Daniel Negreanu

Name
Daniel Negreanu
Nickname
Kid Poker
Country
Canada
City
Toronto
Poker Room
PokerStars
Global Poker Index
Place: 81st (80th)Points: 1618.67

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Biography

Daniel Negreanu could easily be the most recognized face in poker today. Negreanu has an immense passion for poker and a cunning ability to read his opponents. Although this may make Negreanu out to be a tough, unapproachable player, “Kid Poker” is a light-hearted, friendly, and good-natured player both on and off the felt.

The native of Toronto, Canada got his start in gambling as a young teenager hanging out in pool halls, hustling, betting on sports, and also playing cards. With the encouragement of his parents to always chase his dreams, Daniel decided school just wasn’t in the cards for him. He left high school just one credit short of graduation to focus on poker.

After cleaning up around town, Negreanu decided to head out to Las Vegas at the age of 21. You might think that was all she wrote, but it wasn’t that easy. Daniel only lasted in Vegas for several months before having to return home to Toronto. After taking some time to re-establish his bankroll, it was time to take another shot at it. He may have been broke, but his dreams weren’t shattered just yet.

In 1997, Negreanu was able to perform well enough at the World Poker Finals at Foxwoods to be named the tournament’s “best all-around player”. The following year, Daniel kept things rolling when he became the youngest WSOP champion ever after winning the $2,000 Pot-Limit Hold’em Event. Negreanu kept the title of youngest champion until 2004. Another year later, in 1999, Negreanu captured the title of the United States Poker Championship. This seemed like an amazing run, but the best of Daniel Negreanu was still to come.

A few years down the road in 2004, Negreanu was named the player of the year at the WSOP after he took home another bracelet and netted multiple other cashes. Just shortly after within the same year, Daniel went on to win two WPT events: the Borgata Poker Open and the Five Diamond World Poker Classic.
Simply playing poker isn’t all that Negreanu does though. He regularly writes about the game for various publications and has one of the most widely read poker blogs around today. He also contributed to Doyle Brunson’s Super/System II and even released his own book, Hold’em Wisdom for All Players. On top of that, Daniel has his own training site PokerVT and is also a Team PokerStars’ Pro.

After adding a fourth bracelet to his collection in 2008 and winning the British Columbia Poker Championships, Negreanu is still proving day in and day out that he is one of the greatest players alive today.

Covered Events

Event Place Prize Date
2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
Super High Roller
5th $250,900 January 07 2012
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #58: $10,000 Main Event
211st $47,107 July 19 2011
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #40: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em / Six Handed
20th $24,942 June 25 2011
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #13: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout
59th $4,998 June 10 2011
The Big Event at The Bicycle Casino
The Main Event
37th $9,000 March 10 2011
2011 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$100,000 Super High Roller
2nd $1,000,000 January 08 2011
2010 APPT Sydney
Main Event
9th 36,415 AUD December 12 2010
2010 PokerStars.net EPT Vienna
Main Event
4th €175,000 October 31 2010
2010 PokerStars.com EPT London
Main Event
115th £7,500 October 04 2010
World Series of Poker Europe 2010
Event #4: £10,350 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller Heads-Up
5th £47,045 September 23 2010
2010 World Series of Poker
WSOP Tournament of Champions
6th $25,000 July 04 2010
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #52: $25,000 No-Limit Hold’em / Six Handed
11th $77,569 July 02 2010
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #40: $2,500 Seven Card Razz
29th $5,423 June 23 2010
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #26: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em / Six Handed
16th $23,537 June 16 2010
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #19: $10,000 2-7 Draw Lowball Championship
8th $26,004 June 11 2010
PartyPoker Premier League IV
PartyPoker Premier League IV
4th $80,000 February 19 2010
2009 World Series of Poker Europe
£10,000 WSOPE Main Event
2nd £495,589 October 01 2009
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 55 - $2,500 Limit Deuce to Seven Triple Draw
16th $7,223 July 02 2009
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 53 - $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo 8-or-better
47th $2,696 July 01 2009
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 47 - $2,500 Mixed Hold'em
37th $5,757 June 27 2009
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 38 - $2,000 Limit Hold'em
26th $6,169 June 22 2009
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 18 - $10,000 World Championship Omaha Hi/Lo 8-or-better
4th $130,401 June 10 2009
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 14 - $2,500 Six-handed Limit Hold'em
2nd $138,280 June 08 2009
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 10 - $2,500 Pot Limit Hold'em/Omaha
43rd $5,074 June 06 2009
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 6 - $10,000 World Championship Seven Card Stud
10th $36,267 June 04 2009
2009 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship
$20,000 Heads-up Championship
5th $75,000 March 08 2009
2008 World Series of Poker Europe
£10,000 WSOP Europe Main Event
5th £217,200 October 02 2008
2008 World Series of Poker Europe
Event 2 - £2,500 H.O.R.S.E.
14th £5,500 September 24 2008
2008 World Series of Poker Europe
Event 1 - £1,500 No Limit Hold'em
24th £4,305 September 22 2008
2008 World Series of Poker
Event 45 - $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. World Championship
13th $142,080 June 29 2008
2008 World Series of Poker
Event 28 - $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha w/ Rebuys
7th $123,437 June 16 2008
2008 World Series of Poker
Event 20 - $2,000 Limit Hold'em
1st $204,874 June 12 2008
2008 World Series of Poker
Event 14 - $10,000 Seven-Card Stud World Championship
11th $33,417 June 09 2008
2008 World Series of Poker
Event 5 - $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em w/ Re-buys
22nd $16,496 June 05 2008
2007 World Series of Poker
Event 32 - $2,000 Seven Card Stud
5th $21,321 June 20 2007
2007 World Series of Poker
Event 21 - $1,500 No Limit Holdem Shootout
3rd $101,351 June 13 2007

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