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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Daniel Negreanu 2018 WSOP VLOG: Day 43 - $1.6million One Time!

It's High Roller time for Daniel Negreanu as he takes on Day 1 of the $50,000 buy-in event at the WSOP. There's $1.6million for fi...

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Daniel Negreanu 2018 WSOP VLOG: Day 42 - Main Event Final Table

As the 2018 WSOP draws to a close, Daniel checks in with Phil Hellmuth after the Poker Brat wins his historic 15th bracelet! He th...

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Daniel Negreanu 2018 WSOP VLOG: Day 41 - $1,500 NL/PLO Day 2

Daniel is the short stack as the bubble in Day 2 of the $1,500 Mized NLHE/PLO event approaches, but can he work his magic and spin...

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He Makes $125,000 PER DAY Playing Poker??

Justin Bonomo has had an incredible year, winning a number of titles, none more so than in the Big One For One Drop for $10mi...

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Daniel Negreanu 2018 WSOP VLOG: Day 40 - Bag n Tag... Cash?

After a less than steller WSOP so far, Daniel Negreanu is hoping to finish the series with a bang, starting with hopefully making ...

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Daniel Negreanu 2018 WSOP VLOG: Day 39 - $3k PLO Day 2

Daniel Negreanu is looking to make his 4th cash of the 2018 WSOP in the $3k 6-Max PLO as he heads down for Day 2, but will power o...

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Daniel Negreanu 2018 WSOP VLOG: Day 38 - $3k PLO Bag & Tag

Daniel late reg's the $3000 Pot Limit Omaha 6-Max event after a few drinks the night before, but this doesn't stop him from baggin...

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Daniel Negreanu 2018 WSOP VLOG: Day 37 - Main Event Day 3

After railing Phil Hellmuth for a short while on the feature table during Day 3 of the 2018 WSOP Main Event, Daniel heads off to t...

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Daniel Negreanu 2018 WSOP VLOG: Day 36 - PLO with Phil Kessel

Another day and another WSOP event for Daniel to try and run deep in! This time it's the Pot Limit Omaha bounty tournament, and du...

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Know When to Hold'em... Know When to Fold'em!

Kenny Rogers' famous line "You got to know when to hold'em, know when to fold'em" doesn't ring more true than in this collection o...

Daniel Negreanu Rails Against $10 Million First Place Prize in WSOP Main Event

Big:T;he main marketing point of this year’s World Series of Poker Main Event was the $10 million prize guaranteed for the winner. Right after the announcement of the huge cash prize was made,

Daniel Negreanu Applauds Victoria Coren's Decision to Leave PokerStars

Poker Hall of Famer and Team PokerStars Pro Daniel Negreanu blogged his opinion on fellow team member Victoria Coren's announcement that she would no longer be affiliated with PokerStars since the

Daniel Negreanu Speaks Up About Recent Changes on PokerStars

Big:A;s expected, 'KidPoker' recently came out with his explanation of the most recent changes on PokerStars, with special focus on the one most talked about – the rake increase. What was also

Poker Hall of Famers 2014 Announced: Negreanu and McClelland Inducted

Big:T;he results for the 2014 Poker Hall of Fame election are now in. The two who will be joining poker’s elite society are Daniel Negreanu and Jack McClelland. They will become 47th and 48th

Daniel Negreanu Defends Spin & Gos, Slams Online Grinders

Daniel Negreanu slams online grinders for balking the new PokerStars Spin and Go formats

Daniel Negreanu: Guide to Poker Hall of Fame

Daniel Negreanu has never been shy to share his opinions on poker (and non-poker) related matters. With the Poker Hall of Fame inductions looming, he recently published a blog in which he explains

10 Finalists for the Poker Hall of Fame Revealed: Negreanu Makes the Shortlist

After the public vote has been completed on WSOP.com and the Poker Hall of Fame Governing Council, the final list of ten nominees for the Poker Hall of Fame for 2014 has been revealed. At this point,

Negreanu, Kessler Take a Stand for Amateur Players

Poker pros Daniel Negreanu and Allen Kessler recently spoke out against what both perceive to be elements of unfairness in tournament poker, especially to recreational or amateur players who do not

Daniel Negreanu Claims He Could Beat Online High Stakes NLHE Games – Million Dollar Prop Bet in the Making?

Best poker players in the world did not become a part of this elite society by accident. They may have been lucky on some occasions, some maybe more than the others, but in general – they have the

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Daniel Negreanu Cashes 9 Times at 2014 WSOP

While most will point to Daniel Negreanu's second place showing in the $1 million Big One for One Drop for a payday of more than $8 million as a successful summer at the WSOP, the Canadian pro's