Fresh off his second place finish in the million-dollar WSOP Big One for One Drop, Daniel Negreanu seems as confident as ever. But after some recent comments on social media claiming that he could beat high-limit online cash games, some high-stakes regulars believe the Canadian pro has bitten off more than he can chew.

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The debate started when KidPoker took to his Twitter account to answer some criticism of his televised play in the One Drop. In a thread where Negreanu suggested thinking outside of the box and being creative, poker player Daniel Merrliees jumped in, responding that the 40-year-old pro “couldn’t beat $5/10 on Stars.”

Not one to shy away from an argument, Negreanu hit back, reminding his followers that he had been a winner at $100/200 in 2010 and that he has “zero doubt” that he’d be a winning player at $25/50 6-max online with only two weeks of study.

At that point, grinder Trujus responded, saying that the six-time bracelet winner couldn’t possibly be serious. “I couldn’t be any more serious. 2 weeks. 5 hours playing, 4 hours studying numbers daily. Would bet a million,” Negreanu replied.

Some high-stakes online grinders felt slighted by the Canadian pro’s words, feeling that he was underestimating the difficulty of the games, along with the skill level of the competition. In an interview with PokerNews, Doug WCGRider Polk (pictured), an online regular, was doubtful enough of Negreanu’s claim to challenge him to a bet “if the terms were right.”

“It came across like he was undervaluing how hard it was to get there,” he said. “If you play $25/50 these days, you’re really good and I don’t think he realized how that felt to the online community.”

At the same time, he didn’t want to underestimate KidPoker’s skill level. “While I think Negreanu is getting undervalued slightly by the online community, he doesn’t really have the skill set I think is necessary to succeed in [high-stakes online] games,” he continued.

He went on to describe the average $25/50 game in today’s environment, saying that tables usually consist of five good regulars and just one fish. That being said, any player in those games would be battling against some of the toughest players online. Since he started playing in those games in 2008, Polk described that the games have changed a lot. “The ideas that were commonplace five years ago are now seen as ancient,” he said.

“There’s definitely been a transformation away from what was considered to be good poker and more towards the math and the theory side of things. Unless you’re going to take the time to figure those things out, you just can’t hang,” he added. Taking all that into consideration, Polk had no problem challenging Negreanu to an online bet over a reasonable sample of hands.

2014 Big One for One Drop winner Daniel Colman (pictured) chimed in as well, and seems particularly apt to judge Negreanu’s skill level. Colman bested the six-time bracelet winner in the event and was also dubious that the Canadian could take online players to task. “I call, game is a lot different than 4 years ago,” he tweeted.

Not all disagreed with KidPoker’s statements though; high-stakes pro Isaac Haxton came to his defense: “I’m inclined to take Daniel’s side here,” he tweeted. “I don’t know about beating truly top players, but beating high-stakes with game selection like a typical pro, sure.”

But while momentum built for a possible bet, it’s doubtful any high-stakes challenge will take place soon. The Canadian pro seems to be enjoying his time living in Vegas and wouldn’t relish moving out of the country for the time needed to complete the bet. “It is extremely unlikely to happen obviously, but it does sound like a fun challenge I’m open to taking on at some point,” he wrote.