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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High Stakes Poker - Negreanu Vs Hansen $600k Pot

Daniel Negreanu and Gus Hansen play a huge near $600k pot as they both flop massive hands in this episode of High Stakes Poker fil...

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Daniel Negreanu Playing on PokerStars New Jersey

Daniel Negreanu is in New Jersey playing on the recently launched Pokerstars NJ software and showing us his streaming setup

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Poker Controversy & Etiquette

Though a simple game there are actually a lot of rules in poker, both written and unwritten. What happens when the rules are broke...

9 years ago38,226BestPokerVids,

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Big One For One Drop - Negreanu VS Colman

With $15.3million for the winner, Daniel Negreanu and Dan Colman play a big pot heads-up in the $1million buy-in Big One For One D...

9 years ago17,699BestPokerVids,

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Negreanu Talks Politics

Shaun Majumber from 22 Minutes questions Daniel Negreanu about the upcoming US Presidential elections and the respective hopefuls

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2016 American Poker Awards - Stapes and Negreanu Having a Laugh

Joe Stapleton and Daniel Negreanu having a laugh during the dinner break at the GPI 2016 American Poker Awards at The SLS Hotel in...

9 years ago25,201BestPokerVids,

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2016 WPT LA Poker Classic: Day 1 Update

Phil Hellmuth, Daniel Negreanu, Mike Sexton and defending champion Anthony Zinno are in the field as Executive Tournament Director...

9 years ago27,237BestPokerVids,

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The 2016 American Poker Awards

Kara Scott and Joe Stapleton introduce the 2nd edition of the American Poker Awards live from The SLS Hotel in Los Angeles, hosted...

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2016 American Poker Awards - Daniel Negreanu's Moment of the Year

Daniel Negreanu chats to Laura at the American Poker Awards shortly after collecting his GPI "Moment Of The Year" Award which he w...

9 years ago12,074BestPokerVids,

Published 9 years ago

Global Poker League - Quotes from the Stars

A compilation of great quotes about the Global Poker League from leaders within the poker industry and world-class professional po...

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.