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War of words kicks off the duel
There should be plenty of fireworks when the two square off from the PokerGO Studio at Aria. The event has been in the works after some Twitter banter following the Negreanu-Polk matchup.
The
$50,000 each. The loser then has the option for a rematch at a
$100,000 match.
Antonio Esfandiari three times and won every match.
Negreanu has declared himself a
2 to 2.5 to 1 favorite and has already bet a “significant amount” on himself. However, he was complimentary of Hellmuth’s heads-up game.
“I think you’re great at heads-up poker,” he told Hellmuth. “A lot of the things you do against the players you’ve played against, specifically Antonio, actually destroys them.”