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[QUOTE="DS3, post: 6208038, member: 407846"]
I think  some of the problems with Negreanu stem from  last year when he played the online WSOP from Mexico.

Obviously, he had a lot a meltdowns which were frankly vulgar and offensive. It stripped away from the nice guy persona which Negreanu had cultivated. Since then he has sort of doubled down on that character swearing and cussing through the 2021 WSOP.

However, that is also combined with his relentless attention seeking which led him to an embarrassing debacle with Doug Polk followed by an even more embarrassing debacle with Phil Helmuth.

Negreanu redeemed himself somewhat at the Poker Masters but...you can see when he slips in and out of concentration as you have noted above. Though he claims of late to be in the lab all the time I think it mostly BS. He is not a GTO player he is a feel player and as good as any when focused.

But I have felt for some time that his focus is sporadic at best and therefore his game suffers. He has been making a lot of appalling decisions through the middle of the WSOP...maybe he will regroup for the high rollers which are left.

However, in the interim he seems more concerned with his puppies, his fantasy hockey league and his vlog more than poker itself. It's all a little too self absorbed and I noted that to date he had not said one word to say about the main event - which is somewhat telling if you are pushing yourself front and center as an ambassador for poker.
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