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

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Daniel Negreanu the Visionary

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

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Daniel Negreanu Value Towns Phil Galfond

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

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The Big Game: Negreanu Shows One

Daniel Negreanu making a bad judgment call on the river

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High Stakes Poker: Negreanu vs Dwan

Dwan getting the best of KidPoker

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Negreanu Pulling a Bluff Against Ike Haxton

Daniel Negreanu makes a river bluff against Isaac Haxton,

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Negreanu Spooks McClean With His Read

Daniel Negreanu with another cool read - McClean freezes up

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Daniel Negreanu with Weird Misclick

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

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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.

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Matusow Flops Perfect Against Negreanu

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

Top Pros AMA and You Still Have Time to Join

If you’ve ever fancied chatting with one of the world’s top poker professionals, now’s your chance to do so – with Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth and Antonio Esfandiari all lined up to take your calls.

The Most Insane Final Table We Can Imagine

When it comes to the Main Event it’s the characters rather than the actual cards which tend to live on in memory – so this fantasy final table reflects that, pitting heroes against anti-heroes, with much more on the line than the $10million and the bracelet.

Negreanu on Ferguson: 'Clearly he doesn't give a shit'

The Canadian maestro is incensed at Ferguson’s refusal to apologise, answer press questions or even give statement on his role in the Full Tilt scandal, a debacle which saw over $440million of player funds disappear into a black hole.

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This Week at The WSOP

​If the first week of the 2016 World Series of Poker brought us the shock returns of both Howard Lederer and Chris Ferguson, and all the talk of recriminations and reprisals which went with it, then the 2nd week hasn’t let us down either.

Table Rage: The Worst Times the Pros Got Mad

Often a combination of the players natural urge to show their emotions and their personality coupled with their awareness of the cameras being present are the perfect recipe to creating memorable and entertaining poker video.

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KidPoker Documentary Review

Netflix's newest poker documentary suffers a number of setbacks. We examine them all in a critical review.

Negreanu Strikes Out at Chris ‘Jesus’ Ferguson

​Daniel Negreanu has reacted to the shock return of Chris ‘Jesus’ Ferguson at this year’s World Series of Poker by lambasting the former Full Tilt pro and co-owner’s decision in a series of Twitter messages online.

Which Country Really has the Best Poker Players?

Many poker enthusiasts find themselves wondering which country has the best poker players in the world and that's precisely the question we'll attempt to answer today.

Pro Rivalries - Hellmuth vs. Negreanu

They are good friends off the table but fierce rivals on it and even their styles of play fit in such a way where the likelihood is that when they meet at the table there will be lots of memorable poker moments for us viewers to enjoy.

Who Will Be the First Player to Cash For $100 Million?

Predicting who will get there first is no easy task considering nobody is even close right now, let’s start by assessing the top 5 from Hendon Mob’s all time money list.