Just when it seemed all was lost for Daniel Negreanu in his $200/$400 heads-up no-limit hold'em match with Doug Polk, a monster session left him with a fighting chance.
After he won a whopping $385,000 — the largest either player has managed to drag in a single session — on Jan. 22, Negreanu cut his deficit by almost 40%. He was down about $1 million at two different points, but he'd given himself a fighting chance.
Any dreams of a Galfond-like comeback were dashed over the next three sessions, though, as Polk booked three wins in a row to seal Negreanu's fate.