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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HSP: Tom Dwan Crazy Hero Call

Tom Dwan making insane hero call against Daniel Negreanu on the river

10 years ago6,110ThePokerAces,

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Daniel Negreanu the Visionary

Daniel Negreanu calling exact cards on turn and the river against Jerry Buss

10 years ago10,642ThePokerAces,

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Daniel Negreanu Value Towns Phil Galfond

Daniel Negreanu flopping huge and going for the max value against Phil Galfond

10 years ago8,643ThePokerAces,

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The Big Game: Negreanu Shows One

Daniel Negreanu making a bad judgment call on the river

10 years ago6,094ThePokerAces,

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High Stakes Poker: Negreanu vs Dwan

Dwan getting the best of KidPoker

11 years ago10,062ThePokerAces,

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Negreanu Pulling a Bluff Against Ike Haxton

Daniel Negreanu makes a river bluff against Isaac Haxton,

11 years ago7,348ThePokerAces,

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Negreanu Spooks McClean With His Read

Daniel Negreanu with another cool read - McClean freezes up

11 years ago6,976ThePokerAces,

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Daniel Negreanu with Weird Misclick

Negreanu makes an 11x raise on the button, genuine mistake or a move?

11 years ago9,736ThePokerAces,

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Aussie Millions: Phil Ivey Misreading His Hand

Phil Ivey misreading his hand in a pot against Daniel Negreanu and Mike McDonald. Ike Haxton finds it very amusing.

11 years ago8,754ThePokerAces,

Published 11 years ago

Matusow Flops Perfect Against Negreanu

Mike Matusow catches a monster against Daniel Negreanu on High Stakes Poker

Daniel Negreanu Responds to Joe Ingram and Doug Polk on His Podcast

The first person KidPoker called out by name wasn’t Polk, however - it was Joe Ingram.

Trina and The Troublemakers in a Very Full House!

Despite sounding like a 60’s ‘rock’n’roll’ band, Katrina Landry and her band of followers are in fact a poker-loving part of a growing community.

Daniel Negreanu Off the Tourney Circuit Because of Surgery

Daniel Negreanu’s return to the top-flight of high-stakes tournament poker with an excellent run this week at the US Poker Open will have to be put on hold.

It’s #GameOn for the Usain Bolt and Kevin Hart Final Heads-Up

Usain Bolt will be looking for revenge and ultimate victory this week as the PokerStars #GameOn Challenge comes to an epic conclusion.

‘Arm the Teachers’ Says Doyle Brunson as Pros React to School Shooting

The Parkland school shooting in Florida which has so far claimed the lives of 17 people was the main focus of the poker world’s Twitter users.

Live Poker Events, 7 years ago

Chi Zhang Wins the €50K Super High Roller at the PartyPoker MILLIONS Germany for €800,000

British poker pro Chi Zhang topped the field in the €50,000 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Germany Super High Roller at the Kings Casino, winning €800,000.

Go to WSOP and Get Coached by Daniel Negreanu

If you ever fancied playing the WSOP and being coached by a legend of the game in the process, then the ‘Above the Fold’ charity poker night is the place to be.

Uber Drivers Alleged Hell Ride With Phil Hellmuth

During the weekend a screengrab of an Uber driver complaining about Phil Hellmuth surfaced on the web.

Jason Koon’s Stem Cell Treatment a Success!

It’s not often poker players suffer injuries at the table, but the modern-day emphasis on fitness for those long grinds has certainly seen a few off the tables.

Live Poker Events, 7 years ago

Keith Tilston Takes Down US Poker Open $50K Main Event for $660,000

It has been a week to remember for Keith Tilston, taking on the world’s best and walking off with the biggest cash of his life - $660,000.