LAS VEGAS (AP) — Six-time bracelet winner and poker pro Daniel Negreanu seemed headed for a fairy tale ending at the World Series of Poker, but the dream was crushed by the queen of hearts sending him to the sidelines in the chase for the $7.7 million top prize.

Instead, nine other competitors will finish poker's richest tournament in November, including a 72-year-old former Hasbro executive and a 27-year-old poker pro who won his $10,000 buy-in for the no-limit Texas Hold 'em main event by playing daily fantasy sports.

Eight players are chasing Joe McKeehen, a 24-year-old Pennsylvanian who will go into the final table with a dominant chip lead after bouncing several players Tuesday and early Wednesday.

Daniel Negreanu, center, competes at the World Series of Poker main event Tuesday, July 14, 2015, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Negreanu wagered the last of his chips after an ace in his hand paired the board. McKeehen called with several draws, the odds of winning the hand against him but plenty of chips to absorb a loss. He won when the queen delivered a straight on the final community card.

"I killed the room. I know that," McKeehen said of the knockout. "I know I may be a villain for a little while."

Negreanu, 40, had plenty of fans cheering him at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino as he sought his biggest score in his hall-of-fame career, obliging them with photos, banter and even 30 push-ups as they counted out loud. Though he's won six smaller tournaments at the series and amassed more than $15 million in World Series of Poker earnings since 1998, the fun-loving pro nicknamed "Kid Poker" has never reached the final table of poker's marquee event.

He won nearly $527,000 for 11th place, matching his 11th place finish in the 2001 main event, when only 613 players entered and he won less than $64,000.

Negreanu appeared to take his loss in stride, though he tumbled backward onstage with his head in his hands when the final queen was dealt.

[i]"I hurt my head a little bit on the fall," he said, rubbing the back of his head.

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