Why Does Daniel Never Play In Europe?

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GREAT RESPONSE CEMO YOU HIT THE NAIL RIGHT ON THE PROVERBIAL. BY THE WAY YOU CRETINOUS ROTTERS MY IQ IS 133 SO THERE

Mine is higher than yours is - nyah-nyah-nyah...nyah - nah-nah.... what a buncha mooks.

[akoff 0]

Who cares about IQ? The goal in life is to have many people that care and work hard...do it for you....LOL. that makes them smart and you rich!! Whoohoo everybody is happy.I own and run an electrical contracting company. I have at least 35 men who are better electricians then i ever was or could be...how's that working out!! Quite well i think. They know they are smarter then me, that i respect them and they work very hard. I on the other hand continue to make money from while playing poker and golf...win / win situation.Yours truelyAKOFFLowest IQ on Full Contact.

[thebottomline 0]

americans are obese, and the english are inbred and have snaggle teeth...whats the point

Ouch. I'm English, please don't tar us all with the same brush as this Taffer guy, not all of us are this ridiculousy annoying.

SECONDLY EXTENSIVE IQ TESTS HAVE PROVEN AMERICANS HAVE THE LOWEST LEVELS OF IQ ( I AM A PSYCHOLOGY STUDENT SO I KNOW)

I am studying Business at University, but did Psychology for A Level, if you truly are a Psychology student you'd know that Psychology and intelligence are too completely different things, and IQs are not brought up in Psychology.. at least it wasn't last year..

Last time I checked, UK was contributing to the same war you're railing so hard against. If Bush is the idiot mastermind behind the war, then doesn't that make Blair the sad little lapdog that goes and does whatever his abusive master asks of him?

Yes, because Blair suffers from a chronic case of testicle deficiency.

No, but it's significantly correlated to the fact that you're acting like a complete f*cking cretin. If you think an IQ of 133 is anything to be proud of, you really are a dumb c*cksuck*r. Let me guess, you took the Cattell (standard deviation of 24) when you were six years old, right? Oh, and for what it's worth, your BMI is a complete joke too: I know women who could turn you sideways and bench you at 12 reps. FOADIAF, go see a dentist, and get the f*ck out of this forum before things get ugly. Thanks ever so much!Cordially, HK.

That is exactly the response he wanted..I didn't realise there was such an anti-UK movement in the States!

[Balloon guy 158]

I didn't realise there was such an anti-UK movement in the States!

There isn't; we hate the French, but then again who doesn'tThe UK is a beautiful country, with great people. My favorite city in the world is London. Great cigar store that Davidoff place north end of the city.The guy taffer was just too easy of a target, and then it got personal when he started mocking us fat guys.But we all love England, even if they are a little weird about cricket.

[simo_8ball 0]

But we all love England, even if they are a little weird about cricket.

Cricket is like baseball, but longer and more complicated. I like cricket.In the same way, you're a bit weird about 'football', which is quite plainly just a wussy version of rugby.Flame on?

[Balloon guy 158]

In the same way, you're a bit weird about 'football', which is quite plainly just a wussy version of rugby.Flame on?

I've watched rugby. You are right. Those guys are tough. WWF tough......no flame from me

[fighter 4]

Cricket is like baseball, but longer and more complicated. I like cricket.In the same way, you're a bit weird about 'football', which is quite plainly just a wussy version of rugby.Flame on?

You made some good points but you really need to hit home if you want to get flammed. let me help you out.

Cricket is like baseball, only it requires skill. We dont get to tell the "pitcher" where to throw it and then choose if we want to hit it or not. Baseball does that 3 times! In the same way, you have a wussy verison of rugby. Lets take take your game only stop it after every pass to give the players a breather and wear much protective gear that the only injury they could possibly have is to their egos if they ever lay sight on a real game. Flame on!!!!!!!

[simo_8ball 0]

You made some good points but you really need to hit home if you want to get flammed. let me help you out.

Nice. True too.

[Jam-Fly 8]

THE LEVEL OF INTELLIGENCE AND JUST OVER ALL PERSONALITIES ARE FAR SUPERIOR OVER HERE PLUS THE STERLING AND EURO ARE A STRONGER CURRENCY .

This is actually a good point although I disagree with most of the other things the OP has said. In general, I think Europeans are better company than Americans. Obviously I am European so that could be a bias view But Europeans are generally more classier and less obnoxious than Americans. Not trying to be racist but just my observations (btw, I have been in the US for about 3months total in my life, so thats what I base my opinions on). Obviously there are also millions of loud and obnoxious Euro and millions of cool, classy Americans.Also, the poker over here is so much different. Listen to Padraig Parkinson's interview on the circuit, that'll give a good insight into Irish poker. If anyone tried any bs over here (standing on chairs calling cards, high fiving guys after winning pots, constant immature needling) they'd just be laughed at. You may be pissed after losing a pot, but you just get on with it. And when you win a pot, you queitly rake in the pot because there is always someone that has lost that pot and feels bad, who are you to make them feel worse by rubbing it in their face? As for specific poker strategy, I haven't played in America at all I don't think but some observations I made at the Irish Open recently was that the Americans were overly aggressive in the cash games. Obviously it's hard to generalize something like that, but the Americans in the big Omaha games seemed to be pushing the action a bit too much.Not sure what my whole point is about but hopefully there's something useful in the above post

[Jam-Fly 8]

Hey Zeatrix, My Sister in law lives in Goteberg. Love the Cosmopolotian Casino there. Planning to go the next Christmas Poker Classis there. Looks like fun. Where in Sweden are you? You are still using Kronas right?Sweden is beautiful. Very COLD but beautiful......People are a little standoffish until they get to know you.I hate to admit it though the best Scandinavian Country I have been too is DENMARK . Copenhagen is awesome.

Yeah, maybe that describes what I was trying to say a bit better. What Euros may consider obnoxious, Americans may just consider friendly, it's a culture thing.

[Jam-Fly 8]

Balloon Guy is one of the smartest most interesting posters on the Forum but it often takes life experience and maturity to understand and get his humour.Except for some of his nutso right wing looney toon stuff of course.

Yeah, I respect BalloonGuy and his opinions/remarks/posts etc. more than anyone else on these forums. Also, needless to say I will respect his raisesbah, 3 replies in a row from me, I should just read the thread till the last pg. will I decide to reply

[Jam-Fly 8]

Cricket is like baseball, but longer and more complicated. I like cricket.In the same way, you're a bit weird about 'football', which is quite plainly just a wussy version of rugby.Flame on?

All American sports are pretty entertaining imo. Except for baseball, I don't like baseball or cricket. But rugby, NFL, ice hockey, basketball, soccer etc. they're all good

[Balloon guy 158]

This is actually a good point although I disagree with most of the other things the OP has said. In general, I think Europeans are better company than Americans. Obviously I am European so that could be a bias view But Europeans are generally more classier and less obnoxious than Americans. Not trying to be racist but just my observations (btw, I have been in the US for about 3months total in my life, so thats what I base my opinions on). Obviously there are also millions of loud and obnoxious Euro and millions of cool, classy Americans.Also, the poker over here is so much different. Listen to Padraig Parkinson's interview on the circuit, that'll give a good insight into Irish poker. If anyone tried any bs over here (standing on chairs calling cards, high fiving guys after winning pots, constant immature needling) they'd just be laughed at. You may be pissed after losing a pot, but you just get on with it. And when you win a pot, you queitly rake in the pot because there is always someone that has lost that pot and feels bad, who are you to make them feel worse by rubbing it in their face? As for specific poker strategy, I haven't played in America at all I don't think but some observations I made at the Irish Open recently was that the Americans were overly aggressive in the cash games. Obviously it's hard to generalize something like that, but the Americans in the big Omaha games seemed to be pushing the action a bit too much.Not sure what my whole point is about but hopefully there's something useful in the above post

Two words:Tony GRemember when Robert Williamson III lumper Australia in with Europe in the WSOP 7stud tourny? That makes this even funnier

[fighter 4]

Two words:Tony G

Dn still goes to australia even with tony g being a native. Goes to show that all discussion about quality of people is pointless. Dn wants to play with pricks(no pun intended but i giggled when i saw it)

[HermanKahn 0]

But Europeans are generally more classier and less obnoxious than Americans. Not trying to be racist but just my observations (btw, I have been in the US for about 3months total in my life, so thats what I base my opinions on).

Yeah, that's probably the truth, no need to take it personally. True story: once when I was in Germany (speaking German) someone asked me if I was French, and on the same trip when I was in France (speaking French) someone thought I was German. My accent obviously sucks either way, but everyone was surprised I'm American. In the US, -- I sh*t you not-- every once in awhile, people ask me if I'm from Europe because of the way I'm dressed. I'm equally out of place everywhere...

[trader1499 0]

WHY DO PEOPLE HAVE SUCH A PROFOUND ISSUE WITH MY CAPS BEING ON ? WELL IF I WERE A PRO LIVING IN AMERICA I WOULD MUCH RATHER TRAVEL AROUND EUROPE THAN THE USA , THE LEVEL OF INTELLIGENCE AND JUST OVER ALL PERSONALITIES ARE FAR SUPERIOR OVER HERE PLUS THE STERLING AND EURO ARE A STRONGER CURRENCY .

Definately doesn't seem to be a lack of arrogance over there. You do realize you look like an *** to any decent person, right?

[StrippersNBlow 0]

In the US, -- I sh*t you not-- every once in awhile, people ask me if I'm from Europe because of the way I'm dressed. I'm equally out of place everywhere...

Is this before or after they ask if you're a supermodel?

[thebottomline 0]

But we all love England, even if they are a little weird about cricket.

Yeah, spread the love. Australia are wierder about cricket than we are, but we have the posh voices to go with it..

Cricket is like baseball, but longer and more complicated. I like cricket.

Cricket is great if you understand it. It's a lot slower paced than most sports though, 5 day matches at almost 9 hours a day and the like.

[Arito 0]

Nothing like a good old troll to bring out the not so dormant patriots. I especially love the 'without us there would be no europe' comments. It's like a Cuban style censorship of education, only subtler. Who cares if DN plays in Europe or not? If he plays in Germany, do you think all his Euro fans will come see him? Who cares what your IQ is? Most IQ test are in some way biased or flawed anyway, unless you get it done properly. Which in general is only done for education or career options. I've had test results ranging from 110 to 160. They're a joke.

[flintsword 4]

Getting back to the original question & thread, there are a lot of good reasons why DN has not added Europe to his schedule. I suspect the main one is time. Despite having a hard-working personal assistant and business managers handling the minutae of the business dealings he has, there are still only 24 hours in a day. You just cannot rush in off the street after a radio interview and sit down expecting to play your top game (despite this statement, in testament to DN's stamina, he does this regularly ) , so he schedules his time, and I suspect that the time cost - rather than the desire - is the reason Europe is scratched off DN's list of events.There is also the fact of Daniel being a vegetarian. Unless the event organizers make a significant effort to address that, even if DN was to go to the Grand Prix de Paris, it would be a trial. The solution is simple, any good chef in France would be delighted to make an assortment of vegetarian dishes with just a phone call, but you have to speak French. The tournament organizers in Europe have not moved their game to that level of addressing needs yet, but it will come in time.Add the fact that poker is under legistlative siege right now in Europe, with some countries at odds with the European Union, passing laws restricting online gambling and this is spilling over into poker. As well, DN has to make commitments in advance, and having tournaments change their playing rules because of these crazy laws means the prize funds will shrink. Just look at the WPT Grand Prix de Paris, who have put on their website that anyone claiming to have qualified through the internet will not be allowed to play. This will mean fewer people, less money, and given a smaller field, ... well, ... why should a player of DN's caliber play there?The lure of closer, low-hanging fruit type of tournaments and maintaining some sort of grip on a sane schedule are very good reasons to not play in Europe. I am pretty sure it is noting political or personal, because that would not make sense.

[Arito 0]

Poker is just as under siege in the US as it is in Europe, if not more. Also, food is not a reason not to participate in tournaments in Europe. If anything, food is much healthier here than in most Vegas casinos. So if it is indeed true that DN doesn't play much in Europe, I suppose this is because of time constraints.