Daniel "KidPoker" Negreanu

Daniel Negreanu is one of the most recognised poker players of all time. Learn how he came to be a poker legend right here.

Biography

Daniel Negreanu is, without a doubt, one of the most recognised players of modern day poker. His huge personality and love for the game have taken him to top of the popularity scale in the eyes of poker fans and professional players.

He was born in Toronto, Canada on July 26th 1974, and started learning poker when he was 15 years old. Negreanu often speaks fondly of the old style of poker grinding, no online, just pure live poker at his local casino. He would grind there like a 9-5 job, and he put less emphasis on how much he was up or down, and more emphasis on improving his game in the long run. This obviously worked out well for him, as he is widely regarded as one of the best poker players ever, with lifetime tournament cashes of around $18m.

He is a regular on most televised poker tournaments or cash games, such as High Stakes Poker, Poker After Dark, and the EPT.

Daniel Negreanu won six World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets and two World Poker Tour Championships. Global Poker Index (GPI) has recognized Negreanu as one of the best players of the past decade.

Negreanu was also named WSOP Player of the Year for the year of 2004 and 2013. In 2014 he was also added in the Poker Hall of Fame with other well known Poker Legends like Doyle Brunson, Stu Ungar, Johnny Chan and others.

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Daniel Negreanu's 2016 WCOOP Final Table

Daniel Negreanu was one of the players who managed to reach the final table of the Pokerstars 2016 WCOOP-71 $2,100 HORSE Event. In...

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PokerStars - The Art of Folding

This video features a hand Daniel Negreanu played against John Hennigan during the North American Poker Tour, a hand in which Negr...

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Poker Hands - Colman Can't Believe Negreanu's Hand

Doug Polk analyses a hand from the $1million buy-in "Big One For One Drop" from the 2015 WSOP. Daniel Negreanu takes a very intere...

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Big One For One Drop - Negreanu's Card Gets Exposed

Daniel Negreanu does some good Hollywooding after his originally exposed card gets replaced by a much better one in this hand agai...

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The Best Poker Rivalries

There have been a number of rivalries on the poker tables over the years, here is a collection of some of the most memorable, incl...

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High Stakes Poker - Negreanu and Eastgate Both Flop Big

Daniel Negreanu and Peter Eastgate both like their hands on the flop in this big hand from High Stakes Poker filmed at the Golden ...

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Daniel Negreanu's Top 5 Poker Moments

Canadian poker legend and Team PokerStars Pro Daniel Negreanu needs no introduction. Check out some of his top televised moments i...

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Poker Superstars - Negreanu and Mortensen Heads-Up

Daniel Negreanu and Carlos Mortensen play heads up in their Super Sixteen round in the 2006 Superstars Poker Championship at the G...

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Negreanu Pulls The Trigger Against Haxton

Daniel Negreanu pulls the trigger in this triple-barrel bluff against Ike Haxton in this hand from the European Poker Tour. Will i...

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Poker Hands - Could You Fold This Set Against Negreanu?

Poker Hands is a series in which Doug Polk analyzes televised hands and shares his thoughts.Daniel Negreanu, 6-time World Series o...

Live Poker Events, 7 years ago

Hellmuth Turns Up Late And Busts Out Early in $300k SHRB

Phil Hellmuth turned up two hours late for the SHRB last night, burned through half his $300k buy-in within minutes and bust out of the event on the first day.

Live Poker Events, 7 years ago

Phil Ivey Grabs Late Seat in Super High Roller Bowl

Guess who’s back? Back in town… it’s Phil Ivey, taking up a late seat in the $300,000 buy-in Super High Roller Bowl.

Hellmuth Hammered on Twitter for Jesus Defence

When Phil Hellmuth defiantly came out in defence of Chris Jesus Ferguson, he opened a whole can of worms about his own skeletons in the closet.

Negreanu Fires Shots at Ferguson and Hellmuth

When Ferguson took 42 seconds out of his day to read to camera he gave the smouldering trash fire of his reputation a prodding back into a glowing flame.

Chris Ferguson’s Apology Just Makes Things Worse

Chris “Jesus” Ferguson came forward to “apologise” for his involvement in Full Tilt’s Black Friday collapse, and the millions of dollars poker players lost or had frozen in its wake.

50 Secrets to Poker Success Calls on Negreanu, Koon and Other Big Names

Journalist Lance Bradley’s new book “The Pursuit of Poker Success” has called on the world’s leading players to chart the route to greatness in the game…

Daniel Negreanu Does The Worst Scotty Nguyen Impressions

Negreanu and Nguyen go way back, and Daniel’s impressions of Scotty go back pretty much as far.

Daniel Negreanu’s Resignation Threats Revealed in 2+2 Feud

A chatlog featuring Daniel Negreanu reveals that PokerStars’ top ambassador told players that his resignation was on the table if his paymasters didn’t fulfil their promise.

Live Poker Events, 7 years ago

When Negreanu Owned Esfandiari For $200k On PNIA!

In a crazy series of straddle-over-straddle-over-straddled pots, the two went head to head again and again, like two pastel be-shirted highlanders.

Daniel Negreanu's SHRB and WSOP Goals May Clash With Priorities

A re-dedication to the game of poker that began last October continues to take up much of Daniel Negreanu's time.