Daniel Negreanu's very own containment thread. All things Danny go here

Boston-based degen vlogger Brettski makes an appearance in this episode of the vlog, busting Negreanu in the $1500 PLO tournament. Looking forward to watching the hand play out on Brettski's daily vlog later tonight.

It wasnt very interesting. Dnegs was already short from a pretty bad beat and got it in on the flop with AA no redraws vs middle pair + nfd, standard PLO flip.

The big hand earlier he got it in on the flop with As6s5h4h vs 7s6h4s3h on Ah5s3s. 78% on the flop to win or chop and it ran out non spade 9 and 8

So how do we know what hands they had? That is really terrible folding if he might have had the best hand.

Pokrrnews reported the community board and bet sizes and then Daniel mentioned in his blog what he and his opponent had.

He didn't mention it or show it on video but I bet after he folded his opponent showed him the bluff. I guarantee you if pokernews didn't report on the hand Daniel would have never mentioned it.

Well, he could’ve just said he had K-high. Unless he showed his sevens which I don’t think he did.

That’s bad tho. I think he has done similar folds before too. He definitely values the whole chip and a chair thing pretty high for a guy who doesn’t care about ICM and only plays for the win.

If he really wants just a bracelet he should care about ICM in the sense that it’s probably easier, obviously, to win a bracelet if you’ve made it to 4-handed for example, than just going balls-out 17-handed cuz you only care about 1st lol.

You’re right, calling off 99% of your stack and then folding a hand with showdown value is the best way to win a bracelet.

I have a feeling DNegs doesn't actually understand ICM.

Not what I was saying in the least. Of course that hand was a train wreck decision.

What did he fold and what did the other guy have?

He had 77 and the bluffer had just a 6 in his hand with a 6 on the board. I actually commend Dnegs for his honesty re the hand. He could have easily said he had no pair.

Btw seem to be a lot of haters on here towards DNegs that religiously watch his vlogs and then run here everyday to criticize him. It was a bad decision but we all make them and again I commend him for being honest about it.

I've never made a decision that bad. At the end of the vlog Daniel said he was still tilted from that decision, and it was the reason he played poorly and busted his next tournament the 1500 plo. I honestly think this is the type of hand that takes a long time to get over.

And I don't root against him or watch his vlog just to see him fail.... rather the contrary . I've been watching religiously for the past 3 years because I want to see him win a bracelet.

You can tell how much it means to him. And for someone like him (multi millionaire successful etc) to keep grindng tournaments for no reason other than he wants a bracelet... idk theres something really appealing about that.

I just like to call out some of his absurd plays, he brings it on himself by proclaiming how great he is.

I am not a DN basher but I don't see how he could fold 77 on AT655 getting 50-1. He was defending the BB. His opponent had position, initiative, and the bigger stack. His opponent could have easily had KQJ. The one chip does have more value because you get allin with great pot odds, but not enough to consider that kind of fold.

I don't think I'm great by any stretch. I've done well in mid stakes games the last decade or so.

But he thinks he's a tad behind the tier one online high stakes crushers and he's ****ing terrible.

Even funnier when he points out he has self awareness while making the comment.

I remember playing 1/2 nl a million years ago.

I rasied pre and bet 50 dollars multi way on some flush draw board. A guy with 57 dollars just calls. Everyone else folds. Turn is a low brick. He folds for 7 dollars.

This DN fold is even worse.

was just an absurd brainfart I think
happens to everyone from time to time

why this guy always puts others down and think hes The best yet 100k down after 1st week?

Texas Mike and Barak at Dnegs table in some low stakes shootout. "This guy has good sizings"

You are going to often be down a lot playing those stakes tournaments. He has assets, sponsorship money, and can sell action if he wants.

He did well in tournaments for a few years with the poker boom. He has the personality and will toe the line (more rake is better) to get sponsorships.

GG makes him into this huge star to attract donks to blow money on their site. He is a decent player, but not what he is made out to be. Hence all the resentment here and elsewhere.

Didn't realize just how poorly Daniel has done lately.

Hasn't won a bracelet in Vegas since 2008, consistently got crushed in cash games.

Really just coasting on sponsorship money now eh? and having a couple run goods in high buy in sit n gos.

He got crushed in televised high stakes cash games. Not sure if he has played much other cash games.

I think he has made a profit in the WSOP since 2008, and probably also in the last 5 years. Obviously, had a big score in a $1M buyin "sit n go". However, people talk about his big losses playing those high stakes tournaments and then say he luck boxed the win. Not sure he has been losing money in tournaments. He clearly isn't winning huge in tournaments like 15-20 years ago. If he didn't have the sponsorship money and the big profits in tournaments in the poker boom period, he might have to reevaluate what games and stakes he could beat.

Sponsorship money has sort of dried up, and he has by far the biggest sponsorship contract. Gone are the days when FTP was throwing around millions.

This is a fair point. I generally do find myself rooting against him because I think he can be a bit of a jackass, but it’s also fair to point out that, at least in the HSP and PAD hands that made the televised cut, he ran unusually bad in those games that featured the soft lineups you mentioned. (Don’t think it’s fair to include Laak in that list, however.)

I agree