Daniel N's deal

[2Tone]

We drove by on my trip a couple of weeks back, and it is huge. So more details here on all the anticipation.

[eddo31]

that is a very surprising deal. it must have been an unreal amount of money for him to make that commitment. considering that for side games in vegas he usually plays 4k-8k at the bellagio, there would have to be some really big guarantee from wynn that there would be high stakes action in their room. it probably also means that he has to put in some specific amount of hours over the course of the year.

it seems like daniel has a couple of serious endorsement deals going right now, with the wynn deal and the xbox game. good fro him, but i would question if they will help or hinder his ability to win at the tables.

[Talking Poker]

I think you guys are making a fairly big assumption.

He says he signed a deal to be the Poker Room Ambassador. He also says he will be playing cash games exclusively there. He does not say that he signed a deal to play cash games exclusively there...

While I'm sure he will play there regularly, I suspect he will indeed play in other cash games occasionally - especially when he's out of town on the tournament trail. I think what he was saying is that when he's in Vegas, his usual game is going to be at the Wynn.

[eddo31]

does wynn own the bellagio as well?

if he does, then this move isnt as bad as i originally thought. i would assume that the big game would make the move over to the wynn during regular times, and when there is a big tourney at the bellagio, then it might move back there.

if wynn doesnt own the bellagio, then this move seems questionable. i dont interpret it as meaning that he cant play anywhere else, but it seems to violate the deal if he plays significantly at the bellagio unless there is a big tourney there. nom playing in the big game would seem to be a significant loss in earnings for danny, and whatever deal he has with wynn would have to be significant to overcome this.