Daniel Negreanu
Daniel Negreanu at the 2005 World Series of Poker
Nickname(s)	Kid Poker[1]
Hometown	Toronto, Ontario
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)	3
Money finishes	26
Highest ITM main event finish	11, 2001
World Poker Tour
Titles	2
Final tables	7 (+1)
Money finishes	13

Daniel Negreanu (born July 26, 1974 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian professional poker player. Daniel Negreanu, Professional Poker Player File links The following pages link to this file: Daniel Negreanu ... The 2005 World Series of Poker opened play on June 2, continuing through the Main Event No Limit World Championship starting on July 7. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Diversity Our Strength Image:Toronto, Ontario Location. ... The WSOP logo The World Series of Poker is the most prestigious set of poker tournaments in the world. ... Non-Main Event gold bracelets given to the event winners during the 2005 WSOP The World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet is the biggest non-monetary prize a poker player can win. ... For a list of words Poker, see the Poker category of words in Wiktionary, the free dictionary The following is a glossary of poker terms used in Wikipedia poker articles. ... The 2001 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binions Horseshoe. ... The World Poker Tour (WPT) is a series of poker tournaments featuring most of the worlds professional players. ... is the 207th day of the year (208th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... A game of Texas hold em in progress. ...

Early life

Daniel Negreanu's parents, Annie and Constantin, moved to Canada from Romania in 1967. When he was several credits short of graduation, Daniel dropped out of high school and began his life as a rounder playing at the local charity casinos and looking for illegal games around the city. While in Toronto, Daniel met and began dating Evelyn Ng, who would also become a well-known professional poker player. After building up his bankroll, he left for Las Vegas at the age of 21 to pursue his dream of becoming a professional poker player. However, "The Strip" got the better of him and he was forced to move back home to Toronto to rebuild his bankroll. The term rounder can mean several things. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Evelyn Ng (born September 14, 1975 in Toronto) is a Canadian professional poker player. ... The south end of The Strip; approximately one third of the entire Strip is represented here. ...

Poker career

In 1997 his luck began to change when he won two events at the World Poker Finals at Foxwoods, earning himself $133,600 as well as being named the tournament's best all-around player. Negreanu followed this triumph in the 1998 World Series of Poker by winning $169,460 at the $2,000 Pot Limit Hold'em event and becoming the youngest WSOP bracelet winner in history — a record he held until 2004.^[2] The Grand Pequot Tower at Foxwoods Foxwoods Resort Casino is a hotel-casino in Ledyard, Connecticut. ... The 1998 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binions Horseshoe. ... The 2007 WSOP Main Event Bracelet A bracelet is awared to each of the winners of the 50+ plus events at the World Series of Poker (WSOP). ...

Over the next few years, he became one of the most successful poker tournament players in history, winning two World Poker Tour (WPT) events, another two World Series bracelets, and appearing at 11 final tables. He was also named the World Series of Poker player of the year in 2004 and World Poker Tour player of the year in 2005. The World Poker Tour (WPT) is a series of poker tournaments featuring most of the worlds professional players. ...

Upon opening, the Wynn Las Vegas resort recruited him as their "Poker Ambassador" to play for any stake in their poker room. The arrangement lasted until October 2005 when he opted out because it was restricting his ability to play for high stakes outside the Wynn. In December 2005, he started his own online poker cardroom "skin" site on his official site, Full Contact Poker, which also includes his blog and a variety of poker forums. He played at his cardroom under the screen name "KidPoker". In 2006, he used Full Contact Poker to launch a competition to select a protege, who Daniel would attempt to mold into a world-class live tournament poker player. In addition, he would pay the protege's entry fee into four $10,000 buy-in events. Daniel's first protege was Brian Fidler. In 2007, Daniel ran a second protege promotion, which was won by Anthony Mak. Wynn Las Vegas Resort and Country Club is a AAA five diamond/Mobil five-star casino resort located on the Las Vegas Strip, in Las Vegas, Nevada. ... Online poker is the game of poker played over the Internet. ... Protege is when ou are good at something at a young age ... Brian Fidler (born 1978?) is the first poker protege of Daniel Negreanu, from Stamford, Connecticut. ...

On June 11, 2007, Negreanu signed with PokerStars, joining Chris Moneymaker, Joe Hachem, Greg Raymer and many other professional poker players who are members of Team PokerStars.^[3] His Full Contact Poker site will return to being a forum and informational site. is the 162nd day of the year (163rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Screenshot of the Pokerstars GUI at a real-money table game. ... Christopher Bryan Moneymaker (born November 21, 1975 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American poker player who won the main event at the 2003 World Series of Poker (WSOP). ... Joseph (Joe) Hachem (pronounced Ha-shem) (Arabic: جوزف هاشم) (born 3 November 1966 in Lebanon) is a Lebanese-Australian poker player. ... Greg Fossilman Raymer (born Gregory Paul Raymer on June 25, 1964) [1] is a professional poker player. ...

Daniel has been a regular at the big game in Bobby's Room, in the Bellagio casino, Las Vegas, for several years. He is a self-admitted action junkie who always seeks new challenges and sets high goals for himself, not only at the poker table but also on the golf course. Unlike many other players, he is very outspoken about his poker results and regularly posts updates in the forums at the Full Contact Poker website. Bellagio is a hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. It is owned by MGM Mirage and was built on the site of demolished Dunes hotel and casino. ...

Some of Negreanu’s success is attributed to his ability to read opponents. When asked about this skill, Negreanu explained that the most important skill he employs is observing what hands his opponents play and how capable they are of playing them.^[4] Poker strategy is a complex subject. ...

He has written over 100 articles for CardPlayer Magazine and contributed to Doyle Brunson's revised book, Super System II. He has tutored on the web as part of Poker School Online and also personally given lessons to celebrities such as Tobey Maguire. In addition, it was announced in early 2006 that Negreanu had assembled a team of "Superstar Contributors" to write a book called Daniel Negreanu's Power Hold'em Strategy. Modeled after Brunson's Super/System, the book delves into every aspect of hold'em, and is due to be released in early 2008. Card Player Magazine is an industry publication specializing in poker strategy and tournament coverage. ... Doyle Brunson, also known as Texas Dolly, (born August 10, 1933 in Longworth, Fisher County, Texas) is an American poker player who has played professionally for over 50 years. ... Super/System is one of the most famous and seminal books about how to play poker. ... Tobias Vincent Maguire (born June 27, 1975) is an American actor. ...

Negreanu has played poker on various TV shows such as Late Night Poker, Poker After Dark, and High Stakes Poker, as well as serving as a commentator and stand-in host on Ultimate Poker Challenge. He also appeared in the third season of Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament. In January 2007, Negreanu appeared in the Fox Reality original series Rob and Amber: Against the Odds in which he mentored reality television personality Rob Mariano in his bid to become a professional poker player. Late Night Poker is a British television show in which Poker players, mostly professionals or strong amateurs, compete in a short series of No-Limit Texas hold em tournament games for a prize of approximately £50,000. ... Poker After Dark is an hour-long late night poker television program on NBC, which debuted January 2007 in its NBC All Night programming lineup, airing six nights a week. ... High Stakes Poker logo High Stakes Poker is a cash game poker television program broadcast by the cable television network GSN in the United States. ... The Ultimate Poker Challenge (UPC) is a series of weekly poker tournaments acting as super-satellites into the series semi-finals. ... The Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament is a series of no limit Texas hold em poker tournaments. ... Fox Reality is a reality TV network on U.S. cable and satellite. ... Reality television is a genre of television programming which presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and features ordinary people instead of professional actors. ... Rob Mariano (born Robert Carlo Mariano on December 25, 1975 in Canton, Massachusetts, better known as Boston Rob) is an American reality TV star best known for appearing in several reality TV shows, partly as a contestant on The Amazing Race and Survivor: All Stars along with his wife, Amber...

Negreanu was named "Favorite Poker Player" at Card Player Magazine's Player of the Year Awards Gala in February 2006.

Negreanu is also featured in the 2006 poker video game Stacked with Daniel Negreanu, providing tips and hints as to how to play effectively.

Personal life

On August 19, 2005 he married Lori Lin Weber and the two reside in Las Vegas, Nevada. Negreanu is easy to spot in a tournament, almost always wearing a hockey jersey and likes to listen to relaxing music like oceanwaves and pan on headphones which he says relaxes him so he can win. His surname is pronounced "Neg-rah-noo" but he is not bothered about how others choose to pronounce it. is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For further information, see Las Vegas metropolitan area and Las Vegas Strip. ...

Daniel is a very open person that likes to talk about his personal life. He has a blog at Full Contact Poker where he posts his thoughts and feelings about different things in life, the poker world and everything.

Daniel is a vegan, and is well-known for eating healthy vegetarian meals at tournaments, which are commonly prepared by his mother. Daniel has expressed many liberal political views throughout his blog including such topics as possible war with Iran and support for Al Gore. Hens kept in cramped conditions — the avoidance of animal suffering is the primary motivation of people who become vegans A vegan is a person who avoids the ingestion or use of animal products. ...

Tournament finishes of over $50,000

As of January 2007, his total live tournament winnings exceed $9,650,000, behind only Jamie Gold and Joseph Hachem. He is the 2nd all-time leading money winner on the WPT circuit, recently passed by Carlos Mortensen in April 2007 at the WPT Championship. With a 2nd place finish at the World Poker Open in Tunica, Mississippi, Negreanu has now cashed in a record 4 consecutive WPT events (which has since been tied by Kirk Morrison), and ties John Juanda in total WPT cashes with 14.^[5] The 2007 WSOP Championship Bracelet The 2007 World Series of Poker (WSOP) began on June 1, 2007. ... The World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions is an invitational freeroll poker event. ... The National Heads-Up Poker Championship is an annual poker tournament held in the United States. ... World Series of Poker circuit events are poker tournaments that take place annually from 2005 onwards as a build-up to the World Series of Poker (WSOP). ... Below are the results of season 3 of the World Poker Tour television series. ... Below are the results of season 3 of the World Poker Tour television series. ... The 2004 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binions Horseshoe after Harrahs Entertainment purchased the casino and the rights to the tournament in January. ... PartyGamings best known brand PartyGaming Plc is an online gambling company, best known for its online poker room PartyPoker. ... Below are the results of season 2 of the World Poker Tour television series. ... The 2003 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binions Horseshoe. ... The 2002 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binions Horseshoe. ... The 2001 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binions Horseshoe. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The 1998 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binions Horseshoe. ... Jamie M. Gold (born August 25, 1969 in Kansas City, Missouri)[1] is an American television producer, poker tournament player, and formerly a talent agent, based in Malibu, California. ... For the Lebanese-Australian actor, see Joe Hasham. ... Juan Carlos El Matador Mortensen (born April 13, 1972 in Ambato, Ecuador) is a professional poker player, known for his loose play and bluffing tactics. ... Tunica is a town in Tunica County, Mississippi, United States, located on the Mississippi River. ... The World Poker Tour (WPT) is a series of poker tournaments featuring most of the worlds professional players. ... Kirk Morrison is a professional poker player originally from Wichita, Kansas, but has lived in New Zealand for a part of his life between 1999 and 2006. ... Johnson Juanda (born July 8, 1971 in Indonesia) is an American professional poker player based in Marina del Rey, California. ... The World Poker Tour (WPT) is a collection of poker tournaments featuring most of the worlds professional players. ...

References

1. ^ How Daniel Negreanu Became "Kid Poker" Retrieved on June 21, 2007.
2. ^ Daniel Negreanu - Official World Poker Tour Profile. Retrieved on March 14, 2007.
3. ^ PokerStars.com: Team Pokerstars Daniel Negreanu
4. ^ Clothes, jobs say a lot about how folks play
5. ^ Hendon Mob Database

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External links

• Official site
• Poker Babes profile
• EveryPoker.com profile
• PokerPages.com profile
• PokerZone profile
• ALL IN Magazine article
• PokerLizard.com interview
• Bluff Magazine interview
• PokerPlayer magazine interview
• Cardschat interview
• Daniel's Vlog hosted by RawVegas.tv
• InsidePoker magazine interview