It would appear Daniel Negreanu got carjacked the other day in Los Angeles.  His car and money was (allegedly) stolen by a group of guys when he stopped to ask for directions.

The car itself was a rental Dodge, and the money was said to be around $10K.   Daniel seems in comparitive good spirits following the event, although no doubt a little shaken up and annoyed by the whole experience.  We wish him well.

Popular poker pro Daniel Negreanu came back from being the shortstack at the start of the final table to take 2nd place in the WSOPE Main Event 2009.   He lost to Barry Shulman after a long heads-up battle with many chip swings. At one point Negreanu just needed for AA to hold against A5 of hearts for the championship. The chips went all-in (with Negreanu covering Shulman) on a flop containing 2 hearts, but before Negreanu could even contemplate adding a new bracelet to his collection a heart was delivered on the turn to double Shulman up. Many toos-and-fros followed but ultimately Shulman won with TT vs Negreanu’s 44.   Here are the final placings:

1 £ 801,603 Barry Shulman
2 £ 495,589 Daniel Negreanu
3 £ 360,887 Praz Bansi  
4 £ 267,267 Jason Mercier  
5 £ 200,367 Markus Ristola  
6 £ 150,267 Chris Bjorin  
7 £ 114,228 Antoine Saout  
8 £ 87,074 Matt Hawrilenko  
9 £ 66,533 James Akenhead

This is fast turning into a good series for the major pro players.   The latest winner being PokerStars pro Daniel Negreanu

WSOP Event 20 - $2000 Limit Holdem - 480 entrants
1 $ 204,874 Daniel Negreanu
2 $ 126,671 Ugur Marangoz  
3 $ 78,624 David Baker  
4 $ 63,335 Richard Li  
5 $ 51,542 Fu Wong  
6 $ 40,622 Jeremy Kottler  
7 $ 31,886 Greg Wohletz  
8 $ 25,334 Derek Lerner  
9 $ 18,782 Hein Tran  
10 $ 12,230 Daniel Makowsky  
11 $ 12,230 Babak Razi  
12 $ 12,230 Henning Granstad  
13 $ 10,046 Tommy Hang  
14 $ 10,046 Noelle Quevido  
15 $ 10,046 Ylon Schwartz  
16 $ 7,862 Douglas Rosen  
17 $ 7,862 Tom McCormick  
18 $ 7,862 Christine Smith