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Daniel Negreanu on $550k Golf Bets and the Mount Rushmore of Flavors
France has punched their ticket to the World Cup final, but Big Cat isn't ready to crown them just yet. While Mbappe is running away from the game to waste time and the world is falling in love with the French youngsters, there's a feeling that the pressure might eventually get to them.
Big CatFrance's young team might be too inexperienced to win the World Cup right now
France is actually... They're talking about possible dynasty. Well, so France... They haven't won anything. It might be too soon for these kids. The moment might be too big for them. They don't have the experience.
PFT is looking at the other side of the bracket and leaning toward the scrappier, 'slimmer' side of things. England has the history of heartbreak, and Croatia has the kind of grit that makes them a dangerous out in the semi-finals.
PFT CommenterCroatia will beat England in the World Cup semi-final
England has a lot of experience in losing big games. I kind of like them to lose this one to Croatia. I like how scraggly the Croatian players are. They just have that element of a little bit of slime to them... I just think Croatia is going to be a little bit too slimy for the Brits to grab onto.
Hot Seat/Cool Throne featured a heavy dose of LeBron James and his Blaze Pizza antics in LA. Hank is officially out on LeBron's credibility after he bailed on his own free pizza party to sit on a donut float. PFT put 'staring at dude's legs' on the Cool Throne because even Eli Manning can't stop talking about Saquon Barkley's quads. Meanwhile, Big Cat is already checking the calendar and hearing the College GameDay music in his sleep.
Big CatI'm starting to get 'football fever' and daydream about the college season
I was sitting on the couch, and I started thinking about Saturday morning and the camera going over college game day... I'm starting to daydream about football a little. I like close my eyes and I think about Illinois playing Purdue at 11 o'clock and Beth Mowins being like, 'there's another punt.'
The Mount Rushmore of Flavors got predictably contentious. Hank led off with 'Cold Beer,' which is an all-timer, before derailing the segment by claiming Riptide Rush is the only Gatorade that matters.
HankRiptide Rush is the only good Gatorade flavor
I'll go Mint Chocolate Chip and Riptide Rush... [Riptide Rush is] the only good one. No, it's the white one.
Big Cat went with 'Red Meat' and 'Cookies and Cream,' while PFT rounded things out with 'Cool Ranch' and 'The Taste of Victory.' Honorable mentions included 'Your Own Blood' and Hank’s invented 'Barbecuffalo' sauce.
Poker legend Daniel Negreanu joined the show to discuss the massive resurgence of the game and how live streaming has changed the landscape for the next generation of players.
Daniel NegreanuLive streaming is causing a massive resurgence in poker popularity
Poker is back in a big way... I think partly because more people are getting into poker because of live streaming and you can watch every single hand.
He also touched on the darker side of the grind, noting that the modern pro looks less like a cigar-chomping degenerate and more like someone with a specific pharmaceutical dependency.
Daniel NegreanuAdderall is a massive problem and a PED for modern professional poker players
Is there a ped problem in poker are guys taking adderall? Yes, huge problem. No, actually there are guys who have done that. I think Adderall is something that some players are dependent on for short periods of time it works but then they become so dependent when one stops working what they end up just becoming is what we call drug addicts.
The conversation shifted to the legendary prop bets that define the high-stakes poker lifestyle. Negreanu detailed how he turned himself into a competent golfer in just one month to save over half a million dollars.
Daniel NegreanuI went from a 110-golfer to shooting an 80 in just four weeks to win a $550K bet
I had a year to shoot 80. Well, I got a month to go, and I still can't break 105... with a week to spare, yours truly shot the 80 and sent it to the ATM... In four weeks, I did that.
Beyond the golf course, Negreanu is a massive hockey fan who has been on an absolute tear when it comes to predicting playoff series outcomes. He’s been so locked in that even national broadcasts are starting to notice his Twitter feed.
Daniel NegreanuI have crushed playoff hockey series betting for 10 straight winning years
I literally, for 12 years straight, absolutely destroy playoff hockey. I bet serieses. This year, I was like 9-1 going into the last one... But I went 9-2 this year, and I've had 10 straight winning years betting serieses.
Before letting him go, PFT tried to find the price point for Daniel to abandon his vegan lifestyle. While he’s happy to prove that vegans can be elite athletes, everyone has a number when it comes to a $10 million steak dinner.
Daniel NegreanuI would eat three steaks a day for 30 days for $10 million
If you've got $10 million you want to put up, I'll have three stakes a day for an entire 30 days. Wow. It's out there.
The show wrapped up with a very brief Bachelor Talk where PFT floated a theory about why being a virgin actually gets more impressive once you hit your thirties.
PFT CommenterBeing a virgin after age 30 is actually a good 'line' to use on women
After you turn like 30, and you say, like, I'm a virgin by choice. I feel like there's an element that the girl is like, I want to be the one. I want to be the one that makes him switch over to the other team... I think it becomes more positive after 30 than it does between the age of 18 and 29.
Good luck to everyone heading out to the Pop Punk show at Irving Plaza this Thursday.
