Daniel Negreanu Analyzes Magnus Carlsen's Bold Poker Move

Daniel Negreanu has analyzed Magnus Carlsen’s impressive hand from the Norwegian Poker Championship. Magnus Carlsen finished 25th out of 1050 players in the Norwegian Poker Championship. The hand in question was an impressive example of turning a made hand into a bluff that many amateur players wouldn’t even consider.

With blinds at 2,500/5,000 +5,000 ante Carlsen had 288 big blinds to play with and he wakes up with pocket aces. Unfortunately, he didn’t get the flop he wanted when the board came down semi-connected and monotone. The turn put a four-flush out there with Carlsen’s aces now almost worthless. Now, many a player would take the passive route and try to see a free/cheap showdown and find out if their hand is still best; not Magnus Carlsen. He took the aggressive line and turned his pocket aces into a bluff and picked up a nice sized pot as his reward.