Daniel Negreanu is now 1st a businessman, 2nd a poker player

Oilcan · #1 05-01-2005, 09:21 PM

I just finished watching a 1 hr interview on Score here in Canada with Daniel Negreanu.

I am disappointed. He is all business now, and I don't mean by his approach to playing or tourneys.

He must be a highly paid employee of wynn ltd, for the new casino, he plugged it 3 times in the hour, mentioning no other places in LV.

But what bothered me even more was when a person called in a question about where would be a good place to play on the internet, what places did Dan mention?.

ONLY ONE!..POKER MOUNTAIN!.

He could have said there are many choices and mentioned briefly Party, Pokerstars, and Paradise, then closed by saying how "great" Poker Mountain is...(lying of course), but he gave no such info to the caller.

He also talked about the coming software game stacked, his dvd's and the book he was writing.

It almost felt like..like..an infomercial.

To be fair, he had to answer some basic lame questions that were coming in, that might have helped some callers, but overall it was a giant +EV program for him.

Is this what happens when you get really wealthy and famous?
You can't stop making +EV "moves" for more money?.

okay * mild rant finished * [img]/images/graemlins/ooo.gif[/img]

Sponger15SB · #2 05-01-2005, 09:24 PM

he is the new phil h.

Voltron87 · #3 05-01-2005, 09:41 PM

What does this have to do with him being a businessman? Is he investing in Wynn and running it himself? Or is he just endorsing it and plugging it with his reputation?

SmileyEH · #4 05-01-2005, 09:49 PM

You would do the same in his shoes.

-SmileyEH

Joshssj4 · #5 05-01-2005, 10:07 PM

Contrary to most beliefs not all people are sellouts nowadays. However, the non-conformists are few and far between.

disjunction · #6 05-01-2005, 10:07 PM

I'd be complaining about cramped feet.

SA125 · #7 05-01-2005, 10:15 PM

What does it say when the top players in the world are looking to generate income away from the table?

That the only thing better than being a professional poker player is being one who has a substantial source of outside income. Just look at 2+2 publishing. It's no where near being a sell-out and it's not close.

Billman · #8 05-02-2005, 12:11 AM

You avatar rocks! Is there anywhere I can download the whole clip?

Equal · #9 05-02-2005, 12:37 AM

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What does it say when the top players in the world are looking to generate income away from the table?

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lol. What does it say? What does it say when Tiger Woods tries to generate income away from the golf course? What does it say when Michael Jordan tries to generate income awsy from the court? Etc.

B Mando · #10 05-02-2005, 12:46 AM

What would you do in his shoes? Make a lot of money from endorsements or grind it out at the poker table. The route he is taking has much higher EV than just playing poker. He is setting himself up for life because he has that oppurtunity. PokerMountain is by far the worst poker site on the internet though.