Daniel Negreanu Calls Annie Duke Something Very BAD

In one of those moments that would cause a record to skip in a bad 90s comedy, Daniel Negreanu called Annie Duke a phrase that we can't use on the Bodog Beatbut let's just say it's two words long and rhymes with "Clucking Bunt." Yes, we're shocked, too, even with the bad blood that has existed between the duo for some time. Surely, there's some sort of context for this, as in she burnt his house down or had his family shanked while they visited Disney, right? No — she said that it was fine for men to enter the Lady's Tournament at the World Series of Poker, which set off the pro. Here's the exact quote from PokerPlayer's interview with him for further context:

What irked me is that this woman has the audacity on her website to call herself ‘the best female poker player in the world’. So on one side of the coin she’s fighting for, ‘Oh, we’re all equal, there shouldn’t be any gender thing,’ but when appropriate she decides to call herself the best female poker player in the world.

So I’m like ‘how offensive are you, you ****ing ***t? You want to say you’re speaking for women, yet you claim superiority over all of them.’

Annie Duke may be a bit hard-nosed and not to everyone's taste, but this is just beyond the pale, even for the man who once went off on why "Black Entertainment Television" shouldn't exist in the sort cliché-heavy rant that most sensible people are embarrassed by. Some have already started to refer to this as a "heel turn" for the pro, speculating that this could actually derail his career and professional sponsorships.

Duke's response on Twitter was typically Annie: "Thank you for the support. I was certainly shocked at the language myself. I welcome criticism but not abuse." Considering that she shrugged it off when Joan Rivers called her "worse than Adolf Hitler" on Celebrity Apprentice 2 before launching into a diatribe about her connections to the mafia because she plays poker, getting any kind of response from Duke must mean that she was deeply affected.

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So, are there two sides to Daniel Negreanu? The generally likable one so often seen on TV tables and another one that seems to mentally wander off the ranch now and then? Has he offered any sort of explanation? [There's no defense and wouldn't accept any for this sort of character abuse.] What has PokerStars had to say about this episode since it happened?

Daniel needs his mouth washed out. I see where he is going from, but I think he took it alittle to far. Shame on you Daniel....you bully

In one of those moments that would cause a record to skip in a bad 90s comedy, Daniel Negreanu called Annie Duke a phrase that we can't use on the Bodog Beatbut let's just say it's two words long and rhymes with "Clucking Bunt." Yes, we're shocked, too, even with the bad blood that has existed between the duo for some time. Surely, there's some sort of context for this, as in she burnt his house down or had his family shanked while they visited Disney, right? No — she said that it was fine for men to enter the Lady's Tournament at the World Series of Poker, which set off the pro. Here's the exact quote from PokerPlayer's interview with him for further context:

What irked me is that this woman has the audacity on her website to call herself ‘the best female poker player in the world’. So on one side of the coin she’s fighting for, ‘Oh, we’re all equal, there shouldn’t be any gender thing,’ but when appropriate she decides to call herself the best female poker player in the world.

So I’m like ‘how offensive are you, you ****ing ***t? You want to say you’re speaking for women, yet you claim superiority over all of them.’

Annie Duke may be a bit hard-nosed and not to everyone's taste, but this is just beyond the pale, even for the man who once went off on why "Black Entertainment Television" shouldn't exist in the sort cliché-heavy rant that most sensible people are embarrassed by. Some have already started to refer to this as a "heel turn" for the pro, speculating that this could actually derail his career and professional sponsorships.

Duke's response on Twitter was typically Annie: "Thank you for the support. I was certainly shocked at the language myself. I welcome criticism but not abuse." Considering that she shrugged it off when Joan Rivers called her "worse than Adolf Hitler" on Celebrity Apprentice 2 before launching into a diatribe about her connections to the mafia because she plays poker, getting any kind of response from Duke must mean that she was deeply affected.

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Oops i did again ..........😄

Shame on you Daniel ! 😐

Thats crazy what he said wow well what can u do there is always a diffrent door ppl see and behind close doors it always bad lol

Wow, that is really surprising, as Daniel seems so easy going...I guess you never know. Also, I find it hard to believe that Annie would say "I'm the best female poker player in the world". Sounds fishy. I could see her saying "one of the best", which she certainly is....

Anyway, I'm going to keep following as this story unfolds. It's like watching a Phil Helmuth meltdown!

From what i can see, Annie's UB profile Bio says: "Annie Duke, the best female poker player in the world". Ultimate Bet is calling her that and that is different than her saying it herself. I can't find on her own website where she ever said that. Daniel has many reasons for disliking her, going back several years and they can be viewed in this link:

However, Daniel dug himself into a deep hole on this one by using the "C" word.. Check out Annie's website to read her Tweeter rebuttal and other blogs. All very rational.

www-pocketfives-com/f7/light-annie-duke-posts-heres-what-daniel-negreanu-says-about-her-263098/