[QUOTE=J-monkey;17808716] I doubt he gets paid by appearance........I also assumed that he had a long term contract. I am wildly throwing out a guess but I probably estimate his annual compensation between 800k and $2 Million a year, leaning towards the higher end of that range. Maybe its even more.

That is relatively nothing for Stars, they print money. He is also the face of the site (hosting that hu show, appears in multiple commercials, weekend with Daniel prize, etc). He is very marketable and brings in players to Stars that they can bleed via rake. Imo he has earned every dollar of whatever his contract is. He works hard at being the face of stars via his blog, twitter, etc.

With that said, he should probably spend that time working on his game instead of marketing for Stars. He seems really outclassed/lost in all nl cash that I have seen him play for a while.

What's with Daniel?? Never saw him play this bad.... Only got minimum for his monster hands.... wrong timing to bluff.. etc... He looks like the biggest fish here (well next to the guy with a St. Louis Cap)

Yeah DN has started working on his online game which is good so hopefully next season if he plays he will play a lot better. Could anyone estimate his losses from HSP? would it be in the range of 500k-1mil by any chance? if so its not worth the t.v. time to be on the show

Can somebody tell Dennis Phillips that he doesn't need to show his hand when he wins his pot after somebody folds??

Does he not think the elite players are not going to get a huge read on this?

Can he even afford to lose 180K?? I know he won some money, but geez... he will be broke soon the way he plays... Maybe 10/20 NL is more of his game?

yeah is this true?

thought i heard gabe say he was stuck 14 at one point. how'd he lose it all?

you really think his through process went any further than "i has top pair?"

DN: I knew you had what I was pretending to have.

Oh yeah Danny? You mean after he showed it? Or after he called your pathetic turn bluff?

What a fishcake.

wow DN flopped some big hands and got sick value! (N)

What was Daniel thinking with his J8o on a AAJhh turn K board after calling a flop and raising a turn bet from Dwan.

Seemed brutal. This is defo the "raising for info" school of thought isn't it? The thing is if he didn't raise and just called the turn it's be only a touch more to call a probable sized river bet from Durrrr and at least theres hands he can beat on the river. Or did he think. yaaarr Durrrr has be a flush draw i's raise. What did you guys think?

Turn bluff? The only hands he's going to bluff him off are trip aces (******ed) or another J (pretty tiny), a turned K (be unlucky but maybe) every other hand he's beating that's why it doesnt make any sense. Unless just charging a flush draw but even then you're just opening the door for Durrrr to mind**** you if he doesn't think you have the nuts.

I think you need to take out the "I knew" and now you have you quote right.

Daniel probably shouldn't play as deep as he does it just compounds his mistakes. That J8 hand was just so revolting

All through that hand I was yelling FOLD DANIEL FOLD. Ah well he didnt lose all of his stake.

DN needs to go back to ABC poker.

Yes, but just slightly: "I have top pair and Durrrr is most likely bluffing and I'm kind of pissed right now."

note: American pissed, not British pissed.

But showing his hand after was incredibly dumb.

Dennis Phillips wins two hands - both didn't get to the river.. and he showed both hands!!!!! Stop showing your hands.... you are not great that you can switch up your plays randomly...

why does phil ivey leave next week? and replaced by Laak.....damnitt....i hope ivey doesnt get stacked or something.

And nobody is mentioning the BG vs. Good2cu hand...is that a good shove by barry?? "I has top pair weeeee" kind of thought? maybe(?)

LOL Daniel...just quit bro please Its kinda like watching a player in sports that used to be great cuz he was surrounded by weak players and just cant hang anymore. You get the sense he's just trying to outplay the best in the world just one hand, just one hand Mike Mcdurmit style.

and oh yeah:

[ ] Mike mdurmit

Yeah, I'm generally a DN defender but that was just ****ing awful. Why would you ever attack Dwan's straddle with a hand like J8o. Then, why would you ever call a preflop raise with it. THEN on the turn why would you raise with a hand that can already beat bluffs and won't make very many better hands fold?

And checking both the turn and river with the straight was horrible. I don't really mind the turn check, but if you're going to do that you have to bet the river.

lol Daniel jesus christ..

Funniest thing is if you reverse roles that hand and durr calls daniel's 3 bet with j8, based on what we've seen, there is a small bet call on the flop and check check turn river lol..

trying not to read spoilers..is the ep on at 2 am on gsn tonights ep?

I wonder if Durrr's reaction to DN's flopped straight kind of embarrassed/pissed off Daniel? Remember Durrrr says, "You flopped the straight? I would've called a bet on the turn", then he looks away like, "Boy, this guy sucks."

Really curious to see what will happen

andrew robl biggest idiot in poker

Does Tom Dwan EVER miss a flop? Everyone says how good he is, but who wouldn't be with his luck. Well at least his televised luck. Every time I see him he is either calling with middle pair to the river and sucking out or he just outflops everyone EVERY HAND. Unreal.

Didn't really like Barry's turn shove because it only folds out bluffs and worse hands although Robl is unlikely to fire a third barrel checking and calling seems better imo

LOL, that was a frustration shove. Phillips is horrible. He is the typical get lucky in big tourney fish Ivey and company love to death. I just wish I could have Dwan's luck for about a month. I could build my bankroll as big as his.

Because AK is a drawing hand, not a made hand. He would rather take it down preflop.