Is Negreanu kidding himself or is readers?

1.5 big bets an hour in the big game is probably 2-4 times higher than a reasonably sustainable expectation in that game would be.

Exactly. There was a thread here or on 2+2 at least a year ago, maybe more, about whether or not that game could be beaten for 1BBxhour. The question was whether or not Sklansky could beat it for that much. He said no, of course not, nobody can beat that game for 1BBxhour.

I predict that you pulled that number out of your ass.
http://tinyurl.com/s5ud2

yes and no. I recall greenstein (or someone else) saying his win rate was something like .4 - .8BB. Someone else mentioned Sklansky talking about it on 2+2, i might be recalling whatever figure he laid out.