Negreanu seems to know something’s up and he looks at his cards. Again: A Negreanu check followed by a Hellmuth bet. After Negreanu checks, Hellmuth - with his chip lead - bets 25,000. Negreanu has landed top pair … but he wouldn’t be so happy if he realized Hellmuth has three 7s. Not the strongest hand in heads-up, but when he sees the flop, he’ll be happy. It started with Hellmuth raising to 18,000 chips with a pair of 7s. Two poker legends faced off this week in a special Poker After Dark: Phil Hellmuth and Daniel Negreanu.Īnd there was one key head-to-head hand, one that turned the tides and basically handed the win to Hellmuth.