one of his opponents make a run at the Jacket.
Challenging Phil's Belt
Negreanu's been busy throwing down the gauntlet on Twitter these last few days.
What started out as a little tweet promoting his latest podcast turned into Negreanu, Polk and Shaun Deeb challenging Hellmuth for his King of the Hill title, with a little podcast advice thrown in for good measure which makes for a very entertaining thread.
@RealKidPoker Just a tip, Blue Yeti is a side address microphone. Audio quality will be better if it isn't pointed… https://t.co/gNbZwjqGPY
— gN Doug Polk (@DougPolkPoker)@DougPolkPoker I figured placing it there would make it easier for your editor to make dildo memes. Just trying to help!
— Daniel Negreanu (@RealKidPoker)@maxsawyer12 @RealKidPoker I'd be in for some HU. I'm fine making it a mix of games as well but i'm not sure that would be very popular.
— gN Doug Polk (@DougPolkPoker)@DougPolkPoker @maxsawyer12 Don't you have work to do? Work,like getting back in the lab so you can figure out how… https://t.co/JUUsNunkBU
— Daniel Negreanu (@RealKidPoker)@RealKidPoker @DougPolkPoker @maxsawyer12 You're welcome to join a KOH as well and I'll make sure I'm involved if y… https://t.co/vniYy6XkTq
— NiceShaunDeeb (@shaundeeb)@shaundeeb @DougPolkPoker @maxsawyer12 Could be fun! Let me know when the next one is. I can take that belt from PH… https://t.co/1lz4lUCtPd
— Daniel Negreanu (@RealKidPoker)The next King of the Hill event seems to be taking shape: Negreanu, Polk, Deeb, and Hellmuth. Hey, Poker Gods, can you make this happen?
The Slowroll Heard Around the World
We're not sure anyone has milked their 15-minutes of fame more than Will Kassouf. His appearance on Poker After Dark and more recently on Live at the Bike continues to bring out the lovers and the haters - with not much in between.
Usually, we're talking about his tilting table talk. But not this time. He upleveld his table-talk game by adding an epic slow roll into the mix. And the results extended his 15-minutes, once again.
See for yourself. The video is a bit long, because, well ... it is a slow roll.
And as if on cue, both lovers and haters came out of the woodwork.
@LIVEattheBike @PokerNews @WilliamKassouf I love WK as much as the next guy, but I've been on the other end of that… https://t.co/r77HyRYaMG
— Chad Eric (@ChadFred) @LIVEattheBike @WilliamKassouf gee, he has been telling what his hand was since the freaking flop. you cannot consider that a slowroll ##
— Eugene Kuzmov (@eugenekuzmov)Chances are this kind of offensive play won't do him any favors in the long run. We have two words for you ... Jamie Gold.
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Hellmuth in A Word
There is no doubt that Phil Hellmuth has had a stellar few weeks. He:
- Was interviewed several times in the mainstream media promoting his book
- Silenced his critics by claiming the King of the Hill title
- Joined the WPT team as host of the Raw Deal
- Placed second at the WPT Legends at The Bike
On the surface, it might seem difficult to describe Hellmuth to anyone outside of the poker world - he is a unique character after all. In fact, the topic of Hellmuth often results in players and fans being at a loss for words.
We love a good challenge here at PokerNews, and our very own Sarah Herring went on a quest to learn what other poker players and media have to say about Hellmuth ... in one word.
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Gus Hansen, a popular figure on the original Poker After Dark is back on the show’s new, exclusively online incarnation, playing PLO.
As we reported last week, Hansen boasted about his trip to the King’s Casino in Rozvadov on Instagram. He spent most of his time in the Czech city playing open-face Chinese poker - and according to the Great Dane himself, he finished his trip €100K up despite losing a €500K pot to casino owner Leon Tsoukernik.
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Later, he had more exciting stuff to share with us on the picture sharing social media platform - Hansen announced he’s on his way to Las Vegas, Nevada to play in front of the cameras of Poker After Dark again.
“The Great Dane” was a regular during the the original PAD on NBC - he appeared a total of 9 times over the course of the show’s 7 seasons on the American network. He isn’t the only one of the old school pros who played both on the NBC and the new version of the poker series: among others, Antonio Esfandiari, Daniel Negreanu, Doyle Brunson and - this made the biggest splash - Tom Dwan also returned in the new installment of the classic show.
During the NBC times of PAD Hansen’s presence “leaked into” the mainstream, not poker-specific media as well: in 2004 he made People Magazine’s sexiest men list.
A great difference between the classic and new version of PAD is that nowadays Pot-Limit Omaha is also in the selection - PLO was played this time as well, Hansen took on Matthew Kirk, Ben Lamb, Brian Rast, Chris Macfarland, Lan Ashby and Sam Soverel in this 7-handed $100/$200/$400 - that turned into $200/$400/$800 part way through the match - PLO cash game.
During the stream we learnt from the commentator that actually Aussie Matt bought half of Hansen’s $30K starting stack - that was quickly lost after the Danish pro ambitiously called an all-in bet pre-flop with 8632, two spades. The rest of hand was almost just as crazy: it ended up being a 4-way all-in pot with $172K total in the middle in three side pots. The players agreed to run the board twice - on the first runout three people made three of a kind...
However, Hansen quickly made back what he lost, doubling through his backer Kirk twice during the first hour and ended the session in profit. He wasn’t involved in the most discussed hand though - that was between Rast and Macfarland. Rast decided to call a flop all-in bet with nothing but a pair of deuce for which he was relentlessly taunted by Soverel despite winning half the pot since the board was run twice.