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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14 years ago45,479

Published 14 years ago

Negreanu Interview on Slowrolls, TV shows and Europe

Daniel Negreanu is back with another interview on PokerTube with Rikard Aberg. He recently had his best result in an EPT by finish...

15 years ago16,788PokerTube,

Published 15 years ago

Negreanu during HU Quarterfinal

We are down to the final 8, or 5 to be precise, in the £10,350 High Roller HU event at the WSOP-E in London. Three players, Ram V...

15 years ago41,628

Published 15 years ago

50 minutes with Daniel Negreanu

During some WCOOP events on PokerStars, Daniel Negreanu took some time to make this really nice interview with PokerTube. We talk ...

15 years ago14,773

Published 15 years ago

PokerStars Big Game, Negreanus Favourites 2/2

Daniels Choice of Hands

15 years ago19,711

Published 15 years ago

PokerStars Big Game, Negreanus Favourites 1/2

Daniels Choice of Hands

15 years ago23,626

Published 15 years ago

Negreanu, Schwartz, Mizzi, Elky, Gus, Golser, TonyG and Blom

The High Roller event in Monte Carlo will have one of the toughest fields ever in poker. You have so many of the top names in the ...

15 years ago15,964

Published 15 years ago

Negreanu back in Monaco

Daniel Negreanu is back at one of his favourite destinations for the year - The PokerStars EPT Final in Monte Carlo. DN in PT inte...

15 years ago12,976

Published 15 years ago

PCA 2010: Golf with Daniel Negreanu

Some PokerStars Qualifiers won themselves a treat on Day 1B to tee-up with Daniel Negreanu on the magnificent Ocean Club Golf Cour...

16 years ago23,513

Published 16 years ago

Half an Hour with Negreanu

Recently Bluff Magazine made a list on the most marketable players in the poker industry, and of course this list was topped by Da...

16 years ago5,170

Published 16 years ago

EPT 6 Barcelona Day 5: Daniel Negreanus Rap

Team PokerStars PRO Daniel Negreanus musical treat from Barcelona.

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.