Daniel Negreanu secured his first recorded live tournament title in August 1997. Now, over 27 years later, with $53.3 million in career earnings, the 50-year-old Poker Hall of Famer claimed his 47th victory by winning event no. 6 at the 2024 PokerGO Tour Pot-Limit Omaha Series II.
The seven-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner triumphed over a field of 104 players in the $10,100 buy-in, earning $265,000. He also earned 265 PGT points, moving into second place in the season-long standings with 1,998 points, trailing only Jeremy Ausmus, who leads with 2,501 points from 24 cashes, including a final-table appearance in this event.
“I thought I played incredibly well,” Negreanu told PokerGO reporters after coming out on top. “There were a couple of key spots where I had to go for it and did against Foxen, and did, and they worked out. Other than that, I ran good, and that’s what it takes to win the tournament.”
The event’s $1,040,000 prize pool was distributed among the top 15 finishers. Notable players who made deep runs included two-time Super High Roller Bowl champion Isaac Haxton (15th), two-time bracelet winner Ben Lamb (14th), bracelet winner Joni Jouhkimainen (13th), three-time World Poker Tour champion Chino Rheem (9th), Sean Winter (8th), and 2023 Super High Roller Bowl: Pot-Limit Omaha champion Jared Bleznick (7th).
Bracelet winner Alex Foxen entered the final day as the chip leader with six players remaining. He added to his lead when he flopped a top set of kings against Jose ‘Nacho’ Barbero’s pocket aces. Barbero finished sixth, earning $52,000, his third cash of the series and ninth final-table finish of the year, placing him 25th in the POY standings.
Five-time bracelet winner Nick Schulman was next to exit, with his double-suited pocket jacks falling to Negreanu’s double-suited pocket sevens in a blinds battle. Schulman got his chips in ahead preflop, but Negreanu made a straight on the turn, eliminating Schulman in fifth place for $67,600, pushing his career earnings over $20.6 million.
Ausmus finished fourth after jamming with A♣ K♣ 8♠ 3♣ against Negreanu’s K♦ J♣ 10♠ 7♠. Negreanu made trip jacks, knocking out Ausmus. This strong performance extended Ausmus’ lead in the PGT standings and placed him fifth on the POY leaderboard.
Matthew Wantman, who had won event no. 3, cashed for the fifth time in six tournaments at the series. He moved all-in with K♥ J♣ 9♥ 8♠ on a Q♦ J♠ 6♦ flop but was called by Negreanu’s A♠ Q♠ 6♥ 2♠. The turn gave Negreanu a full house, eliminating Wantman in third place for $119,600, bringing his series total to $424,300.
Negreanu started heads-up play with 9,700,000 to Foxen’s 3,300,000 and quickly converted his lead into a victory. The final hand saw Foxen raise with A♦ 10♣ 7♦ 4♥, and Negreanu called with A♥ Q♣ 6♣ 2♠. The flop of Q♠ Q♥ 10♥ gave Negreanu trip queens, and the A♣ on the turn improved his hand to a full house. Foxen made tens full of aces on the river but couldn’t escape Negreanu’s trap. Foxen finished as the runner-up, earning $171,600, his 16th final-table appearance of 2024. He now ranks 18th in the POY standings with 4,505 points and over $42 million in earnings.
