I wasn't aware of anyone saying he has to act like a saint. But I think a goal might be do not get yourself banned from Twitch.
There were moments last year when he would lose it on camera at the WSOP, and they were largely understandable. This year a bad tempered undercurrent seemed to be running through his streams, with him swearing heavily and affecting a tough guy persona (a little ludicrous in a shrimp sized guy). Even Joey Ingram said he looks like he is constantly spoiling for a fight. There was already embarrassment before the WSOP kicked off with him making erroneous statements about the main event being held on GG Poker where he is an ambassador. He initially claimed it a freeze out and then had to walk that back completely.
I think what screwed up for him this year was these were live unedited streams away from the public. All his previous vlogs were edited and his behavior moderated (mostly) by being out in public where he cultivates a specific image. What became self-evident during this WSOP is Negreanu does not have the temperament of a Jamie Staples to live stream. His shtick is always a weird mix of braggadocio and snow flake. It was a disaster waiting to happen. It was already embarrassing enough when he lost it over technical difficulties - clips of which had gone viral already.
Its ironic because when Matusow blew up everyone said mental problems and he needed an intervention. I disagree. I simply think him a nasty guy - but lets face it he is playing bad boy not poker ambassador. However I do think someone needs to interject with Negreanu and pose to him maybe he is not cut out for live streaming.
His 'apology' today as Twitch has now banned him, was naturally sarcastic and insincere as he begrudges having to make one in the first place. His prerogative of course, but he seems unaware he keeps chipping away at his own image. He did not seem to honestly acknowledge or believe that his rant(s) were enough to get him banned - it's a odd level of denial.
He needs to decide what his image is - poker bad boy or poker ambassador. He has spent a career promoting the ambassador angle so the I personally think he needs to stick with that and understand if live, he really needs to moderate himself.
I don't fully agree with what you said. I'll start with Matusow - he does have mental issues, much of which attributed to his prior drug use, specifically meth. I read his book, Check Raising the Devil, and the drug use did do some damage to him, and as he's getting older, he's struggling with a world that he is unfamiliar with because the world in which he excelled no longer exists (pre BF when he was a huge Poker TV celebrity, and making deep runs in the Main Event).
All of that is gone now, and we're seeing a shadow of his former self.
As for Daniel, he doesn't care about Twitch, and he's never aspired to become the kind of streamer people like Jamie Staples are, because he's not focusing time on it. He said himself, he is streaming 1 hour a day, and that was enough for him.
Also, Daniel pointed out (on DAT Poker Podcast) that internet issues tilt him, and while his reaction was a bit over the top, it's understandable that he'd get upset, because he's trying to win a bracelet in fields where he has an edge over to make deep runs, which he has, but he's just losing in the BIG spots in the latter stages of tournaments (ie: Losing flips). As for his "apology", because he doesn't place any priority on streaming, I think he's fully aware of the image that he has. He's not trying to be Mr. Clean or anything, he's trying to be authentic and in selling poker, you HAVE to be. You can't be fake, and if he was to continue the "edited" image that we used to see before streaming, people would say he's fake. Remember, you only saw bits and pieces of him before, but the 24/7 Daniel was always there, we just didn't see it. Now we do, and it's up to you to determine how you perceive him.
I met him 5 years ago at a
pokerstars event in Toronto, and got to talk to him for about 5 minutes (I'm the same age as him, also from Toronto, so there was a commonality there), and it was a great experience. He's not everything that you see on edited TV, he's just another guy trying to make his way in the world and enjoying life. If you are on Instagram, on my IG page, I have a picture posted with Daniel and I.
lol,,,,great job Daniel,,,now every idiot who wants to get a rise out of you will go right for the wife,,,
cguru: stay tuned,,,
I don't think it's going to work, he's just simply going to ban those that do that.
Good morning.It´s bad news for GG poker that its main ambassador has this problem.But, I think he is not a good live streamer.What a difference with his previous WSOP vlogs!
I partially agree, as far as streaming goes, he's definitely not in the same league as people like Lex Veldhuis, Jamie Staples, Kevin Martin, people who have huge audiences, but he's not trying to be. He's only streaming an hour a day, providing a forum to interact with him. He's not trying to be a great streamer, he's just being himself.
Have not been a fan since he sold out and started saying crazy things like "more rake is better".
Proof that you don't know the entire story, you must be team Doug.
All makes for good publicity, especially at these times when it’s difficult to generate so much interest online. Perhaps he is taking the mantle of “Poker Brat” from Phil Hellmuth?
No, he won't take that from Phil. What you're seeing is Daniel "unedited". He's got his flaws, just like you and I do, but he's living in the (poker) public eye, where he's more scrutinized.
I think they just allowed him back on. I don't thinks he's using the platform yet.
I'm not sure, but whether he is or isn't allowed, it's going to make zero difference in his poker journey. He doesn't need Twitch to sell himself, he's established his brand long ago. He's not losing any sleep over Twitch. If anything, Twitch needs him more than he needs Twitch.