Just Got Patrik Antonius Answer To The Question I Asked Kenny Tran

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Dont really want to derail the argument, but Negreanu is a way more competant HU player than most give him credit for - whilst most of the "big name" online players would have a good shot if not be favourite in their fave game of NLHE, if these players dont have a huge amount of HU experience their edge deminishes to the point where they probably dont have one.

In fact, DN is a freak of circumstance considering the amount of time he has put into HU play in the past behind closed doors - most live players are totally clueless about HU play. He would be the worst random big name live player to have such a match up, except a small number of NLHE specialist players like Greenstein.

Also - its true that online poker (especially at the top) right now is the ultimate test of poker skill because the field is constantly improving overall.

I was thinking about it when watching the current Taylor video where he mentioned that he didnt play at party when it was at its peak in softness - whilst he undoubtably missed out on a lot of money, it meant he was way ahead of the curve in being able to beat the other good players and if he didnt start Cardrunners and concentrated on poker instead he would undoubtably be one of the best in the biggest games online (not that 10/25 and up is shabby).