At last, after waiting eagerly for 8yrs, he has finally made it. But the win did not come so easily as he had to face fierce completion through out the tournament to make is long awaited bracelet win. Negreanu has got to be the happiest poker player in the world after winning his 5th bracelet. This comes after many failed tries the latest on being the bracelet he lost to his best buddy Phil Ivey.
After the win, thee poker pro was recorded to have said that the win was worth waiting for. He was unable to hide his joy even on the social media posting several tweets on his account expressing himself to his fans around the world. The win also comes as a relief to all his poker fans around the world who eagerly waited for a come back of the poker pro. In an event held at the Melbourne WSOP Asia pacific, Negreanu managed to best a total of 405 entrants in to the event. On top of the bracelet, the poker pro also managed to bank cool $ 1, 038,825 which was the first place holder top prize.
His was a classic win as he managed to dominate the final table al through the time of play beating the entire finalist on the table. Amongst the finalist he faced off with included Russell Thomas, who almost proved a headache to him all through. Others included Benny Spindler and Wilfred Yu. At the end, Negreanu face off with Daniel Marton in a heads up battle. Unfortunately for Marton, he proved no match for Negreanu and ended up finishing in the 2nd position. Negreanu’s win places him in the same list with the likes of Scotty Nguyen and John Juanda also for five times bracelet winners.