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Daniel Negreanu‘s foray into streaming on Twitch has resulted in the site banning the Canadian. Negreanu received the Twitch ban following an expletive-filled tirade against one of his viewers. Many top poker players stream their online poker session on Twitch, but Negreanu has the highest-profile star.
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- Jul 27, 2020 Six-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Daniel Negreanu enjoyed a superb WSOP Online 2020 but his antics on Twitch, including receiving a ban from the streaming platform, have overshadowed.
Structure still being finalized
The poker community is about to have a new heads-up challenge to sweat: Daniel Negreanu versus Doug Polk. Complete specifics have yet to be set, but it does appear that the two men have agreed in principle and just need to hammer out a few details.
$200/$400 No-Limit Hold’em played on two online tables simultaneously
The basics of the match at this point seem to be $200/$400 No-Limit Hold’em played on two online tables simultaneously. The two main details that are still up in the air are how many hands it will last and whether or not hole cards will be shown on a delay during live streams.
Polk wants to play 25,000 hands, but Negreanu seems to prefer a number closer to 10,000. He did say he was flexible in that regard. Polk is also the one who wants the cards shown in their respective live streams of the contest, but Negreanu said he needs to “sleep on that” and confer with his coach, 15-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner, Phil Hellmuth.
Hostilities led to poker bout
The one-on-one match developed this week in the aftermath of Negreanu’s profanity-riddled tirade during his 2020 WSOP Online live stream that resulted in him getting banned from Twitch. Polk, a former top poker pro who has had an on-and-off spat with Negreanu for a few years, was one of the most outspoken people on Twitter condemning the Poker Hall of Famer’s behavior. He went on to post a YouTube parody video of Negreanu’s Masterclass commercial mixed with Negreanu’s cursing from the live stream. YouTube later took the video down.
Poker vlogger and podcaster Joey Ingram suggested the two settle their beef in a poker match, something that Polk thought was a good idea. Polk goaded Negreanu, saying he was scared, while Negreanu responded by saying that everything Polk wanted in the match was specifically designed to give Polk an advantage.
The two continued jabbing each other – and not in a friendly way – before finally getting down to a negotiation of terms. Polk originally wanted four tables of No-Limit Hold’em, but was willing to do two tables, one No-Limit Hold’em and one of Negreanu’s choosing.
Polk continued to not believe that Negreanu would actually accept the challenge until Negreanu replied with the two-table $200/$400 No-Limit Hold’em idea, finishing with “Deal the f*****g cards.”
Negreanu still suspended from Twitch
As mentioned, the origin of the yet-to-be-cemented Polk/Negreanu heads-up challenge is Negreanu’s blowup during his World Series of Poker live stream last Friday night. While broadcasting his play in Event #24: $400 No-Limit Hold’em 8-Handed on WSOP.com, Negreanu saw a comment in the chat from a viewer, apparently insulting his wife.
That made Negreanu, third on the live tournament all-time money list, see red. He immediately let loose a river of invective: “Hey, Tom Estrada, go f**k yourself, you piece of s**t. Block that c**k motherf*****g piece of s**t. F**k you, f**k you, f**k you in your ass. How about that? Okay, Tom Estrada, f**k you in your ass. Eat some of that, you piece of s**t.”
He continued, telling Mr. Estrada that he would knock him out and, “I will break your f*****g teeth if you come step to me and I will feed ‘em to you anally.”
the prepared statement he read on Monday was a sarcastic non-apology
The outburst got Daniel Negreanu’s Twitch account suspended on Sunday, July 26. The ban has yet to be lifted. He is still able to live stream on other platforms such as YouTube.
Negreanu teased a forthcoming apology, but the prepared statement he read on Monday was a sarcastic non-apology, preceded by false, mocking politeness during the short time he played poker on his stream.
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Six-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Daniel Negreanu enjoyed a superb WSOP Online 2020 but his antics on Twitch, including receiving a ban from the streaming platform, have overshadowed what are a fantastic set of results.
The GGPoker ambassador is better known for his live poker prowess where he has won more than $42 million during a long and illustrious career. Only Justin Bonomo and fellow GGPoker ambassador Bryn Kenney have won more from live poker tournaments.
Negreanu was determined to get his hands on his seventh WSOP bracelet by grinding the full WSOP Online 2020 festival on WSOP.com. While the Canadian superstar failed in that particular quest, he performed exceptionally well and racked up a list of cashes as long as his arm.
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We only had to wait until the second bracelet-awarding event, the $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em 8-Handed Deepstack, to see Negreanu’s “DNegs” alias displayed in the payouts. Negreanu navigated his way to 18th place from 919-entrants and collected $5,849.
His largest score of the series came in Event #13: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller Freezeout where he crashed out in 27th place for a $6,381 addition to his bankroll.
Negreanu embarked on an amazing run during the latter stages of the festival, finishing in-the-money in his last seven events from Event #20 to #26. By the time the dust had settled, Negreanu had cashed in 15 of the 26 scheduled events and won $36,732.
Daniel Negreanu’s 2020 WSOP.com Results
| Event | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| Event #2: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em 8-Handed Deepstack | 18 | $5,849 |
| Event #3: $400 No-Limit Hold’em | 210 | $677 |
| Event #6: $600 PLO8 6-Handed | 59 | $1,304 |
| Event #9: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Max | 94 | $1,851 |
| Event #12: $500 The BIG 500 No-Limit Hold’em | 205 | $1,092 |
| Event #13: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller Freezeout | 27 | $6,381 |
| Event #16: $500 No-Limit Hold’em Turbo | 86 | $1,169 |
| Event #17: $777 No-Limit Hold’em | 123 | $1,354 |
| Event #20: $500 PLO 6-Handed | 25 | $2,814 |
| Event #21: $777 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed | 30 | $5,145 |
| Event #22: $500 No-Limit Hold’em Turbo Deepstack | 32 | $2,913 |
| Event #23: $500 No-Limit Hold’em Knockout | 25 | $2,770 |
| Event #24: $400 No-Limit Hold’em 8-Handed | 193 | $867 |
| Event #25: $500 No-Limit Hold’em Summer Saver | 183 | $970 |
| Event #26: $500 No-Limit Hold’em Grand Finale | 92 | $1,576 |
A Brace Of Twitch Outbursts; One Results in a Ban
We’re used to seeing Negreanu on our screens in the biggest televised events. He’s usually calm, collected and laid back, but he lost his composure twice during the WSOP online events.
Negreanu temporarily disconnected during Event #10: $600 Monster Stack. He disconnected as soon as the flop landed on the table and he serious lost his temper, thumping his fist on his desk, shaking his laptop and letting out some expletives.
A clip of the “Negreanu blow up” quickly circulated around social media with the majority of people reacting in a joking manner because we’ve all been on the receiving end of an untimely disconnection.
Threats of Violence to Viewer Who Insulted Negreanu’s Wife
Negreanu’s second outburst hasn’t been received in a positive light at all. In fact, it’s seen a backlash from some prominent members of the poker community, and has resulted in a ban from streaming on Twitch.
Someone called Tom Estrada was watching Negreanu’s play in the Event #24: $400 No-Limit Hold’em 8-Handed event and posted an insulting comment aimed at Negreanu's wife, Amanda. To say Negreanu didn’t take too kindly to the comment is one of the understatements of the year.
Negreanu then went on an expletive-filled tirade which prompted a number of prominent poker players took to Twitter to air their disapproval at Negreanu’s comments. Jamie Kerstetter said he was enjoying Matt Berkey’s stream “especially the lack of violent threats and homophobia.”
Enjoying @berkey11’s stream, especially the lack of violent threats and homophobia
— Jamie Kerstetter (@JamieKerstetter)Doug Polk joined in with a trademark sarcastic tweet, simply stating “A masterclass in discipline”
Shaun Deeb and Negreanu have clashed several times over the years; there’s no love lost between these two stars. Deeb stated his hoped Twitch looked into the clip and banned Negreanu before claiming the WSOP wouldn’t do anything about Negreanu’s tirade.
I mean as much as I hate the guy in this clip that’s just not the way to represent yourself Or our industry hope… https://t.co/UavncKtJgv
— shaun deeb (@shaundeeb)Twitch Comes Down With The Ban Hammer
The WSOP has remained quiet on the issue but Twitch did indeed ban Negreanu from the popular streaming platform. Attempting to visit Negreanu’s Twitch channel brings up a holding page stating “Sorry. Unless you’ve got a time machine, that content is unavailable.'
There’s been no official word from Twitch in regards to the length of the ban but the former GGPoker Team pro “Scrimitzu” tweeted he believes there’s a 90% chance the ban is for 24-hours and a “very slim” chance the ban extends to 3-7 days.
From my Twitch experience it's a tempban. 90% it's a 24hr very slim chance it extends for 3-7 days. https://t.co/voZC7CvsJJ
— Scrimitzu (@scrimitzu)Bracelet Quest Turns To GGPoker
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Negreanu will be hoping to put this episode behind him and allow his poker do the talking when he resumed his bracelet hunt online at GGPoker. He’s said previously he plans to head to Mexico so he can play on GGPoker and try secure what would be his seventh WSOP bracelet. Whether he streams his action once his ban is over remains to be seen.
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