Re: Why Daniel May Have Been a Big Favorite.
Mr. Sklansky,
Is anybody in the "above-human" level of poker talking about the thought that Daniel may not be 100% of this game? That is to say, maybe the Wynn itself is backing him for some "free" publicity? It would be an interesting ploy, since Daniel can't be much less than 1:1 on all of these games, but I figure if it were that way, they would be advertising the challenge more.
My only real thought on the issue is this: DN is obvious a good player with a good bit of gamble in him, but he's very smart and analytical, and HAS to know that he's probably not an odds on favorite to win against all these opponents who get to choose their own game. But could the only reason be that he craves the action and this is the only way he can get it away from the B is this offer? As it looks, he's out of the Big Game for a while.
-Jihad
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