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the thing i really do hate is how everyone acts like anyone beating midstakes holdem is a genius. lets not do that. online poker isnt even hard these days, its just not as easy as it allegedly was at one point.

lmao @ allegedly
you have no idea what you missed

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08-18-2014 , 11:53 PM

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Maybe I'm just right and you don't need to project insecurities on me. In the subset of poker players, the number that can win at midstakes+ online is less than 1 in 1000. If you had 99.9 percentile intelligence in any other field nobody would question that you are a genius.

I know some pretty dumb people beating midstakes....

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08-19-2014 , 12:23 AM

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itan

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well it would be intersting to do it without the help-coaching of anyone from highstakes friends.will you danny?

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08-19-2014 , 01:21 AM

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Originally Posted by The4thFilm

If you had 99.9 percentile intelligence in any other field nobody would question that you are a genius.

Uhh what. Comparing poker community to a field of study?

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08-19-2014 , 07:05 AM

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Daniel Negreanu @RealKidPoker · 22h
@danielmerrilees I never proposed any details. It's a mute point until regulation. Quality of life trumps making a bet that has me away
https://twitter.com/RealKidPoker/sta...57079940608000

Freudian slip much?

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08-19-2014 , 11:44 AM

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Negreanu, also talking about the challenge on the EPT Live stream.

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08-19-2014 , 02:18 PM

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Has Daniel EVER proposed a bet or challenge that he didn't later back out on claiming that it "wasn't worth it" or "would lower quality of life"?

I remember his $10-100k challenge that lasted about 2 weeks before he gave up because it "wasn't worth it".

You could lay Daniel 3 to 1 on the million dollar HSNLHE bet and he would still say it's not worth it. Such a load of bollocks. The dude waffles on bets, simple as that.

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08-19-2014 , 02:55 PM

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Doug 'WCGRider' Polk talked to Remko Rinkema about the "challenge".

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08-19-2014 , 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Mason Malmuth

Hi Everyone:

I haven't read this whole thread so perhaps my next comment has already been stated.

First, Negreanu has significant celebrity status, and this might mean that if he started to play these games, some wealthy business people who also have an interest in poker might want to sit down and play just so they can say that they played with Negreanu. And if this is the case, and assuming it does happen, then Negreanu should be a clear favorite to win in the game even if he doesn' play quite as well as the top online high stakes no-limit players.

Also, it's my opinion that Negreanu is aware of this since (going from memory) he made this exact argument when he offered to play anyone heads-up for large amounts of money back in 2005 when he worked as a host in The Wynn Casino Poker Room. In addition, isn't this similar to what just happened at the One Drop Tournament?

Best wishes,
Mason

I think if it is truly about seeing if he can beat High stakes, he would almost need to do so under an anonymous screen name

however that would too be problematic because part of the fun of a statement like his is to have the audience watch......

but still, the only true way to know if you can beat a game is to step in, just like anyone else online who stepped in with just a screen name attached and nothing more

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08-19-2014 , 04:42 PM

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So, you're suggesting a very well known poker player get an anonymous screen name so no one has any reads on him but he has reads on everyone else? Makes sense......

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08-19-2014 , 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by ArtySmokes

Doug 'WCGRider' Polk talked to Remko Rinkema about the "challenge".

He sounds too rational and measured. Why do people hate on him again?

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08-19-2014 , 05:03 PM

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2:57 is prob the funniest thing on that interview lol

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08-19-2014 , 05:18 PM

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One of Pokerstars biggest reps admits 5knl isnt beatable without a seating script, lol @ the state of poker

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08-19-2014 , 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Joe Pulaski

This is dumb, no ones insinuated that you need to be a genius to beat midstakes NLHE. People assuming ITT it would be just the simplest thing ever for DN are underestimating how much work it does take is all. Obv DN could do it eventually I'm sure, don't think anyone has or would say he couldn't, but I'm in the camp of saying it would take a lot more time and work for him then he seems to think to even beat midstakes 6m nlhe , let alone 25/50.

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08-19-2014 , 05:27 PM

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Polk doesn't even know that he needs to take the cap off his bottle in order to benefit from its contents (see 2:57 of video; great find KILLingIT)

I like DN's chances

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08-19-2014 , 07:27 PM

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POLL

Who wins between Negreanu and Colman (after 50k hands)?

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08-19-2014 , 08:04 PM

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Colman by a long way imo.

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08-19-2014 , 08:21 PM

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kinda funny how ike and kanu say he can do it

I bet they will be one of the first trying to get on his table if he sits down

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08-19-2014 , 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Hello2+2

kinda funny how ike and kanu say he can do it

I bet they will be one of the first trying to get on his table if he sits down

or the ones collecting 25k in coaching not having to worry about DN being a regular in their games in the future.

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08-20-2014 , 12:31 AM

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Originally Posted by MinusEV

To those who still don't get it: DN is not going to do this no matter how much action he gets or how much money you are willing to put up against him so continuing to go on about it is pointless.

If his Israel/Palestine-tweets didn't get the message across: DN tweets a lot about stuff he has no clue about and has no intention, or capability, of backing up. This is no different. He's going to claim he can beat online high stakes NL and then not do anything to back it up. He's not looking for action - just attention.

Stop giving it to him imo.

+1, he just came up with a number he didn't think anyone would match but backed out after high stakes regs pooled the money in less than 24h. Ike and Kanu are both team Pokerstars so it's not in their interest to bad mouth DN since the challenge won't happen anyways and they would make mad money if it did. He stands no chance against world class players who dedicated years of their lives perfecting a very specific math skill; that's like saying he can read a few math textbooks and become a rocket scientist for the NASA in 2 weeks.