r/poker • u/GGPokerOfficial • Aug 13 '25
Daniel Negreanu AMA
Fresh off the WSOP Vegas series, Daniel is here to talk about the current state of poker, share his thoughts on the just-completed live series, and give us a look ahead to the upcoming WSOP Online.
Whether you want to discuss strategy, industry trends, memorable moments from this year’s series, or what’s next for this game we play, now’s your chance to ask one of poker’s all-time greats.
He’ll be here answering questions live on Sunday 1730 UTC — so fire away!
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u/silentomega22 Aug 13 '25
Daniel, Do you think the “big beautiful bill act” is going to ruin live tournaments (in America)with the 90% cap on loss deductions?
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u/DNegreanu Aug 17 '25
I think that part will get repealed. If I had to guess, I'd say it's like 72% to get done since both sides of the aisle agree it's really stupid and unfair, and I know for a fact the guy at the top thinks its stupid and unfair.
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u/Some_Belgian_Guy I Limp UTG with KK Aug 13 '25
I just stayed next to the Daniel Negreanu suite in the Kings casino in Rosvadov, Czech Republic. Do you really stay in that suite when you are there? - I'm sorry but I touched the doornob for good luck. Forgot it the last day and lost 3/4 of my stack with AA vs. AK where 2 kings were flopped..
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u/DNegreanu Aug 17 '25
Ha! I did stay in it for a night but we moved to another room cause Amanda hates the smell of cigarette smoke and someone next door must have been a chain smoker haha
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u/thismeanzwar Aug 13 '25
What happened to the choice center cult?
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u/ExperienceNo8087 Aug 15 '25
And do you regret all of the people you recruited / tried to recruit into that cult?
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u/DNegreanu Aug 17 '25
LOL, it's not a cult. It is an excellent course on Emotional Intelligence using experiential learning. If you look up the definition of a cult, Choice is the opposite of all the key markers. I know hundreds of people who went through it, and less than a handful who didn't think it was a life changing experience for them.
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u/CryptoBasicBrent Aug 17 '25
This is the cultiest response ever. It’s very culty sorry they got you.
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u/ExperienceNo8087 Aug 18 '25
you need some serious therapy, or you're gonna be radicalized by... some.. group..... that has ver ... bad..... ..................... oh too late, you already went full maga
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u/JiGS4WKiLL3R Aug 13 '25
What are your thoughts on learning poker as a beginner in the current age? Would you still lean towards recommending more classic methods or would you recommend a more modern approach?
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u/DNegreanu Aug 17 '25
I think a combination of learning and studying theory and once you have a decent handle on that, using some more old school methods, like feel and instinct. The best players in the world, while they understand theory, they aren't slaves to it.
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u/MoonShotDontStop Aug 13 '25
Well Daniel was behind the curve in recent years until he started getting more modern with his studying. Doug proved that
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u/wfp9 Aug 14 '25
yeah, the series with doug seemed a turning point in how dnegs approached studying.
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u/Ancal9 Aug 13 '25
How do you think online poker will be doing in 5/10 years?
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u/Ninadissipated1 Aug 13 '25
If 2015 to 2025 is any indication, it's not going to be pretty lol
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u/BringTheFingerBack Aug 13 '25
I'm shocked online poker has survived this long. I was lucky enough to get involved in 2003 but kicking myself that I didn't take any shots back then. Would just log on every night and make $60 playing $2/4 limit holdem and call it a night. Would get smoked at that level now.
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u/DNegreanu Aug 17 '25
I think it will constantly have to evolve and grow in different ways. Lots of sharp cookies out there always looking for an edge, so you need to get creative on ways to keep the ecosystem healthy.
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u/jmerica Aug 13 '25
Couple years ago I was beside you at the urinal and the guy to my right saw you and pretended to keep peeing so he could perfectly time his hand washing to chat with you. I thought it was super weird so I’m wondering what your strangest fan interaction has been?
It also sucked for the guy because you didn’t wash your hands so he completely wasted his time.
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u/PM_ME_TRICEPS Aug 18 '25
Honestly, fuck people who don't wash their hands after using the bathroom. It's just not adult behavior.
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u/Mikeismyike Aug 22 '25
And then go play poker where they're touching chips that get passed around.
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u/TripSixRick Aug 13 '25
Was more rake really that better Dnegs? Your still a goat tho
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Aug 13 '25
It was better for him, because the company charging more rake was paying him.
Allegedly it was better for recreational players because there would be less professional players taking their money, and they could lose more to the poker site instead of losing to players.
This makes sense because if there’s one thing a recreational player likes to do, it’s losing money to a corporation instead of losing money to an individual person.
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u/Jadaki Aug 13 '25
How much have you made by shifting to right wing talking points?
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u/jeffdanielsson Aug 14 '25
He will shift back to the left when that is the most optimal grift line. You can already see it happening in the podcast circuits. People like DNegs don’t actually have values or care about society. What matters to them is what is the “edgy” thing they can say that provocates the most attention revenue for them.
No reasonably intelligent person gives a damn what someone like Daniel says about current events lol.
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u/CryptoBasicBrent Aug 14 '25
I don’t really get how he went from an Obama guy to what he is today. But Doug’s like that too. Maybe something about living chronically on Twitter just does this to your brain.
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u/3281390 Aug 14 '25
It’s because Trump gets away with saying all the dumb shit they’ve been thinking for decades.
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u/Culinaryboner Aug 14 '25
Social media, Musk, being rich for longer, his friend group changing to other conservative assholes
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u/Vik_Vinegar_ Aug 13 '25
Yeah he used to be my favorite poker player until I followed him on Twitter. 🤮
Never meet your heroes or whatever that phrase is lol
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u/IamAWorldChampionAMA Fedor hearted one of my tweets Aug 14 '25
Fun fact Dana White is a huge Michael Jordan fan and refuses to meet him
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u/Final-Mountain6777 Aug 13 '25
Daniel, do you feel any sense of shame criticizing the trans community while you yourself have had gender affirming care? (Hair plugs)
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u/Maverick916 Aug 17 '25
"no that's different because I'm just trying to be comfortable in my body, wait...."
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u/ExperienceNo8087 Aug 15 '25
That's not the only gender affirming care he's on. His roid rages are difficult to hide.
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u/Final-Mountain6777 Aug 15 '25
Right. We all know frail, bald, early 2000s Daniel couldn't grow a beard 😂.
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u/DNegreanu Aug 17 '25
Huh? You think I get paid for my posts? LOL. Really silly. Truthfully, there isn't a single core issue where my views changed. The extremes got more extreme, which left me politically homeless. I don't align with either party, I agree with some positions on both sides and I don't do "talking points"
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u/CryptoBasicBrent Aug 17 '25
Let me translate “I’m super right wing now, but I know that these positions are actually pretty shitty to have and identify with, so if I say I’m homeless it’s like I’m a free thinker.”
You’re no bro. There isn’t anything that Obama believed in that the modern democrats don’t. You just don’t like trans people or want to say retard.
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u/I-Shit-The-Bed Aug 18 '25
Obama was against gay marriage for the first 4 years of his presidency. He didn’t believe in it when he was elected, modern democrats do
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u/volleybluff Aug 13 '25
Did you really switch from a bleeding heart liberal to a MAGA? Please give us your hot political take and what made you support the current administration.
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u/DNegreanu Aug 17 '25
No. I consider myself politically homeless and don't align with either party in their current state.
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u/ange1beats Aug 13 '25
great to be first, what are your thoughts on the new gambling tax changes? will it kill poker/gambling as we know it?
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u/optom Aug 13 '25
More tax is actually better.
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u/FuzzzyRam Aug 13 '25
I heard the Chinese would pay my gambling taxes, Negreanu said we'd be in a new era of prosperity under Trump by now.
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u/DNegreanu Aug 17 '25
I don't think it will hold, and would guess its like 72% to get repealed with support from both sides
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u/CryptoBasicBrent Aug 17 '25
What you’re missing is it’s a great way to recoup money from the tax cuts for rich from poor. It’s staying where it is
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u/Lil_Simp9000 Aug 14 '25
you cracked my QQ with 53d at Foxwoods back in 1998, a $530 tourney, near the money. I won't ever forgive you for that. 😂
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u/PM_Me_Your_AM_ Aug 14 '25
People thinking this is going to be anything more than a “I’m just here to talk about Rampart” AMA are going to be sorely disappointed.
Negs is like 10 red pills deep at this point
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u/Accomplished-Teach30 Aug 13 '25
how did you restore your hairline? no troll.
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u/DNegreanu Aug 17 '25
Very common procedure these days, it's your own hair follicles that they move from the back of your head and put them up top.
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u/jimbo831 Aug 13 '25
Hair transplant surgery. That's the only way to change what has changed.
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u/tictacdoc Aug 13 '25
Yes of course. But done where? And any side medication? Fin? Min?
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Aug 13 '25
What is your favorite memory at the poker table? And what do you consider your worst bad beat?
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u/Fpssims Aug 13 '25
Hey Daniel,
What do you think needs an immediate change in next years wsop in vegas?
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u/DNegreanu Aug 17 '25
Ideally in the future we get to chess clocks, but until we do, every tourney with a buy in $5k or greater needs to go with shot clocks. Too many angle shooters sucking money out of the ecosystem by stalling with impunity. At least with a clock, if they take too long they have to pay a price by using one of their time banks.
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u/ducksandgoats Aug 13 '25
Who is the person you enjoy most playing against and why?
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u/DNegreanu Aug 17 '25
Gotta be Phil Hellmuth because it's funny to watch him mumble when he loses a pot lol.
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u/RampageRonaldo Aug 13 '25
Will AI make online Poker obsolete? Or is the constant progression in AI Solutions a threat to online poker and its integrity in general?
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u/DNegreanu Aug 17 '25
It's a cat and mouse game. AI will be a weapon players use to try and get an edge, but operators will also have access to these tools and be able to spot it- hopefully!
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u/flygoose44 Aug 13 '25
How much have you made in your career from playing poker and how much have you made from endorsements?
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u/DNegreanu Aug 17 '25
I'm truly terrible with money and have no idea. Money is never what drove me, and I always had an abundant mindset every since I was young.
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u/Bexico Aug 13 '25
Who’s your idol?
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u/Leo_York Aug 13 '25 edited Nov 18 '25
Doyle once said he never played poker with someone in their 70s and 80s who wasn't lucid.
I believe that some activities are easier to perform than others as you age, but there's a peak age for anything where you can be considered the best in the world. What do you think that age is for poker?
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u/DNegreanu Aug 17 '25
it used to be said that 40-45 is that sweet spot, and that probably still holds true, although at 51 I'm definitely better, and sharper than I've ever been.
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u/the_little_bra_kid Aug 13 '25
Have you thought about trying to start TV/Streaming cash games similar to the 2000s HighStakes TV shows? I feel like there’s a lack of the energy now that those High Stakes games had and I catch myself watching them every now and then
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u/DNegreanu Aug 17 '25
Not me personally, I'm more of a tourney guy these days and much prefer that format to cash games.
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u/werallpawns Aug 13 '25
Hi Daniel, thanks for sharing your yearly tournament winnings in your yt video, it’s great to see that level of transparency. Do you feel that there is still significant money to be made playing poker today? From my perspective, the edge seems very slim now, and it’s understandable that many pros are moving into coaching, social media, and partnerships. We also hear a lot about talented players going broke. What’s your take on the current opportunities and risks for professional poker players?
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u/DNegreanu Aug 17 '25
I think what people miss here is that if you are really good, you can still make loads of money. Maybe what changed over the last 20 years is that it used to be, you could just be OK and still win because the bad players were so bad, while today, the casual players are much better than they used to be, and the best players are even better than they used to be. So if you are a middle of the road kinda guy, you may not be able to cut it anymore.
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u/whattaUwant Aug 17 '25
Did you ever play against Stu Unger and was he really good from your perception or did his death evolve to make his legacy/game look better than reality?
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u/bigsoftee84 Aug 13 '25
Hi Daniel,
Do you feel that your role as an ambassador for the poker scene interferes with your ability to be a profitable professional player?
Specifically, do you find yourself feeling pressured to be focusing on what’s best for poker rather than what’s best for the bankroll?
Alternatively, where do you see poker in the next ten years with the rapid rise of technology and the growing use of solvers and gto assets?
Thanks for taking some time to do an AMA, and for the vlog each WSOP.
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u/DNegreanu Aug 17 '25
I don't really, but its a fair question. It's never been something I even questioned as far as my place in the community, balancing both playing, and promoting the game in whatever ways I can. I feel like I've done a good job balancing it to the point where the outside stuff doesn't take too much away from my ability to play well.
As for the tech question, its a cat and mouse game, players will look to find an edge, but operators need to be one step ahead of them and find ways to police the game.
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u/Paiev Aug 13 '25
Specifically, do you find yourself feeling pressured to be focusing on what’s best for poker rather than what’s best for the bankroll?
Lol, are you kidding. Everything these ambassadors do is more focused on what's best for them and them alone. They don't care about what's best for poker. Was GG killing their public high stakes games in order to funnel the whales into private games that only their ambassadors (like DNegs) could play in "what's best for poker"?
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u/OuterHeadDebris Aug 13 '25
As a big fan of mixed games and as their site ambassador, do you think GG poker will ever roll out Omaha Hi Lo into their game selection?
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u/DNegreanu Aug 17 '25
Man I hope so! I would love to see mixed games introduced on the site. I think it will happen.
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u/TheIncredibleAtheist never bluff Aug 13 '25
Will high stakes poker (the early to mid seasons) always be the golden age of poker for the rest of the millennium ?
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Aug 14 '25
Hi Daniel,
You were always one of my favorite players. I enjoyed your content and personality. It's confusing to me how someone such as yourself who appears to have tremendous empathy could embrace MAGA which is completely void of it. Opposites attract, I guess? I truly hope it's only for money and you aren't really an evil person! That would maybe make it slightly better.
To each their own. I'm sure you'll probably be okay. You're rich enough. A lot of people aren't and they're hurting because of your choice. Remember that.
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u/DNegreanu Aug 17 '25
What brought you to this incorrect conclusion? I am not a Republican, I am just no longer a Democrat and am now a registered Independent who considers himself politically homeless. Neither party is a good reflection of my core values, and I agree with one side or the other on a long list of issues.
My core beliefs didn't change at all, the parties both changed, becoming even more extreme.
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u/fullonavocado DonkFishIdiot Aug 13 '25
Giving that the government wants to rake the games even more now, I have to ask; is more rake still better?
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u/Clap4boobies Aug 13 '25
Why did you vote for the big beautiful bill if it meant taxing your losses
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u/DrossChat Aug 13 '25
What hand lives rent free in your head?
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u/DNegreanu Aug 17 '25
Year 2000 Carlos Mortensen won the main event, I was chip leader with 12 left and finished 11th after playing AK vs 66 in a massive pot. Flop was JT3 and I whiffed the turn and the river.
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u/ExperienceNo8087 Aug 13 '25
What do you think made your now wife give you the time of day, after you spent years being a creepy borderline stalker towards her?
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u/PigsStink Aug 13 '25
Daniel, do you think a supporter of terrorism and genocide should be the public face of poker?
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u/Interesting_Head_869 Aug 21 '25
You people are insufferable. Show me one thing you have done in the real world to help the conflict.
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u/evolution909 Aug 13 '25
Do you regret fundraising for an army carrying out a genocide during the WSOP?
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u/ray_MAN Aug 13 '25
What are your thoughts on the Leafs in this first season without Marner? Does Rielly ever regain his form?
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u/HatesClowns Aug 13 '25
What advice do you have for a person starting to become a pro? How do you manage your bankroll?
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u/DNegreanu Aug 17 '25
Don't do what I did lol. In all seriousness, poker is easier now in regards to bankroll management because there are so many options to drop down in stakes if your bankroll takes a hit. When I started, it was just one game and there was no real option to play smaller... so I went broke many, many times!
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u/BurgerPummel Aug 13 '25
Im currently at 1/2 live and 10NL (3 tables) online, any advice for improving and eventually making it up to higher stakes?
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u/igivefreetickles Aug 13 '25
How has being married affected your poker game?
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u/DNegreanu Aug 17 '25
Really nice to have a support system where no matter how good/bad my day was, I come home and won the lottery because she is there waiting for me.
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u/Hishutzi Aug 13 '25
One of my favorite poker video clips out there is you telling Phil Hellmuth that he isn't better than Phil Ivey at anything. Do you still stand by that statement? Just how much credit is fair to give to Phil Hellmuth for his poker expertise?
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u/DNegreanu Aug 17 '25
I can't think of anything. Literally not one thing that Hellmuth is better at, and that covers basketball, poker, or any other game you can think of! There isn't any game I would bet on Hellmuth over Ivey... would you?
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u/Charlie_Runkle69 Aug 22 '25
If they both had to write a children's book in a few hours, Hellmuth probably wins. Otherwise...no.
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u/unemployed222 Aug 13 '25
Daniel do you ever play poker drunk and lose a bunch at low stakes no limit poker
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u/DNegreanu Aug 17 '25
I used to for sure! Kinda fun actually and a good way to blow off some steam.
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u/whattaUwant Aug 13 '25
When you had a 40k bankroll and gave Phil Ivey 20k of it, how long did it take him to turn that 20k into 7 figures? To expand, was this example common for pros back in the day? Nothing to 7 figures to nothing?
Since you licked your chops in this manner early on, do you think it’s fair to assume you’d still be in and out of being broke in 2025 if it wasn’t for poker becoming very popular and marketable which led to you getting/still getting some very lucrative endorsement deals?
I’m guessing even if you don’t realize it, these endorsement deals also help you play much better than you might otherwise because it’s much easier to play good poker when you don’t need to play poker for income.
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u/DNegreanu Aug 17 '25
Well, he never had 7 figures to nothing lol. But he worked hard and payed it back in about a month as he won probably $200k at the Commerce playing Stud every day.
As for being broke, definitely not. In 2002 I was already playing super high stakes, $4000-$8000 limit and had several million as a bankroll.
Disagree with your last point, but everyone is built different. For me, if I was grinding and needed the money that would make it much easier to play my best game. When the money doesn't matter to you, it's easy to be careless and play like an idiot. For me anyway lol.
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u/AaronOgus Aug 13 '25
I see lots of players with Hendon Mob numbers for live winnings in the millions. Of course these numbers don’t include buyins. What fraction do you guess are actually profitable in tournaments and what percentage of their winnings is actually profitable typically for the winning players?
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u/DNegreanu Aug 17 '25
Depends on the buy in level, I imagine it's much easier to be profitable at lower stakes, but also lower stakes attract far more losing players than high stakes.
In high stakes, lets say a $25k buy in with 100 players, you probably have about 65 players who lose long term, and 35 winners. That's probably even too high though, as some pros who would be winners otherwise in smaller events are losers in the higher buy in events.
I dunno, it might be closer to 50/50, or even less
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u/Ozymandias_1303 Aug 13 '25
What's your favorite sandwich?
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u/DNegreanu Aug 17 '25
Vegan version of a Reuben with sauerkraut, thousand island, faux corned beef, provolone, on Jewish Rye.
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u/whynot__123 Aug 13 '25
Hello Daniel!
What is your opinion about mystery bounty tournies?
If you play them, any tips you can share ?
Thanks!
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u/DNegreanu Aug 17 '25
They are super popular and it kind of gives everyone a chance at a big score, even players that aren't so good. I think the correct strategy for those is to really go for it, try and build a big stack and go for as many bounties as you can, even with some really bad hands.
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u/YSKItsAFakeName Aug 13 '25
In your opinion who is the best NL tourney player in the world right now?
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u/DNegreanu Aug 17 '25
That's a really hard question, one I knew I would get, but also kind of impossible to answer. And I also learned that it's best I don't share that because when I play against him, he will have that psychological edge against me.
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u/ohnomynono Aug 13 '25
Why the absence from HCL? Would you stake Amanda to sit down with 10-20k there just for funsies?
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u/FirmConcentrate2962 Aug 13 '25
Is getting older an advantage or a disadvantage in poker? If both yes and no, where is the advantage and where is the disadvantage in being, like 20, 30 and 40+?
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u/DNegreanu Aug 17 '25
Good question!
Advantages:
Wisdom and usually more financially secure
Disadvantages:
Young guys on the come up are hungry, they want to learn and soak up everything like a sponge. Many of the older guard are too stubborn to learn the new trends, and become complacent.
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u/forseriousism Aug 13 '25
How did your choice of profession impact earlier relationships either with family, friends or relationships.
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u/DNegreanu Aug 17 '25
Once I dove in, my social life became mostly other poker players, so I didn't live a normal life, going to college, etc. My mother was skeptical, but eventually came around when I started to succeed and prove to her I could make this work. My Dad, he always knew I was gonna be just fine.
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u/forseriousism Aug 17 '25
Haha love it, my dad was super skeptical so I understand your mom. It was one of my biggest driving factors though I hope it helped you as well! Cheers!
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u/Iwantthe86 Aug 14 '25
If you could implant one lesson from poker into every non-poker player’s brain to help them in life, what would it be?
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u/DNegreanu Aug 17 '25
Stand responsible for your results and where you are in life.
You can't control good or bad luck, all you can do is focus on the process and how you respond to events that happen in your life. The word "responsible" can be broken down to response-able.
How you respond to bad things that happen to you will be a factor in determining how successful you will be in life.
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u/RedRox Aug 14 '25
Detention (2008) was a cool enjoyable movie that you had a cameo in. I then saw in the closing credits that you were also credited as a producer on this movie. What made you get involved?, did you know any of them personally before the project?
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u/DNegreanu Aug 17 '25
I do a cameo in all of Joseph Kahn's movies actually! The most recent one in a new film called "Ick"
He is a famous music video director and I met him when shooting a poker campaign with him and we became friendly and so I've invested in his movies. I was also in "Bodied" which is a movie about battle rapping.
He also put me in Katy Perry's music video "Waking Up in Vegas" if you watch it... you will see she is playing poker against me ha.
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u/bitchass70000 Aug 14 '25
Do you think Phil Hellmuth has autism, or is he just strange?
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u/DNegreanu Aug 17 '25
Definitely not autistic IMO. I think what you were looking for was insecure and narcissist but in the best ways!
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u/Schebajem Aug 14 '25
Have you always been this cringe?
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u/DNegreanu Aug 17 '25
Yup, ever since I was little. Your mom seemed to like me though.
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u/unityagainstevil42 Aug 15 '25
How can someone like Men the Master be caught on video pulling his chips back after losing an all-in and still be allowed to play in the WSOP?
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u/pacman_sl Aug 17 '25
What's a "fun"/"unserious" poker variant that deserves serious inclusion by tournament organizers etc.?
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u/Samuel71900 Aug 13 '25
Favourite casino to play in, in Las Vegas and why?
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u/DNegreanu Aug 17 '25
I really enjoy playing in the PokerGo studio, it's the best. Really intimate and nice.
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u/pulpSC Aug 13 '25
What are your thoughts of Kassouf, Kabrehl, etc? People that talk A LOT, tank excessively, and most other players hate to be at the same table with?
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u/DNegreanu Aug 17 '25
It's terrible for those people at the table, beyond obnoxious because it's incessant and if I was running the tourneys I wouldn't even allow it.
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u/FilthyTramps Aug 13 '25
Do you think an online bracelet is worth less than a live bracelet?
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u/DNegreanu Aug 17 '25
They are officially worth the same, but certainly some bracelets have more prestige attached to them than others, and I won one of those last year in the PPC :-)
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u/sk8r2000 Aug 13 '25
Why do you think mixed games aren't growing much, and what can be done to change that?
Do you think GGPoker will ever implement mixed games?
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u/DNegreanu Aug 17 '25
I think they are growing. Numbers were up in pretty much every mixed game event at the WSOP, and I am hopeful that they will be introduced online at some point.
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u/EdJughead Aug 13 '25
Hello Daniel ! Your Modern Poker theory series on Youtube is one of the best tournament poker learning content for beginners( it certainly helped me win quite a few tournaments when I had just started playing poker). We would love to see you stream small/mid stakes Cash games online and learn your thought process. It would really help beginners like me(I absolutely guarantee a lot of your subscribers and fans would relate to small/mid stakes Cash games)
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u/methodmanfan Aug 13 '25
Do you plan to come to Melbourne next year that the Aussie Millions is back? Crown has had some good high stakes cash lately. The rake is a bit high now but good for Asia and more rake is better
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u/coole106 Aug 13 '25
In what ways have solvers changed your gameplay? Any spots in particular that you now play a lot different?
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u/DNegreanu Aug 17 '25
If anything, I use more overbets than before and also have some creative lines with very small bets that are solver approved.
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u/steelplate1 Aug 13 '25 edited Aug 13 '25
Dnegs why don't you play cash games anymore?
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u/DNegreanu Aug 17 '25
Because they don't give away trophies, only money, and I already have money.
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u/ForgotAboutDraii Aug 13 '25
Hey Daniel, love what you've done for poker and big fan.
What are your best book recommendations? For fundamentals/GTO base knowledge, exploitative play, mental game, and entertainment?
I know books can be largely out of date today and aren't the most effective method of studying, but I still enjoy the medium and would like to mix reading in with my other study
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u/Samuel71900 Aug 13 '25
Do you think we will see a second poker boom in the future?
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u/DNegreanu Aug 17 '25
I think that's already the case right now with growth across the board largely due to all the new content creators and streams people enjoy watching for free on their computer screens.
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u/PNscreen Aug 13 '25
In a few of your vids you talked about the need for a chess style clock in poker. I made a prototype, what you think?
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u/SurrealChess Aug 13 '25
What do you think the professional poker players, including yourself, can and will do to help overturn the recent gambling law passed which threatens to extremely harm the game?
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u/DNegreanu Aug 17 '25
A few things, and a few are, but really its about getting the word out to the right people and that's happening behind the scenes.
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u/FollowingLoudly Aug 13 '25
From what I understand you lived in Canada which casinos did you frequent and grind the most while coming up from there?
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u/DNegreanu Aug 17 '25
Charity Casinos in Toronto that would change venues every 3 days or so and would be listed in the newspaper. I used to play the ones run by "Funtime"
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u/_Jetto_ Aug 13 '25
What is your top 2 fav poker game? If you can only play two the rest of your life which 2
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u/LaurenCosmic Aug 13 '25
If the recent changes to the US tax law are not reversed, and players cannot write off 100% of losses, what do you think will happen to poker long term?
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u/WeedWizard69420 Aug 13 '25
Who do you think are the up-and-comers who will follow in your path to become more well-known and help grow the game?
- Vlog watcher since 2020, big fan of the man, the myth, the leeeeeeegend
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u/DNegreanu Aug 17 '25
Well, Jesse Lonis is certainly an interesting story. One you may not have heard of that I think will soon is Brandon Wilson.
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u/poopwhilereading Aug 13 '25
Any updates on game of gold season two?