Daniel Negreanu opens his latest vlog on a balcony, coffee in hand, admitting that life in the Bahamas isn’t the typical “high roller” lifestyle. He talks about how back home in Las Vegas, he wakes up early, plays golf with retirees, and learns a more drama-free life from them. In the Bahamas, for the first time in a long while, he enjoys a twelve-hour sleep — only waking up to his watch, which surprises him. He notes that sleep dictates whether he plays disciplined or gambles recklessly: when he's tired, he automatically gambles more.
On Day 2 of the 100k Triton Main Event, he plans to play “small ball.” He admits he was more aggressive yesterday — 4-betting with AQs, 3-betting more than usual, and testing the field. Today, he wants to let opponents bluff into his value hands and gather chips “peacefully.” His first major spot comes with K s J s on the board T h 7 h 6 s. He c-bets the flop, the turn K c helps his range significantly, so he goes for a value bet. However, the river Q d kills some of his value, so he checks and sees his opponent’s Ts6d.
After the first break, he sits at around 500k and intersperses poker thoughts with everyday topics—planning content from golf, talking about kitchen gadgets, and how he enjoys these “adult” concerns alongside high stakes. The Bahamas reality quickly returns with another big hand: with A s Q h, he goes up against Roman Hrabec. On the flop J c J s 3 d, he c-bets; turn 5 h, it's check-check, and the river brings K d. Daniel bets, turning it into a bluff. Hrabec shows K c Q s and takes the pot, dropping Negreanu’s stack to 330k.
After a brief bout of frustration, DNegs maintains his usual tone. When he meets the winner of a promotional event who played a 30k event thanks to him, he immediately jokes that he looks like the typical stock photo of a white guy labeled “businessman” on Google. He advises him to tell everyone back home that he “played Triton 100k,” even if he didn't technically, to sound as intimidating as possible. These short episodes are precisely the moments that make his vlogs more relatable.
Then comes the re-entry marathon. One bust, another bust, a third bust — always in spots where, by his account, he has a “reasonable” combination and a stack around 10-15 blinds. In one hand, he watches a player call two all-ins with pocket twos, shaking his head at what today's high roller events have come to. Upon another bust, he comments ironically on how a magical hand like 97s could lose; taking the fourth bullet as a necessity — “everyone here has too much money, so if I want a big stack, I have to be in the mix.”
Eventually, he manages to double his stack and win several medium pots. The day ends with 1.105 million in chips — a result that might be below average, but given the circumstances, he considers it a minor victory. As he wraps up the vlog, he also comments on the series: Triton 100k as part of WSOP Paradise attracted over 200 entries, and the whole festival is moving to a zone he thought was “almost impossible.” With 869 entries already in Day 1A of the main event, he just shrugs and says that GG and WSOP can fill any event.
The last few seconds of the vlog are the Daniel fans have known for years. He sits tired, voiceless, but still relatively calm. He admits he wasn't playing his A-game today, feeling fatigued, and that his decisions were sometimes too gamble-heavy. Yet, he adds he survived the day, progressed further, and the only reasonable plan is to get some sleep and hope for a better poker and mental performance tomorrow. WSOP Paradise continues, high stakes are still running—and despite four bullets, Negreanu is still in the game.
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