One of poker’s biggest stars has been banned from streaming on Twitch after a recent outburst directed at one of his viewers in the chat.
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- Daniel Negreanu Banned From Twitch
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Daniel Negreanu was, at least temporarily, booted from Twitch, according to a Twitter post from a bot that keeps track of banned streamers. The Twitter account, @StreamerBans, states in the bio that it is not associated with Twitch in any way.
Twitch Partner 'DNegsPoker' (@RealKidPoker) has been banned! https://t.co/By9qsjdHMn#twitch#ban#firstban#partner#twitchpartner
Daniel Negreanu has been banned from Twitch after a rant on the streaming platform while he was playing the $400 No Limit 8-handed. The ban came as a result of Negreanu using abusive language against a viewer who made a comment about his wife. You can watch the moment when Negreanu went off below (NSFW): Another meltdown from Negreanu. — Daniel Negreanu (@RealKidPoker) July 26, 2020. And if you want to go further, as you can imagine the rabbit hole goes much deeper. Most of us have already made our mind up long ago about Daniel Negreanu's merits as an ambassador but the folks over at Twitch made their decision on Monday morning.
— StreamerBans (@StreamerBans) July 27, 2020
Sunday afternoon, the account tweeted that “DNegsPoker” had been banned. The account used the hashtag #firstban in the post, and in the tweets following the Negreanu announcement, it used the hashtags #thirdban and #fifthban in the reporting of other streamers getting booted, making it likely that the six-time WSOP bracelet winner will be allowed back on Twitch soon. The 46-year-old has been using the platform to livestream his play in the online WSOP events.
The move by Twitch comes a couple days after Negreanu went on a profanity-laden rant during one of his WSOP online streams. During the July 24 $400 no-limit hold’em eight-max event, one viewer in the chat made a comment that set off the GGPoker ambassador.
During the 40-second tirade, Negreanu told the viewer that he would “break his f***ing teeth” and “feed them to him anally.” The clip picked up steam and was shared all over social media with varying reactions.
According to Negreanu’s Twitter feed, the viewer made crude remarks about Negreanu’s wife, Amanda, who is a former poker reporter, presenter and host of the now-defunct PokerStars’ show The Big Game.
My wife ladies and gentlemen… this may shed some more light on why we are a perfect match! #RideOrDie#GotYourBackhttps://t.co/FUSO9dae10
— Daniel Negreanu (@RealKidPoker) July 27, 2020
Aside from the controversy, Negreanu has enjoyed a very successful 2020 online WSOP. He has cashed 15 times thus far for a combined $36,033. His best finish came in the second event of the series, an 18th-place finish in the $1,000 no-limit hold’em eight-max deepstack event for $5,849.
Just before the start of the series, he announced that he was willing to bet up to seven-figures on whether he will earn his seventh bracelet this year.
Negreanu did not respond when asked for comment, but announced that he would be making a statement later in the day.
You can watch the clip of the incident below. (Warning: Not Safe For Work)
Update: Negreanu announced that he would read a prepared statement during his scheduled live stream of today’s WSOP event on YouTube, but busted the first hand after starting the stream. He gave an “apology” and talked with viewers in the chat for 16 minutes. You can watch the entire clip below.
2020 WSOPONLINEEVENT #27 https://t.co/Ii5BaGM6ox
— Daniel Negreanu (@RealKidPoker) July 28, 2020
Daniel Negreanu Banned From Twitch
Would’ve made George Carlin blush
Daniel Negreanu is in internet jail. On Sunday, Twitch suspended the Poker Hall of Famer’s channel following an incident during his Friday night stream in which he let loose with a barrage of expletives and threats on a viewer.
Negreanu was playing in the 2020 World Series of Poker Online Event #24: $400 No-Limit Hold’em 8-Handed and, as he has been doing each night, he live-streamed his Friday poker session. We do not have the text of exactly what was written, but a viewer allegedly said something in the chat about Negreanu’s wife, Amanda Leatherman.
What was said was apparently pretty bad, because it lit a fire under Negreanu. He immediately released the devil, uncorking a stream of fire that included more than one of the seven dirty words:
Hey, Tom Estrada, go f**k yourself, you piece of s**t,” he began.” “Block that c**k motherf*****g piece of s**t. F**k you, f**k you, f**k you in your ass. How about that? Okay, Tom Estrada, f**k you in your ass. Eat some of that, you piece of s**t. Come f*****g step to me and say that and I will knock you the f**k out. How about that?
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WARNING: NSFW
He wasn’t quite done, adding, “I will break your f*****g teeth if you come step to me and I will feed ‘em to you anally.”
Alright, then.
Poker community takes exception
The poker community has been none too thrilled with Daniel Negreanu’s response to a viewer. While nobody would say that a viewer saying inappropriate things in chat, especially about the streamer’s family member, should be condoned, the general consensus is that Negreanu’s threats of violence, however hollow they might ring, are way over the line. And someone in Negreanu’s position as one of the most visible ambassadors of the game and front man for GGPoker, home of the next batch of WSOP Online events, should know better.
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He also didn’t seem at all remorseful shortly thereafter, joking about the outburst on Twitter and creating a meme to celebrate it. Not that he was expected to be remorseful, necessarily – his leaning into the controversy simply took many by surprise.
Daniel Negreanu Banned From Twitch
Second meltdown this month
This is the second time Negreanu has had a public display of real anger during the 2020 WSOP Online. Earlier this month, he suffered multiple connection problems while he was playing. His internet seemed to be fine, as his stream carried on, but his WSOP.com client disconnected from the server on more than one occasion.
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An understandable problem, to be sure – I was on the horn with Xfinity today because of internet issues of my own, even after trying a different router and modem. Negreanu, though, was unable to hide his frustration (again, understandable with money on line), swearing up a storm and coming close to taking out his desk, chair, and laptop. It was somewhat entertaining, to be honest, as it was a bit awkward seeing someone who is normally pretty positive rage out like that.