Stars Showdown: Blom Decimates Negreanu for $150KKidPoker Drops Challenge Bankroll in Just 1,439 Hands |
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On Sunday, Viktor “Isildur1” Blom crushed Daniel “KidPoker” Negreanu in part I of their PokerStars SuperStar Showdown contest.
The $50-$100 no-limit hold’em battle was scheduled to be 2,500 hands played across four tables, but Negreanu was the victim of numerous coolers and unfortunate river cards en route to losing his entire $150,000 challenge bankroll after just 1,439 hands.
Near the end of the match Negreanu commented on how things were going:
KidPoker: pretty sick run
Isildur1: yeah it’s just sick
Isildur1: I hit nuts all session long
KidPoker: that makes it easy :-)
Isildur1: yep hehe
After 1,300 hands, Negreanu was left with only about $15,000 of his challenge bankroll, and all of it was on a single table. The Canadian grinded away, eventually falling down to $10,000 when the final hand of the match took place.
Negreanu held the K
J
in the big blind and three-bet his Swedish opponent to $1,000. Blom put Negreanu all in, and Negreanu decided to call.
Blom exposed the A K
and was way ahead. However, the flop was great for “KidPoker” as it came J 10 7
to give Negreanu top pair. The turn ended Negreanu’s brief moment of hope as the Q peeled off the virtual deck, giving Blom broadway. The 4 on the river failed to chop the pot, and after 1,439 hands Negreanu had dropped $150,000 to Blom.
Despite preparing extensively for the match, Negreanu becomes the first player in the short history of the SuperStar Showdown to fail to last until the 2,500-hand mark. With the win, Blom is up about $310,000 in SuperStar Showdown matches thus far. Negreanu will look to recoup some of his losses on Sunday, as the duo will return on Mar. 27 at 3 p.m. ET for another 2,500 hands.
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