Negreanu now vs. 8 months ago... sad times.

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...But he is a little full of himself and his abilities. He does go out of his way to say hi back if someone says hello to him. But i get the vibe he does it in more of a politician way...

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The fact that DN does go out his way to interact (even on a superficial level) makes him a much better person that your standard celebrity. The fact that he not only responds to fans in public, but makes the effort to do so in a friendly way is actually quite remarkable. And yet you criticize him for doing it like a politician would? Dude, he doesn't know you. What do you want? A freakin' hug?

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That doesn't mean he's a bad guy. Just means i think he believes himself a little more important than everybody else.

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Put yourself in his shoes. In the course of a few years, you've gone from average Joe poker grinder to world famous celebrity. At the height of poker's popularity, you are among the Top 5 most popular players in the game. You are filthy rich because you win so much so often.

Random dudes that you don't know are always coming up and saying hi to you. Every day. Everywhere you go. Many want autographs or pictures or more.

Now tell me you wouldn't come off as believing that you're a little more important that most people.

Let's just say I won't be holding my breath for an honest reply.

[Cyrus]

Daniel Negreanu could become the Andre Agassi of poker.

[3rdEye]

Seriously, who cares? I don't know the guy; why should I give a rat's ass about his personal life?

All I know is that Daniel N. is perhaps the best NLHE tournament player alive today.

[MrDannimal]

But could he become the Andre Agassi of buying coats out of some guy's trunk?

[Smoothcall]

No i would not feel i was more important than them. I would feel i am in a fortunate situation. But not that i am more important than anybody else. And that is an extremely honest answer. And to think you are is arrogant and ridiculous!

[JohnG]

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All I know is that Daniel N. is perhaps the best NLHE tournament player alive today.

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Lol. And in 2 years time you'll be saying the same thing about someone else that happens to be running good around that time.

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That's why my friend always made the two point with 6-4.

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I'm having trouble understanding what this sentence means/is referring to.

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Backgammmon

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He is in his 30's. He is not in the same age group as Fischman, or even Laak. These are the only two younger guys I can think of that got over-the-top rambunctious winning a medium sized tournament

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Phil Laak is substantially older than Daniel.

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Welcome back, Mr. Phillips.

Looking forward to more posts

[NoRiverRats]

Two things - first off, if you were to list all the jerks in poker you would have to have a long, long list to put his name on it. Secondly, if all top players opened up their lives to the public for people to comment on like DN, the above list would get much longer and DN's name would be much further down the list.

[Smoothcall]

That may be true. But that doesn't make his actions any more acceptable. Just means there are some arrogant jerks that are bigger jerks than him around.