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Jonathan Little Examines Brutal River Card in High Stakes Duel – Hellmuth vs. Negreanu

In this brutal spot from Round 3 of the High Stakes Duel, Daniel Negreanu rivers a straight and leads, but after facing aggression from Phil Hellmuth, who recently captured his 16th World Series of Poker (WSOP) gold bracelet, he can’t be sure if this is the best or worst river card in the deck!

Some coolers are colder than others! Would you have played this poker hand any differently? Let’s take a look at the hand.

It took place with the blinds at 600/1,200/1,200 when Hellmuth (325,000) limped from the button and Negreanu (75,000) checked his option holding the .