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 35 - Main Event Commentary

It was commentary box time today for Daniel as he jumps into the ESPN booth with regular commentators Norm and Lon as they watch t...

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Daniel Negreanu 2018 WSOP VLOG: Day 34 - Main Event Madness

It's 2018 Main Event time! As expected as a popular Pokerstars Team Pro player, Daniel Negreanu spends most of Day 1 on the featur...

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Daniel Negreanu 2018 WSOP VLOG: Day 33 - Main Event Preparation!

Gym time, media work and puppies are the plan for Daniel Negreanu as he gets ready to play the big one - the 2018 World Series of ...

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Daniel Negreanu 2018 WSOP VLOG: Day 32 - $10k Stud8 Bubble Time!

Daniel Negreanu takes some time to discuss this year's nominations for the Poker Hall of Fame, giving us his thoughts before tryin...

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Daniel Negreanu 2018 WSOP VLOG: Day 31 - $10k Stud 8

The $10,000 Stud 8 Championship is one of Daniel Negreanu's favourite events, as he looks to build up a stack in Day 1 before taki...

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Daniel Negreanu 2018 WSOP VLOG: Day 30 - Cheerleaders!

A lot of people enjoy cheerleaders, and Daniel Negreanu is no exception as he makes the most of the morning before heading back to...

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Daniel Negreanu 2018 WSOP VLOG: Day 29 - $10k PLO8

Fresh off his final table appearance in the $1,500 PLO8, Daniel Negreanu now takes on the $10,000 Championship version of the same...

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Daniel Negreanu 2018 WSOP VLOG: Day 28 - PLO8 Final Table

It's World Series of Poker Final Table time for Daniel Negreanu as he begins Day 3 of the $1,500 PLO8 as a short stack, but h...

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Daniel Negreanu 2018 WSOP VLOG: Day 27 - We're in the Money!

Daniel Negreanu is hoping this is the start of him turning his 2018 World Series of Poker around as he makes the money of the $1,5...

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Daniel Negreanu 2018 WSOP VLOG: Day 26 - Honouring Maria Ho

Daniel Negreanu has the honour of speaking for close friend Maria Ho at her induction to the inaugral Women in Poker Hall of ...

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