Arguably the best $600 final table that the World Series of Poker has ever seen, featuring WSOP superstars and WSOP Circuit end bosses alike, including Daniel Negreanu, Alex Foxen, Maurice Hawkins, Josh Reichard, John Holley, and more, saw the early elimination of Negreanu at the hands of Hawkins.
It was a shocking end to Kid Poker’s first final table of the summer in Event #28: $600 Mixed No-Limit Hold ‘em / Pot-Limit Omaha.
Entering the final table with the third shortest stack of nine remaining, Negreanu laddered up to eighth following the elimination of Sonny Franco.
It was then Negreanu’s turn to get his final 9 big blinds in from late position in Pot-Limit Omaha against Hawkins in the big blind.
Negreanu vs Hawkins
It was the all-time leader in WSOP earnings ($24,365,584 coming in) at risk against the all-time leader in WSOP Circuit rings (25).
Negreanu: 
Hawkins: 
The flop was favorable to Negreanu, coming 
, giving him a flush draw against Hawkins’ aces and fours.
Negreanu, who had been one of the shorter stacks from the last three tables on, was on the verge of his third double-up since then as the 
hit the turn, bringing in his flush.
A win would bring him to roughly the middle of the pack, but Hawkins still had full house outs.
The 
then fell on the turn, filling up Hawkins and swiping the hand away from Negreanu, who quickly gathered his things and headed off to late-register the $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8 or Better Championship.
Hawkins, on the other hand, leapt from his chair to celebrate, then bid farewell to the many Negreanu fans who left the rail.
For his efforts, navigating his way to eighth place in the massive field of 3,332 entries, Negreanu added $24,437 to his career earnings.
You can see the rest of this dramatic and star-studded final table play out below.
