Re: why is everyone ripping Daniel N? why not Barry G too?
There are several reasons why Daniel has recieved most of the criticism.
#1 Daniel's challenge is openended, Barry's situation is fixed. Barry knows he will only be playing Daniel and the mixed format is Barry's regular format in the big game. Daniel left his challenge open to everyone so he could soon be facing a lineup of the world's best at their best games, an entirely different situation than Barry's.
#2 As the guy who bet DN that he would lose a # of of his challenges pointed out, DN has a million distrations going on right now, which Barry doesn't seem to have unless he has more work going on his book than he's letting on.
#3. Barry's bankroll probably is larger than DN's.
None of this is a denigration of DN's ability in any way, but he could be the best overall player in the world and I'd still be inclined to think he's setting himself up for a fall with this format.
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