Re: what is your guess? Dan N.
 

So, do you work out?

Re: what is your guess? Dan N.
 

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NickyC why on earth would he do that? he works for PS, he get free entrants to every EPT.. good way to possible get robusto if u ask me

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True, perhaps he will say no more cash games or will scale back his tourny entries etc.? I don't know, but I just can't help but think this drama is poker related.

Re: what is your guess? Dan N.
 

does his moniker go from 'kid poker' to 'kid ladyboy'?

Re: what is your guess? Dan N.
 

Daniel and Todd Brunson are getting married, but their both going to keep their maiden names.

Re: what is your guess? Dan N.
 

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If I was pokerstars and he came out, I'd drop him. Thats just how I roll. Poker doesnt really seem like a gay-tolerate culture. Is that a fair statement?



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i always viewed poker as very American -- so in that sense,
very gay tolerant.

not that i keep a running tab on these sorts of things,
but i've always viewed certain high profile poker players
as definitely gay. it doesn't bother me.

Re: what is your guess? Dan N.
 

wow, I thought this was easy but no one mentioned it (that I saw).

He is quitting playing "The Big Game" or the highest stakes live. Which likely means he won't be playing High Stakes Poker on GSN anymore.

That or he is quitting golf. Those are my guesses.

Re: what is your guess? Dan N.
 

He quit the big game last year AFAIK.

Re: what is your guess? Dan N.
 

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He quit the big game last year AFAIK.

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Why?

Re: what is your guess? Dan N.
 

He said something to the effect of not being able to handle the swings, but more likely he wasn't winning.

Re: what is your guess? Dan N.
 

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He quit the big game last year AFAIK.

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Why?

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He was winning too much money.

Re: what is your guess? Dan N.
 

he's not quitting golf...give me a break. he is taking a break from tourny poker until december to play MORE golf. he's said that before. so it's not golf.

Re: what is your guess? Dan N.
 

If, after the first twenty minutes, you don't know who the sucker at the table is, it's you.

Re: what is your guess? Dan N.
 

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He quit the big game last year AFAIK.

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Why?

[/ QUOTE ]same as brad booth perhaps?? sick of being up a ferrari and down a ferrari. hes nothing to prove anymore?

Re: what is your guess? Dan N.
 

Bad News: Wife is Preggers
Good News: Doc Martin to gut fixed the Bad News.

Re: what is your guess? Dan N.
 

Why is that someone say's if I was Pokerstars I'd drop him if he was gay and all of a sudden everybody flames the guy and has something to say about it? If being gay is normal and you are comfortable in your gayness why have any response at all? You would never see a straight man defend himself if someone made fun of him for being straight.

Re: what is your guess? Dan N.
 

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not that i keep a running tab on these sorts of things,
but i've always viewed certain high profile poker players
as definitely gay. it doesn't bother me.

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This is NVG. You can't make a statement like that without naming names.

Re: what is your guess? Dan N.
 

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Hair for men endorsement

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The 'before' part of a 'before and after' ad, obviously.

Re: what is your guess? Dan N.
 

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he's not quitting golf...give me a break. he is taking a break from tourny poker until december to play MORE golf. he's said that before. so it's not golf.

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calm down buddy this is just speculation on what this stupid blog is about. Daniel does this periodically. He is a master of what is called link bait in the web world. Little tease goes a long way. Rarely delivers.

Re: what is your guess? Dan N.
 

Reasonable sounding possibilities from thread:

1) Divorce only
2) Divorce/coming out
3) Break from poker - busto obv
4) Break from poker - attention to family
5) Significant illness

Ilness seems unlikely because of:

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I'm very happy with everything and the direction I'm headed.

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but DN is definitely one of those people IMO who are able to spin anything into a good situation no matter how [censored] it is\

notable hilarious possibility:

[x] quitting poker for Golden Tee and/or Wii

Re: what is your guess? Dan N.
 

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or
3) Moving to Europe...

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Isn't that code for being gay?

Re: what is your guess? Dan N.
 

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Daniel wrote on his latest blog...

"On a totally unrelated note, the next blog I write is going to be very different than anything I’ve ever written before. I considered writing it now, but I wanted to give it some time so I can really think about what it is I’m saying and what the best way to say it is. It’s kind of a good news/bad news blog in a sense, although I prefer to see it as a very good thing and a positive step in my life. I’d explain further but the only way to do that would be to just write the blog now and I’m not going to do that.

As for when the blog will be written? It’ll probably happen within the week. "

My guess? Divorce or out of the closet or both.

Anyone else have an opinion?

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I think it's pretty obvious he's taking a break from Poker. He states that "it's a good thing and a positive step in my life"... so a divorce wouldn't make sense. Plus he's deeply religous and don't think a divorce would be a good thing or positive necessarily (nor saying he's gay...).

I think a lot of 2+2ers overlook how difficult it truly is on anyone to make a solid living off poker year end and year out. There's just so much variance. Especially without making any substancial tournament wins. There's really only a very short list of poker pros who have played on a daily basis for the past 5+ years who have made a comfortable living.

DN is probably losing some monies hence thinks taking a break is a good thing and positive step. Maybe he is even planning on having a newborn....

I don't know maybe I'm way off. But I would lean towards a break from poker than anything else mentioned here.

Re: what is your guess? Dan N.
 

I don't think he's gay. He just eats lots of soy which is what makes him so effiminate.

Re: what is your guess? Dan N.
 

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wow, I thought this was easy but no one mentioned it (that I saw).

He is quitting playing "The Big Game" or the highest stakes live. Which likely means he won't be playing High Stakes Poker on GSN anymore.

That or he is quitting golf. Those are my guesses.

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he said that he had never talked about the thing in the next blog.. think he has talked about these two things quite regularly!
my guess he has never actually played online, but used a cybernetic bot sent from the future to take down PA before he, PA, becomes so powerful that he rules the universe

Re: what is your guess? Dan N.
 

You guys are nuts thinking DN is broke. He is the most marketable player out there right now. Everyone likes him (except) 2+2 internet trolls.

He is the most marketable man in poker. Pokerstars did extensive research before signing him.. " Why ?? " -- because he is getting huge coin to play for PokerStars. Did they send you a survey before they signed Dario and Khan ?? No. why ???

Because even Dario and Khan-- get about $100k a year (Speculation) in tourney entries to play for stars.

Daniel is getting far far far more than that obviously.

Maybe he took a hit or too playing the big game, but he is still the most marketable face in poker (bar none) and he will make money whether he wins or not for years to come.

My god you kids are so lost.

Re: what is your guess? Dan N.
 

He has an appointment to finally sever the umbilical cord.

Re: what is your guess? Dan N.
 

I know this guy who woke up one day and turned bonkers religious, like super hardcore. His tone was very, very similar to DN's in this blog entry. The guy in question swore off all the things he enjoyed doing because it was "blasphemous" since he could have been using his time to serve the lord and save non-believers. True story.

I think it's prudent to add "becoming a religious zealot" to the list.

Re: what is your guess? Dan N.
 

didn't someone already say he's moving back to Canada to open poker room? enough with all the gay/divorce stuff, can't be that hard to wait for the blog to be written.

Re: what is your guess? Dan N.
 

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I know this guy who woke up one day and turned bonkers religious, like super hardcore. His tone was very, very similar to DN's in this blog entry. The guy in question swore off all the things he enjoyed doing because it was "blasphemous" since he could have been using his time to serve the lord and save non-believers. True story.

I think it's prudent to add "becoming a religious zealot" to the list.

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I think I just changed my vote, this is a definite possibility. Wasn't there a thread here a few months back regarding how Daniel was becoming more religious or how he was arguing about the existence of God or something?

Re: what is your guess? Dan N.
 

He's taking a break to enter the Sub sammich making tourneys that are starting up EVERYWHERE.

Re: what is your guess? Dan N.
 

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I know this guy who woke up one day and turned bonkers religious, like super hardcore. His tone was very, very similar to DN's in this blog entry. The guy in question swore off all the things he enjoyed doing because it was "blasphemous" since he could have been using his time to serve the lord and save non-believers. True story.

I think it's prudent to add "becoming a religious zealot" to the list.

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I think I just changed my vote, this is a definite possibility. Wasn't there a thread here a few months back regarding how Daniel was becoming more religious or how he was arguing about the existence of God or something?

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I'm really surprised some of the born-again type possibilities haven't received more serious consideration. That's what I immediately thought anyway. Although I guess this isn't a very serious thread in the first place.

Re: what is your guess? Dan N.
 

I think it's a divorce.
He mentions that he went out to dinner + a show with 2 buddies + their wives, but where is his?

Gay doesnt make sense, because he said that it's a good/bad thing, but he tends to say that it's good. He wouldnt tend if it was a coming out.
religious stuff might make sense, but dunno.
quiting poker for a while/ever is a possibility too.

cant think of many more things.

Re: what is your guess? Dan N.
 

I don't think he'd necessarily claim a divorce as a 'good thing and a positive step in his life' coming from a religous background....

Re: what is your guess? Dan N.
 

OMG 100% SURE he will say he is going back to HSP to play in the big game!! ZOMGG

Re: what is your guess? Dan N.
 

not saying its likely, but in defense of my illness theory, someone with cancer or another illness could certainly see getting treatment as a positive step in their lives, especially if they haven't been feeling good.

although, the "big news" will probably end up being that he is cancelling his superdelayed book or that he is moving back to canada to raise a family

Re: what is your guess? Dan N.
 

From the tone of his original blog I would guess he's moving out of Vegas (possibly back to Canada) to raise a family.

It's bad news because he is leaving his friends and all the future earnings he's going to miss out on at golf.. but it's good news, well it's obvious why it's good news.

Vegas must be one of the woirst cities in America to raise a family.

Re: what is your guess? Dan N.
 

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Good news: he's gay.
Bad News: Boyfriend is PA.

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BAN

Re: what is your guess? Dan N.
 

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You guys are nuts thinking DN is broke. He is the most marketable player out there right now. Everyone likes him (except) 2+2 internet trolls.



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Why did you put "except" in parenthesis?

Re: what is your guess? Dan N.
 

you guys are idiots just goto the damn website and it should be quite clear.

Re: what is your guess? Dan N.
 

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If I was pokerstars and he came out, I'd drop him. Thats just how I roll. Poker doesnt really seem like a gay-tolerate culture. Is that a fair statement?



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If your ignorant homophobia is indicative of how the wider community rolls, it's a fair statement.

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I said if I was pokerstars :|

How many marketable gay athletes do you know of?

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Poker isn't a sport, and definitely doesn't have the same macho aspect as legitimate athletics.

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please check the dictionary for the word sport--one meaning of sport implies entertainment, fun & a contest rather than physical activity...in that sense, poker can be considered
sport as can fishing, hunting, yatching, etc...

i understand your thinking though, that poker ought not to be compared with baseball, track, swimming, basketball etc which are athletic games and a number of people, probably most, think of as sport

Re: what is your guess? Dan N.
 

IMO he is going to reveal that himself and Patrik Antonius are but one person, and PA is merely his alter-ego and everyone Daniel wants to be as a man, ala Fight Club.