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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7 years ago9,245BestPokerVids,

Published 7 years ago

$478,600 Pot Makes Daniel Negreanu SWEAT!

Daniel Negreanu plays in yet another massive pot on High Stakes Poker. This time he's up against David Benyamine, another regular ...

12 years ago13,680

Published 12 years ago

2011 WCOOP - Event 61 - $10,300 8 Game feat. Negreanu and Katchalov

this is the final table of the 2011 PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker event #61 - $10,300 8-game with big names like D...

8 years ago6,190BestPokerVids,

Published 8 years ago

2015 PCA - Negreanu bluffs Haxton

Daniel Negreanu pulls a huge bluff against Ike Haxton at the 2015 Pokerstars Caribbean Adventure on a stacked table that also host...

8 years ago13,133BestPokerVids,

Published 8 years ago

2016 American Poker Awards - Daniel Negreanu's Moment of the Year

Daniel Negreanu chats to Laura at the American Poker Awards shortly after collecting his GPI "Moment Of The Year" Award which he w...

8 years ago23,320BestPokerVids,

Published 8 years ago

2016 American Poker Awards - Stapes and Negreanu Having a Laugh

Joe Stapleton and Daniel Negreanu having a laugh during the dinner break at the GPI 2016 American Poker Awards at The SLS Hotel in...

8 years ago24,955BestPokerVids,

Published 8 years ago

2016 WPT LA Poker Classic: Day 1 Update

Phil Hellmuth, Daniel Negreanu, Mike Sexton and defending champion Anthony Zinno are in the field as Executive Tournament Director...

5 years ago11,981MalYuhoo,

Published 5 years ago

5 SHOCKING MOMENTS IN POKER

5 of the craziest moments we have seen in poker history. 

13 years ago41,530

Published 13 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 ...

9 years ago7,633ThePokerAces,

Published 9 years ago

Accidental Slowroll Turns Bad Beat

Team America featuring Daniel Negreanu and Phil Hellmuth gets their aces cracked after an accidental slowroll by team Europe with ...

10 years ago8,054LaoTze,

Published 10 years ago

Amazing call from Deeb versus Negreanu

Amazing call from Deeb versus Negreanu

Live Poker Events, 5 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, 5 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, 5 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.