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While Daniel Negreanu was getting ready to play the $500,000 buy-in Aria Super High Roller Bowl this week in Las Vegas his pal Phil Kessel was getting traded from the Toronto Maple Leafs to the Pittsburgh Penguins.

We spoke to Negreanu as he put half-a-million dollars on the line and he told us he's talked to Kessel and that Kessel is upset about the trade. Negreanu says Kessel really wanted to win in Toronto but that the move will give him opportunities in the future. Negreanu also said he's now a Penguins fan since his buddy Kessel is playing for them.

Negreanu goes on to talk about plans for an NHL team to come to Las Vegas. Negreanu is confident a team will be in Las Vegas for the 2017-18 season, and that going to games will catch on in a big way in the poker world. Check out the video interview for the whole story.

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