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Daniel Negreanu

Name: Daniel Negreanu
Nickname: Kid Poker
Country: Canada
City: Toronto
Poker Room: PokerStars
Total winnings: $ 14,603,452
Cashes: 173
First place Finishes: 38

Biography

Daniel Negreanu could easily be the most recognized face in poker today. Negreanu has an immense passion for poker and a cunning ability to read his opponents. Although this may make Negreanu out to be a tough, unapproachable player, “Kid Poker” is a light-hearted, friendly, and good-natured player both on and off the felt.

The native of Toronto, Canada got his start in gambling as a young teenager hanging out in pool halls, hustling, betting on sports, and also playing cards. With the encouragement of his parents to always chase his dreams, Daniel decided school just wasn’t in the cards for him. He left high school just one credit short of graduation to focus on poker.

After cleaning up around town, Negreanu decided to head out to Las Vegas at the age of 21. You might think that was all she wrote, but it wasn’t that easy. Daniel only lasted in Vegas for several months before having to return home to Toronto. After taking some time to re-establish his bankroll, it was time to take another shot at it. He may have been broke, but his dreams weren’t shattered just yet.

In 1997, Negreanu was able to perform well enough at the World Poker Finals at Foxwoods to be named the tournament’s “best all-around player”. The following year, Daniel kept things rolling when he became the youngest WSOP champion ever after winning the $2,000 Pot-Limit Hold’em Event. Negreanu kept the title of youngest champion until 2004. Another year later, in 1999, Negreanu captured the title of the United States Poker Championship. This seemed like an amazing run, but the best of Daniel Negreanu was still to come.

A few years down the road in 2004, Negreanu was named the player of the year at the WSOP after he took home another bracelet and netted multiple other cashes. Just shortly after within the same year, Daniel went on to win two WPT events: the Borgata Poker Open and the Five Diamond World Poker Classic.
Simply playing poker isn’t all that Negreanu does though. He regularly writes about the game for various publications and has one of the most widely read poker blogs around today. He also contributed to Doyle Brunson’s Super/System II and even released his own book, Hold’em Wisdom for All Players. On top of that, Daniel has his own training site PokerVT and is also a Team PokerStars’ Pro.

After adding a fourth bracelet to his collection in 2008 and winning the British Columbia Poker Championships, Negreanu is still proving day in and day out that he is one of the greatest players alive today.

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Tournaments and Winnings

Tournament	Place	Winnings
42nd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2011
$ 5,000 No Limit Hold'em - Six Handed	20^th	$24,942
$ 1,500 No Limit Hold'em - Shootout	59^th	$4,998
Ninth Annual Five Star World Poker Classic
$ 100,000 Super High Roller Event - No Limit Hold'em	3^rd	$448,320
The Big Event
$ 4,750 Main Event - No Limit Hold'em	37^th	$9,000
PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$ 100,000 No Limit Hold'em - Super High Roller Event	2^nd	$1,000,000
APPT - Sydney
A$ 6,000 No Limit Hold'em - Main Event	9^th	36,415 AUD
EPT Vienna
€ 5,000 No Limit Hold'em - Main Event	4^th	€175,000
EPT London
£ 5,000 No Limit Hold'em - Main Event (UKIPT Grand Final)	115^th	£7,500
2010 World Series Of Poker - Europe
£ 10,000 No Limit Hold'em - High Roller Heads-Up	8^th	£47,045
EPT Vilamoura
€ 1,100 No Limit Hold'em	1^st	€8,253
41st World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2010
$ 25,000 No Limit Hold'em - Six Handed	11^th	$77,569
Tournament of Champions	6^th	$25,000
$ 2,500 Seven Card Razz	29^th	$5,423
$ 2,500 No Limit Hold'em - Six Handed	16^th	$23,537
$ 10,000 No Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball Championships	8^th	$26,004
Party Poker Premier League IV
Final Table	4^th	$80,000
Heads-Up 2	1^st
Heat 6	1^st	$32,000
Heat 5	4^th	$12,000
Heat 3	5^th	$8,000
Heat 1	8^th
2010 L.A. Poker Classic
$ 10,000 No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event	66^th	$19,310
2009 World Series Of Poker - Europe
£ 10,000 No Limit Hold'em - World Championship Event	2^nd	£495,589
Caesars Cup - Europe vs USA	2^nd
40th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2009
$ 2,500 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball	16^th	$7,223
$ 1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo	47^th	$2,690
$ 2,500 Mixed Limit/No Limit Hold'em	37^th	$5,757
$ 2,000 Limit Hold'em	26^th	$6,169
$ 10,000 World Championship Omaha Hi/Lo	4^th	$130,401
$ 2,500 Limit Hold'em - Six Handed	2^nd	$138,280
$ 2,500 Pot Limit Omaha/Hold'em	43^rd	$5,074
$ 10,000 World Championship Seven Card Stud	10^th	$36,266
NBC National Heads-Up Championship 2009
$ 20,000 No Limit Hold'em	5^th	$75,000
PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
Wold Cup of Poker - Team Event	9^th	$1,000
Poker After Dark V
$ 20,000 Week 11 - Magnificent Six	3^rd
$ 20,000 Week 5 - Dream Table III	5^th
British Columbia Poker Championships
C$ 2,500 No Limit Hold'em	1^st	371,910 CAD
2008 World Poker Finals
$ 9,700 No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event	35^th	$21,320
6th Annual Festa Al Lago Classic
$ 15,000 WPT Championship	50^th	$7,105
2008 World Series Of Poker - Europe
£ 10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em	5^th	£217,200
£ 2,500 Limit H.O.R.S.E.	14^th	£5,500
£ 1,500 No Limit Hold'em	24^th	£4,305
39th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2008
$ 50,000 H.O.R.S.E.	13^th	$142,080
$ 5,000 Pot Limit Omaha	7^th	$123,437
$ 2,000 Limit Hold'em	1^st	$204,863
$ 10,000 World Championship Seven Card Stud	11^th	$33,417
$ 1,000 No Limit Hold'em	22^nd	$16,496
EPT Grand Final
€ 10,000 Stars of Poker - No Limit Hold'em	9^th
Sixth Annual Five Star World Poker Classic - WPT World Championship
$ 25,000 No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event	76^th	$39,570
The 2nd Annual Jennifer Harman Charity Poker Tournament
$ 300 No Limit Hold'em	3^rd
Poker After Dark III
$ 20,000 Week 6 - "International"	6^th
$ 20,000 Week 2 - "19th Hole"	4^th
$ 20,000 Week 1 - "Dream Table"	5^th
2007 Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic
$ 15,000 Doyle Brunson Classic - No Limit Hold'em	14^th	$96,355
Pokerstars World Cup of Poker
No Limit Hold'em - Team Event	4^th	€4,000
38th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2007
$ 2,000 Seven Card Stud	5^th	$21,321
$ 1,500 No Limit Hold'em - Shootout	3^rd	$101,351
Poker After Dark II
$ 20,000 Week 12 - International Event	5^th
$ 20,000 Week 16 - Rivals Week	5^th
$ 20,000 Week 15 - WPT Multiple Winners	4^th
WPT Poker by the Book: Chapter 2
No Limit Hold'em	5^th
2007 Gold Strike World Poker Open
$ 10,000 Main Event - No Limit Hold'em	2^nd	$502,691
PokerStars Caribbean Poker Adventure
$ 7,800 WPT Championship Event - No Limit Hold'em	130^th	$11,797
Poker After Dark
$ 20,000 Week 2	1^st	$120,000
Fifth Annual Five Diamond World Poker Classic
$ 15,000 WPT Doyle Brunson North American Poker Classic - No Limit Hold'em	3^rd	$592,000
2006 World Poker Finals
$ 9,700 WPT Championship Event - No Limit Hold'em	27^th	$25,757
37th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2006
$ 10,000 No Limit Texas Hold'em - World Championship Event	229^th	$42,882
$ 2,500 Pot Limit Hold'em	38^th	$3,878
$ 10,000 Pot Limit Omaha	20^th	$12,295
$ 2,000 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo	7^th	$48,776
$ 2,500 Short Handed No Limit Hold'em	8^th	$38,852
Tournament of Champions
No Limit Hold'em	2^nd	$325,000
Intercontinental Poker Championship
Round 2 - Group A	3^rd
Round 1 - Group A	7^th
Calvin Ayre Wild Card Poker Tournament
No Limit Hold'em	4^th
Party Poker Football & Poker Legends Cup
Canada vs Australia	4^th
Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament Season 3
Final 16 - Group D - Match 2	2^nd
Final 16 - Group D - Match 1	2^nd
Heat 19	4^th
Heat 14	5^th
Heat 12	4^th
Heat 6	1^st	$10,000
Heat 4	1^st	$10,000
2006 National Heads-Up Poker Championship
Heads Up No Limit Hold'em	5^th	$75,000
Jack Binion WSOP Circuit Event
$ 10,000 Championship Event - No Limit Hold'em	1^st	$755,525
FullTiltPoker.Net Championship
$ 20,000 No Limit Hold'em	4^th	$66,000
36th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2005
$ 3,000 Limit Hold'em	22^nd	$6,725
$ 2,000 Limit Hold'em	36^th	$3,665
World Poker Tour Battle of Champions III
No Limit Hold'em	4^th
2005 L.A. Poker Classic
PPT - No Limit Hold'em	3^rd	$60,000
The Sixth Annual Jack Binion World Poker Open
$ 10,000 World Poker Open Championship Event - No Limit Hold'em	3^rd	$384,322
2005 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$ 7,800 WPT Main Event - No Limit Hold'em	75^th	$11,600
Five-Diamond World Poker Classic
$ 15,000 World Poker Tour Championship - No Limit Hold'em	1^st	$1,770,218
2004 Borgata Poker Open - WPT
$ 10,000 No Limit Hold'em Final Day	1^st	$1,117,400
World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions
No Limit Hold'em - Tournament of Champions	7^th
2004 Orleans Open
$ 1,000 No Limit Hold'em Championship	6^th	$13,315
Championship Poker at the Plaza
$ 10,000 No Limit Hold'em	1^st	$310,000
35th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2004
$ 5,000 Pot Limit Omaha	8^th	$45,000
$ 1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout	9^th	$5,000
$ 2,000 Limit Hold'em	1^st	$169,100
$ 2,500 Limit Hold'em	7^th	$21,800
$ 1,000 No-Limit Hold'em	3^rd	$100,940
$ 2,000 No-Limit Hold'em	43^rd	$4,440
2004 Bellagio Five-Star World Poker Classic/WPT Championship
$ 25,000 WPT No Limit Hold'em Championship Final Day	42^nd	$33,266
2004 - PartyPoker.com Million III Limit Hold'em
$ 7,000 Limit Hold'em Championship Final Day	2^nd	$675,178
2004 - Bay 101 Shooting Stars
$ 5,000 WPT No Limit Hold'em Championship Final Day	17^th	$7,980
2004 PokerStars.com Caribbean Adventure
$ 7,500 No Limit Hold'em	3^rd	$192,270
2003 Bellagio Five-Diamond World Poker Classic
$ 2,500 Pot Limit Hold'em	4^th	$20,079
2003 Showdown at the Sands
$ 10,000 No Limit Hold'em - Main Event	6^th	$67,900
2003 Four Queens Poker Classic
$ 5,000 No Limit Hold'em - Main Event	6^th	$21,170
2003 Legends of Poker
$ 300 No Limit Hold'em	4^th	$10,415
Summer Tournament 2003
€ 10,000 Grand Prix de Paris / WPT	7^th	€26,800
34th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2003
$ 3,000 No Limit Hold'em	2^nd	$210,980
$ 2,000 S.H.O.E.	1^st	$100,440
$ 2,000 Pot Limit Hold'em	6^th	$13,940
$ 1,500 Seven Card Stud	13^th	$2,460
2003 L.A. Poker Classic
$ 1,000 Seven Card Stud	13^th	$1,285
$ 500 Pot Limit Omaha	1^st	$49,400
$ 500 No Limit Hold'em	13^th	$1,910
$ 500 Omaha Hi/Lo	19^th	$770
The Fourth Annual Jack Binion World Poker Open
$ 1,000 Omaha Hi/Lo	12^th	$1,362
Bellagio Five Diamond Poker Classic - 2002
$ 1,000 Pot Limit Hold'em	6^th	$4,685
$ 1,000 Limit Hold'em	14^th	$1,558
2002 World Poker Finals
$ 300 Seven Card Stud	10^th	$1,100
Costa Rica Classic
$ 10 No Limit Hold'em	8^th	$1,200
2002 Four Queens Poker Classic
$ 1,000 Limit Hold'em	2^nd	$9,940
Hall of Fame Poker Classic 2002
$ 2,500 Limit Hold'em	1^st	$25,850
$ 1,500 No Limit Hold'em	9^th	$2,380
$ 1,000 Limit Hold'em	1^st	$24,820
2002 Legends of Poker
$ 1,000 No Limit Hold'em	1^st	$44,800
$ 500 Omaha Hi/Lo	1^st	$22,600
$ 300 7-Card Stud Hi/Lo	1^st	$22,560
Linda Johnson Celebrity Challenge 2002
$ 500 No Limit Hold'em Championship - Linfa Johnson Challenge	1^st	$69,160
$ 10 No Limit Hold'em - Daniel Negreanu Challenge	4^th	$3,095
California State Poker Championship 2002
$ 500 Omaha Hi/Lo / Hold'em	6^th	$2,205
33rd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2002
$ 5,000 Omaha Hi/Lo Split	2^nd	$85,400
$ 1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout	8^th	$6,180
$ 2,500 Omaha Hi/Lo Split	11^th	$4,060
Shooting Star Tournament
$ 1,500 No Limit Hold'em	9^th	$4,050
Late Night Poker Series 5
Game 5	6^th
2002 L.A. Poker Classic
$ 300 Limit Hold'em	10^th	$5,119
$ 1,000 Omaha Hi/Lo	1^st	$46,740
$ 300 Limit Hold'em	2^nd	$84,987
$ 500 Pot Limit Hold'em	1^st	$41,995
$ 1,500 Limit Hold'em	14^th	$15,390
$ 500 Pot Limit Omaha	17^th	$924
2001 United States Poker Championship
$ 500 No Limit Hold'em	2^nd	$19,300
$ 300 No Limit Hold'em	7^th	$1,920
$ 300 Seven Card Stud	8^th	$1,568
2001 World Poker Finals
$ 300 No Limit Hold'em	1^st	$35,260
2001 Four Queens Poker Classic
$ 1,000 No Limit Hold'em	8^th	$2,182
$ 500 Omaha Eight or Better	1^st	$16,684
2001 Legends of Poker
$ 1,000 7 Card Stud	1^st	$22,000
$ 1,000 Omaha Hi-Lo	5^th	$3,685
2001 World Heads Up Poker Championship
$ 2,175 No Limit Hold'em	19^th	$504
Austrian Masters 2001
ATS 34,400 World Heads Up Poker Championships Finals	17^th	7,940 ATS
32nd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2001
$ 10,000 Championship Event - No Limit Hold'em	11^th	$63,940
$ 1,500 Razz	4^th	$12,570
The Second Annual Jack Binion World Poker Open
$ 1,000 Pot Limit Hold'em	2^nd	$22,698
2001 L.A. Poker Classic
$ 300 Limit Hold'em	8^th	$6,312
$ 1,000 HORSE	5^th	$5,160
$ 300 Omaha Hi/Lo	9^th	$1,220
1st Annual World Poker Challenge
$ 5,000 No Limit Hold'em Championship	3^rd	$82,935
$ 300 Limit 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo	1^st	$22,503
2000 United States Poker Championship
$ 500 No Limit Hold'em	3^rd	$8,200
$ 500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split	7^th	$1,875
1999 United States Poker Championship
$ 7,500 Texas Hold'em Championship Event	1^st	$210,000
$ 1,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Split	6^th	$3,015
$ 1,000 Limit Hold'em	2^nd	$20,700
$ 500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split	5^th	$2,767
1999 Legends of Poker
$50000 Points Championship Play-off	8^th	$100
$ 1,000 7 Card Stud	2^nd	$14,950
$ 1,000 7 Card Stud Hi-Lo	2^nd	$17,250
$ 500 7 Card Stud Hi-Lo	7^th	$1,750
$ 300 Omaha Hi-Lo	1^st	$20,400
California State Poker Championship 1999
$ 1,000 No Limit Hold'em Championship	3^rd	$13,900
30th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 1999
$ 2,500 Omaha 8 or Better	12^th	$5,580
1999 Winnin' o' the Green
$ 200 Omaha Hi/Lo Split	1^st	$8,960
$ 100 No Limit Hold'em	2^nd	$5,605
LA Poker Classic VIII
$ 1,000 7 Card Stud	8^th	$1,920
$ 500 No Limit Hold'em	9^th	$2,400
$ 500 Omaha Hi/Lo Split	4^th	$5,810
$ 300 Limit Hold'em Shootout	1^st	$23,940
1998 United States Poker Championship
$ 1,000 Omaha Hi/Lo Split	6^th	$2,295
1998 National Championship of Poker
$ 100 Limit Hold'em	9^th	$1,245
1998 Heavenly Hold'em
$ 300 No Limit Hold'em	9^th	$1,206
$ 100 Limit Hold'em	1^st	$33,078
1998 Orleans Open
$ 230 Limit Hold'em	3^rd	$6,572
$ 230 Seven Card Stud/Hold'em	1^st	$18,490
California State Poker Championship 1998
$ 300 Limit Hold'em	1^st	$40,320
29th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 1998
$ 2,000 Hold'em Pot Limit	1^st	$169,460
1998 L.A. Poker Classic
$ 300 No Limit Hold'em	6^th	$3,685
$ 300 Limit Hold'em	7^th	$2,715
1997 World Poker Finals
$ 1,500 Limit Hold'em	1^st	$38,400
$ 100 Limit Hold'em	1^st	$14,000
$ 100 7 Card Stud	6^th	$2,664
Heavenly Hold'em
$ 200 Pot Limit Hold'em	8^th	$680
$ 200 Limit Hold'em	1^st	$18,800
1997 Orleans Open
$ 200 Limit Hold'em	10^th	$1,050

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