It’s been a tumultuous year for Daniel Negreanu thus far, as the Team PokerStars Pro has found himself in the middle of a number of controversies. First was the infamous usage of the C-word regarding Annie Duke during an interview; next was the recent flare-up between Negreanu and Andrew Robl on the most recent episode of the PokerStars.net Big Game, where Negreanu fired a few needles at Robl for his “nittish” play on the telecast –after a back and forth blog war, and the inevitable 2+2 discussion, the two have since talked and claim they resolved any differences they have.
The latest saga in Daniel Neagreanu’s 2010 occurred at the recently concluded EPT tournament in Vienna, where ‘Kid Poker’ finished in 4th place. But perhaps the bigger story was Neagreanu’s claim of being slow-rolled by Martin Hruby during a critical hand where Hruby had the nuts, and delayed in calling, and also in revealing his cards. Negreanu was visibly tilted by the incident, and was still on edge after his elimination some hands later.
Neagreanu was none too happy and let Hruby know he felt after he was eliminated from the tournament: “I shouldn’t shake your hand, it’s filthy. That’s the filthiest thing I’ve ever seen, but I’ll do it anyway… Why did you slowroll? You know in that hand, you had the nuts.” Negreanu continued to express his displeasure during the exit interview with the German poker site Hochgepokert.de, where he says he doubts it was done on purpose, and that it was likely because of a lack of experience on such a big stage.
For his part Hruby, also a PokerStars Pro member from Czech Republic, mumbled an almost inaudible, “I don’t slow-roll.” Hruby went on to finish second in the tournament. It’s hard to fault Hruby all that much considering the stakes involved, he may have just been concerned about facing a set and a flush draw, and was dreading having to make the call, but as Negreanu implied; at this level you have to know when you have the best of it and just put your money in.
Neagreanu narrowly missed joining the exclusive ‘Triple Crown’ club –holding a WSOP bracelet, a WPT title, and an EPT title—which currently includes only two names Gavin Griffin, and Roland de Wolfe. Negreanu also had the opportunity to pass Phil Ivey on the all-time career tournament earnings list; Negreanu now has $13,080, 189 in career winnings while Ivey stands at $13,642,275 in career winnings.
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