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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EPT9 Grand Final: Daniel Negreanu on Eating

After a series of 'hangry' tweets, Sarah pulls aside Team PokerStars Pro Daniel Negreanu to talk about how he maintains his eating...

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Great Laydown - Erik Seidel AA Vs Daniel Negreanu

Great Laydown at EPT grand final

12 years ago8,013Nathan,

Published 12 years ago

Rousso vs Negreanu - An epic hand

A great hand between Negreanu and Rousso. Impressive!

12 years ago5,479wutr,

Published 12 years ago

PCA Bahamas 2013 - Daniel Negreanu

Interview with Daniel Negreanu from the PCA 2013.

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Published 12 years ago

Negreanu “Haters Stop Hating” on Ivey's Bracelet

We caught a particularly excited Daniel Negreanu on a break from the first ever WSOP Asia Pacific main event to talk about poker d...

12 years ago6,401Michu6,

Published 12 years ago

Daniel Negreanu speaks his mind on QuadJacks Live

Minutes before the 50k Poker Players Championship, Daniel Negreanu opens his mind about how he's been running at the 2012 WSOP so ...

12 years ago23,474Michu6,

Published 12 years ago

Negreanu Turns Up An Hour Late on PokerStars

Negreanu turns up over an hour late to the tournament and still manages to charm the table when he arrives.

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Published 12 years ago

Premier League VI - Daniel Negreanu emotions run high

Premier League VI 2013. Daniel Negreanu found himself under a ton of pressure during a huge hand all in pre-flop versus Jonathan D...

12 years ago4,299Sherminator,

Published 12 years ago

EPT9 London LIVE Final Table - Part 5 ft. Daniel Negreanu

EPT9 London Final Table. LIVE REPLAY part 5. Featuring commentary from Daniel Negreanu!

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Published 12 years ago

EPT9 London LIVE Final Table - Part 4 ft. Daniel Negreanu

EPT9 London Final Table LIVE REPLAY - Part 4 ft. Daniel Negreanu

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.