Daniel Negreanu: Isildur1 is better than me

TopJimmy99 · Mar 27, 2011

gnk2727 said:
Daniel sure is a class act. Takes his lumps very well. Can't say we'd be hearing the same from Phil Hellmuth....that guy doesnt know how to lose classy...

Haha, I'd like to see what he would have written.

xXSmuggla · Mar 27, 2011

dj11 said:
Nice candid discussion from DN. If anyone can figure out VB, DN can.

So he is Viktor Brohm?

Vfranks · Mar 27, 2011

xXSmuggla said:
So he is Viktor Brohm?

Are u being sarcastic?

Well DN won, VB left in a hurry lol..

alaskabill · Mar 27, 2011

Well, I'm glad I was wrong. Amazing comeback by DN. That was really cool to see.

xXSmuggla · Mar 28, 2011

Vfranks said:
Are u being sarcastic?

Well DN won, VB left in a hurry lol..

Haha no actually i wasn't, but it worked out. I know awhile ago there was suspicion that isildur was VB because of his actions in a live tourny (i think it was the wsop but not sure). I haven't really been paying attention to him this year so i was curios, im guessing by your response that he is VB, Thanks!

mrmonkey · Mar 28, 2011

xXSmuggla said:
Haha no actually i wasn't, but it worked out. I know awhile ago there was suspicion that isildur was VB because of his actions in a live tourny (i think it was the wsop but not sure). I haven't really been paying attention to him this year so i was curios, im guessing by your response that he is VB, Thanks!

It was pretty huge news... Pokerstars signed Isildur1 then had a big "reveal" that he was in fact Viktor Blom. He is now a member of Team Pokerstars.

gtrippp · Mar 28, 2011

I'm glad I was wrong about him being able to beat him, too. Just shows that DN is the best poker player, IN THE WORLD, as far as I'm concerned.

alaskabill · Mar 28, 2011

gtrippp said:
I'm glad I was wrong about him being able to beat him, too. Just shows that DN is the best poker player, IN THE WORLD, as far as I'm concerned.

Even DN thinks Blom is still better than him. He said as much after the match. Don't forget that even with Daniel's win this week, he's down like 130K to Blom. I like DN and he is a great player but if the the two of them kept doing this Blom would take Daniel's lunch money and make him cry

. Daniel finally caught some breaks at the end of the match, started running like God and made an unlikely comeback. Blom is still much better imo.

mrmood6007 · Mar 28, 2011

Hey, at least Daniel is able to admit something like that. How many professional poker players can you imagine ever admitting a statement like that? They wouldn't!!! This is why I appreciate Daniel's style of poker, he is brutally honest about his own play, along with other players, and is never afraid to admit that he still has a lot of learning to do. One of the best in the game!

gtrippp · Mar 28, 2011

alaskabill said:
Even DN thinks Blom is still better than him. He said as much after the match. Don't forget that even with Daniel's win this week, he's down like 130K to Blom. I like DN and he is a great player but if the the two of them kept doing this Blom would take Daniel's lunch money and make him cry . Daniel finally caught some breaks at the end of the match, started running like God and made an unlikely comeback. Blom is still much better imo.

yeah, but did u see how VB ran against HIM to get up that far? In both the 1st match and beginning of the 2nd match, VB got REALLY lucky. DN even said he can't believe how good VB runs against him.

mrmonkey · Mar 28, 2011

gtrippp said:
yeah, but did u see how VB ran against HIM to get up that far? In both the 1st match and beginning of the 2nd match, VB got REALLY lucky. DN even said he can't believe how good VB runs against him.

Is there anywhere to get a rundown of the big hands, other than PTR? Did PTR track the entire two sessions?

gtrippp · Mar 28, 2011

mrmonkey said:
Is there anywhere to get a rundown of the big hands, other than PTR? Did PTR track the entire two sessions?

I really don't know, but we're talkin about 1,439 hands in the 1st match and 2,502 hands in the re-match. That's a lot of freakin hands to check out. This article ( http://www.pokerstarsblog.com/2011/superstar-showdown-a-resurgent-negreanu-079807.html )did a pretty good job of summing up the re-match, or at least I'm assuming it did. No way of knowing for sure since I didn't watch it.

@DJ11: Man, u were right when u said that if anybody can figure VB out, then DN can. He must not be the only one, tho. Before he beat DN for 150k, he was down about 500k for the year, so far.

pokerman27 · Mar 29, 2011

mrmonkey said:
Is there anywhere to get a rundown of the big hands, other than PTR? Did PTR track the entire two sessions?

Check out Daniel's blog here (he has hands from both sessions in separate blogs):

http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php

dj11 · Mar 29, 2011

pokerman27 said:
Check out Daniel's blog here (he has hands from both sessions in separate blogs):

http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php

Read thru DN's commentary and the HH, till my head assploded.

How come I never get hands like that in any 20 hand sequence?

It might take me months to figure that session out, if I ever do.

Ice Wolf · Mar 30, 2011

Don't know much about Isildur1 but Danny is still one hell of a poker player. I play on Full Tilt more often and I prefer it, but I think there is no better spokesman for a poker site than what Daniel Negreanu does for Pokerstars.

Leatherass · Mar 30, 2011

I just wrote a blog today on Daniel and my thoughts on his game. Maybe this might be of interest in this thread? http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-blo...rs-negreanu-s-rise-back-to-the-elite-of-poker

isaac · Mar 31, 2011

onebourbon said:
It's time again time for Viktor "Isildur1" Blom and Daniel Negreanu to sit down with $150,000 each at four $50/$100 No Limit Holdem tables and play 2,500 hands (or until someone has lost his entire bankroll). Daniel Negreanu lost the previous match in just 1439 hands and wrote on twitter that he was extremely unlucky, is very hungry for revenge and probably better prepared this time.

3pm today.....should be interesting

Go Daniel!!!!!!!! arty:

yes. go daniel, does isuldur only exclusively play on pokerstars now, and not any live games?

Roller · Mar 31, 2011

Deadly Silent said:
Don't know much about Isildur1 but Danny is still one hell of a poker player. I play on Full Tilt more often and I prefer it, but I think there is no better spokesman for a poker site than what Daniel Negreanu does for Pokerstars.

Great work Dusty.

alaskabill · Mar 31, 2011

Great article Dusty. Thanks for sharing. Also, while I agree that Daniel is a great ambassador for the game, don't sell yourself short either. I think, that you are a major inspiration for online players with your work ethic and consistent success. Keep up the great work.

dj11 · Mar 31, 2011

Daniel knew about his upcoming adventure, and I can't imagine any non space pro not being total distracted by it.

Kudo's to him doing that good, with that secret in his mind.

illphillllllll · Mar 31, 2011

great article dusty, always interested in anything you write. was a bit surprised at all the replies of how good DN is in this thread, admittedly way better then myself but i think hes far from one of the best right now. to reply to those who said he always guesses his opponents cards, when you guess every single time your involved in a hand you will occasionally be right, and of course espn etc. will televise that specific hand. thru personality, self promotion, and being a premier player around the poker boom he has put himself in a position to be sponsored into all events which gives him the opportunity to play/cash in an abundance of events which i believe would pad any decent players resume. he seems to struggle in any and every format where he is up against elite players, he isn't a fish by any means just a little outclassed against the heavyweights. i respect that he openly admits that VB is a better player and that he has been working on his game via coaching and putting more time in online. he will always be one of my favorite pros to watch on tv but i feel he sometimes gets a bit too much credit when people discuss who the best players are.

Neoblast · Apr 1, 2011

Blom's heads up skill level is head blowing.
I have never ( 2 years in poker... ) not on tv nor online playing better than he does at least so far.

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