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\tDaniel Negreanu has come under fire from some quarters of the online poker world this week after his BIG ONE for ONE DROP play prompted one member of the community to say he couldn\u2019t even beat 5\/10 online at PokerStars.<\/p>\n
\tWho is the best poker player on the planet?<\/p>\n
\tIf you sent Survey Monkey to the e-mail addresses of every professional poker player in the world, the number crunching would reveal Phil Ivey at the top of that list.<\/p>\n
\tSo with a seat on the all-time live tournament money earning throne, the accolade of being the only player to win two World Series of Poker (WSOP) Player of the Year (POY) awards, six WSOP bracelets (inc. A WSOP-APAC Main Event win), two World Poker Tour (WPT) titles, and the words \u2018Global Poker Index Player of the Decade\u2019 stitched into the collar of his jacket, Daniel Negreanu will be a little miffed that he is not the man.<\/p>\n
\tNow don\u2019t misunderstand me. I think if you were to look at Negreanu\u2019s answer to that survey question it would have the name Phil Ivey on his ballot paper. So I\u2019m not talking about the validity of who is the best but the legacy of who will be remembered as the best.<\/p>\n
\tNegreanu is a man who is driven by the ideology of personal continuous improvement. You don\u2019t spend time in the Choice Center, and then try to help others learn those same lessons, if this is not your way of being.<\/p>\n
\tSo what more does Negreanu need to do in order to surpass Ivey as the greatest?<\/p>\n
\tHe needs to prove that he has what it takes to win consistently at the online cash game tables, and it seems that a few young wizards who sharpen their wands on these tables, don\u2019t think Kid Poker has got what it takes.<\/p>\n
\tAfter some back and fore banter on Twitter, Daniel Merrliees tweeted.<\/p>\n
\t\u201cHaha Negreanu you\u2019re a dolt tho. Couldn\u2019t beat 5\/10 on Stars I bet. Live poker is just lol-good sample bro.\u201d<\/p>\n
\tNext came Negreanu\u2019s response.<\/p>\n
\t\u201cIf I was interested in doing so, all I\u2019m saying is that I have less than zero doubt I\u2019d be a winning player.\u201d<\/p>\n
\tA third player (@TyRaeL_88) joins in the fun and asks, \u201cyou can\u2019t be serious about this lol.\u201d<\/p>\n
\tThe line was drawn in the sand, handbags were chosen, and Negreanu decided to slap a glove across the face of online poker cash games.<\/p>\n
\t\u201cI couldn\u2019t be any more serious. 2 weeks. 5 hours playing, 4 hours studying numbers daily. Would bet a million.\u201d<\/p>\n
\tIt\u2019s not often that Negreanu puts his money on the line for the sake of ego alone. This is a man who is so high on general confidence that he has burn marks on his head from the halo of Gabriel.<\/p>\n
\tWhen you think about it, the switch to online cash games is a good one for Negreanu. He has very little, if anything, to prove in the live tournament fold. He has one of the most secure sponsorship deals in the biz, plays tennis with Nadal, shoots penalties with Ronaldo and takes a hockey stick to the shin from Fatima.<\/p>\n
\tLife is pretty good.<\/p>\n
\tSo where does the next challenge come from?<\/p>\n
\tIt seems that in life it is coming from the work he has done in the Choice Center but what about poker? How can he turn his bread and butter into champagne and oysters?<\/p>\n
\tHe has to move online.<\/p>\n
\tThe poker community believe that the sickos in the highest online cash games in the world are the best players, and that\u2019s where Negreanu should head, if he wants to leave behind a stronger legacy.<\/p>\n
\tWhat makes Ivey so great is his ability to adapt to anything from No-Limit Hold\u2019em to 52 Card Pick Up. If you take away ONE DROP scores from the All Time Money List quotas then Ivey would be sharing that throne.<\/p>\n
\tNext stop High Stakes DB and guess who sits atop that particular online cash game throne? You\u2019ve guessed it, it\u2019s Mr. Phil Ivey with over $19m in clear profit.<\/p>\n
\tThis won\u2019t be about people challenging Negreanu, it will be about Negreanu challenging himself. He loves poker, so why wouldn\u2019t he want to learn how to pit his wits in the bloodiest arenas in cyber sport?<\/p>\n
\tThe million does add a twist to the tale. It will whet the appetite of Negreanu; make him hungry and have him salivating at the chops. So who is going to step forward and bite his hand off?<\/p>\n
\tIt seems Dan Colman is interested.<\/p>\n
\tThe last time the Irish Robin Hood tangled with Negreanu was in that very contest that got the Twitter tongues wagging in the first place. It\u2019s not as if he hasn\u2019t got the money, and he has already gone on Twitter record to say, \u201cI call, game is a lot different than 4-years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n
\tI can feel a challenge coming on.<\/p>\n
\tYou could even turn this into a movie.<\/p>\n
\tKrantz? Where\u2019s Krantz?<\/p>\n
\tOh, there you are.<\/p>\n
\tThe Micros was shit. You need a new approach. How about this?<\/p>\n
\t\u201c5 Weeks, 5 Hours Playing, 4 Hours Studying \u2013 One Million.\u201d<\/p>\n
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