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Originally Posted by pokerzzfun
Dude u sound more like hardcore DN fan, i have nothing to do with DN, i was just talking based on the facts infront of u.
the only reason he could play 100/200 online as he has good amount of bank roll to support his confused game.
dont under estimate these internet players, just that they are not properly rolled for high games doesnt make them bad, sure they do take time to move up the limits as variance plays a bigger role in that, unless they get a break winning a major tournament.
All the good players at every level and also all good players in this forum do have same level of understanding of the game of poker(NL HOLDEM cash game) as ur hero DN does, if not better than he does.
im pretty sure that he doesnt even stand in top 500 best cash game nl holdem players in the world
I am far from a fanboy. AS far as "not underestimating these internet players"...I AM one of those internet players. Been playing at and beating 1/2 through 5/10 online consistently for 7 years, with occasional shots higher. Live I play significantly higher....usually 10/25 or 25/50.
I've seen the morphing of the game. Went through times where my edge was so great it was like printing money. Watched as the game passed me by when I took a hiatus and had to spend a ton of time and hours working on and refining my game to catch back up. I am now a pretty solid player, but no superstar.
I think I understand a bit how the typical 1/2 online player plays and a bit how DN plays (have played with him in tournaments but never cash...was much better than I thought he would be...good sense of textures and situational awareness.)
Some 1/2 players are truly excellent, but these guys generally don't stay at 1/2 too long. Many are solid with good fundamentals but some leak that is keeping them at their current level. Some are just LOL bad and are in it to have fun. I'm not a superstar, but I'm not a slouch. DN is better than me, and I beat 1/2 without much effort. I would not think of going past 25/50 NL online with my own cash...I'd be outclassed and just looking to get lucky. This is probably the level I would put DN's game.
To say he is not one of the 500 best ring game players in the world...I say...You're probably right! being one of the top 500 players would put you in the upper 99.995% of players. DN is not there. But don't delude yourself into thinking he is not in that upper 1%. To very loosely paraphrase the great Darryl Strawberry as animated by the Simpsons, "I know nothing about you, but I am sure he can beat you."
He's working on his game, doing the right things. Realizes he has leaks. Realizes he does not stand up against the toughest people on the internet at this point in time, and is doing something about it. That to me tell me that he really does get it. He's even willing to put up his own cash to improve.
See
This Thread for some more information. Saying he is one of the best players in the world is just as ridiculous as saying he can't beat 1/2 online. Both are extreme exagerations that come from a place of pure ignorance.
And as an aside, to say that I am a fanboy of anyone in poker shows how truly little you know about me and how quick you are to make rash generalizations.