Answering Daniel And Other Critics

[HelloGoodbye]

Hello David,

Hypothetically, if this had been an online tournament where reads are minimal, would you consider yourself the favorite?

[jackdaniels]

Good question.

Is the online scene a better place for a mathematical (primarily) approach to the game vs. the live scene?

[Matt Ruff]

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What's exasperating though is not that Daniel would disagree with the above. He would concede those things, perhaps claiming a tiny edge for Phil, but then go on to say his words were not to be taken so literally. He would probably admit that games with a strong "mathematical" component are not what he was talking about. What he would say though is that Phil would crush me in the other games. And he is wrong...

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I recommend you go into a dark room, lie down, and repeat "He lives with his Mom and has a chihuahua named Mushu" until the feeling of exasperation passes.

-- M. Ruff

[DonButtons]

Here is daniel's response on his site

"I did respond in another thread about Sklansky vs Ivey or something like that. I don't dislike Sklansky at all I just don't think he is a very good poker player. A smart guy that does a good job of taking the "poker" out of the game."

[Daliman]

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I am sorry, could someone tell me where to find the comments made by Daniel (I am assuming Negrea....,however you spell his name) that Sklansky is referring to, so I could get a better perspective on what he is talking about,

Thanx

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This is going to sound silly, but to help remember how to spell Daniel's name, I always think "ne-Great-nu", and drop the T... [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

[MonkeeMan]

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Annie habitually leans over to look at the cards of the person sitting beside her in a game, whether they like it or not.

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Well after the hand hits the muck, Annie GRABS THE HOLECARDS, LOOKS AT THEM, and says "Just checkin‘" as if she had done nothing wrong.

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One warning, and then I'm getting medieval on Annie (and the Professor too if he gets froggy).

[casinogosain]

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On a personal note I want to say that even if it was true that I was the world's best theorist, but only a pretty
good player, I would still much prefer that to being the world's best practitioner but only a merely good theorist. That goes not only for poker but almost any thinking type of field. Dr. Debakey didn't save anywhere near as many lives as Dr Salk. But that is off the subject.


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Does this (in)directly contradict your view that we play poker to make money?

-Ash

[SeattleJake]

I had thought about this before as well, but decided that if everyone did it, then a better strategy would be to look at both your cards. I can't see how less information could be of greater benefit -- rather that there should be a way to accomplish both.

[AceHigh]

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As to this quote:
"Name a pro that hasn't read his book.


Just one? Chau Giang, Eli Elezra, Ming Ly, Lee Salem, Johnny Chan... shall I continue?

--Daniel Negreanu"


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I'd be surprised to find any high limit pro who hadn't read TOP.

I think that proves your point, you must have Dan N. on some kinda of tilt for him to be trying to discredit your poker books, especially TOP.

PS - ever get tired of hearing Super System is the "bible of poker", when TOP should be/is the bible of poker?