Daniel Negreanu gave his opinion on enhance the sport of poker, which incorporates banning face masks and sun shades amongst different modifications.
The Poker Corridor of Famer simply accomplished a World Sequence of Poker Paradise (WSOPP) sequence that sums up his 2024 event efficiency — up and down. He reached two ultimate tables and cashed within the $50 million assured WSOPP Tremendous Predominant Occasion (a hundred and seventieth place), however misplaced cash as a result of placing out within the $500,000 buy-in Triton Million Invitational.
Now that the the most important poker sequence is out of the way in which, the opinionated poker legend has opined on some guidelines modifications he’d prefer to see, and never everybody agrees (or disagrees).
Eradicate Masks-Sporting on the Poker Desk?
Negreanu, who just lately began a non-poker podcast together with his spouse, tweeted out a sequence of concepts he believes will enhance the sport, the primary of which is the elimination of face coverings on the poker desk.
Face masks have change into extra prevalent on the poker desk since COVID-19. Isaac Haxton is essentially the most acknowledged masks wearer given he is among the best poker gamers on the planet. Ike’s choice to masks up has led to criticism from the anti-mask crowd, together with Phil Hellmuth, who referred to as for his peer to take away the face protecting earlier this yr.
The request was not accepted by Haxton as he has caught to his weapons. However Negreanu now says he’d vote for a face protecting ban on the poker desk, and the identical for sun shades.
Most of those that commented on Negreanu’s tweet appear to agree together with his first two options, however not a lot his vote to have card protectors banned and a participant routinely being compelled all in when wagering 90% or extra of their stack.
Brian Rast argued there are “superb causes to go away one thing again” that has nothing to do with angle capturing.
“I feel you create a synthetic line at 90% that individuals will attempt to use, and now issues are extra difficult. It’s a lot simpler for sellers and gamers to study whether or not somebody is allin and never make the change you advocate,” the six-time World Sequence of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner argues.
Negreanu responded: “Undecided of the proper rule but it surely’s only a freeroll to try to trick somebody into flipping their hand.” He talked about that he is even legally used the power to go away one chip behind to his benefit however needs the rule modified. Adam Hendrix principally agreed with the Poker Corridor of Famer, however suggests the rule solely be utilized to preflop motion.
Dylan Weisman does not agree with banning sun shades. He says the rule is “brutal for venues which have shiny lights.”
The outspoken Negreanu has made some options as to how he’d enhance the sport of poker. It is now as much as event operators, poker site managers, and the poker neighborhood to determine if they’re going to hear.
Hellmuth Requires Haxton to Take Off the Face Masks
