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[Steve Giufre]

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well no...but I did stay at a Holiday Inn last night!

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LOL. Actually I thought your first post was dead on.

[TomCollins]

You idiots actually believe its Daniel, thats whats so funny.

[jeffraider]

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You idiots actually believe its Daniel, thats whats so funny.

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It is Daniel.

[Shaman]

No its not. But its his personal assistant. Same thing, I guess.

[Dynasty]

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considering the turn-out last night, these challenges will continue. i'd be suprised if steve w isn't helping to back some (if not all) of these endeavors. they will continue to pack the place if david o. v daniel can draw that well...just imagine what more recognizable names will do.

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Why would Wynn put up hundreds of thousands of dollars to get (a few dozen?) people into his casino to watch the game. It's not like the match is getting any publicity for Wynn.

[memphis_aces]

I gotta agree with dynasty here.... although I wouldn't be surprised to see them eating SOME of Daniel's action. Enough to make it +EV for daniel. This will provide some pretty good exposure for the new room... the kind that it's hard for money to buy.

[trying2learn]

go read paul phillips post in his journal today. it's no coincidence that the poker room had its first HUGE night last night. not to mention the fact that daniel could win these things...i think it's incredibly naive to think that wynn isn't helping or behind this in some way.

maybe my post about half or most was a little out of line, but i promise you - it's worth it to steve for these things to go down and to continue...win or lose for dan.

[Dynasty]

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I gotta agree with dynasty here.... although I wouldn't be surprised to see them eating SOME of Daniel's action. Enough to make it +EV for daniel. This will provide some pretty good exposure for the new room... the kind that it's hard for money to buy.

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I don't think this is doing anything significant for Wynn. Perhaps I'm unaware of this getting publicity other than in poker forums.

For the record, Daniel has gone on record saying that he is putting up 100% of the money he is playing with.

Daniel Negreanu:

For the record: ALL of the money is being put up me me, 100%

from Daniel's blog

You have to scroll down a bit to see Daniel's comment.

[trying2learn]

you do realize that danny is a paid employee (of sorts) don't you?

and yes, the buzz that this creates locally is much bigger than just internet chat rooms and poker forums.

dan is a poker ambassador (i believe is his title)...his job is to get people into the poker room...he is paid a fee for this, with an understanding that he won't play elsewhere live - except for tournaments.

this challenge makes him a VERY valuable employee.

[David Sklansky]

It is important to understand that the terms I said I would agree to were not actually made as a challenge to Daniel. Rather they were to counter any perception that I consider myself a substantial underdog to the ultra high players and would avoid them at any cost. Keep in mind I would not take 11-10 on a 100K as a 52% shot.

But again for the record, if Daniel is that anxious to play me in a way that the Bellagio won't particularly mind, I will go on record as saying that I will risk my own money in the following three ways:

Hi Lo Regular getting 33,000 to 30,000 odds

Hi Lo 8/B getting 23,500 to 20,000 odds

Hi Lo 8/B getting 50,000 to 40,000 odds.

To get up to his 100,000 threshhold, someone would have to take a piece of me or the odds would have to be sweetened.