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Daniel Negreanu -
Kid Poker
Daniel Negreanu is one of the best cash game and tournament
players in the world today, with three World Series of Poker bracelets and
tournament winnings, as of August 2006, that exceed $8,400,000. This is
particularly remarkable because Negreanu only arrived in Las Vegas in 1995, at
the age of 21. By 1998, Negreanu had won his first World Series of Poker title
in $2,000 Pot Limit Hold’em, and in 2004, he won over $4 million in major
tournaments and ranked second on the 2004 Money List. It was in 2004 that
Negreanu won the World Series of Poker’s Player of the Year award and collected
his third bracelet. He was also named Player of the Year by Card Player Magazine
in 2004. Daniel was recently recruited by
PokerStars.com to be a member of the their team.
Daniel Negreanu, (Neg-rah-noo) was born in 1974 in Toronto, Canada. His parents
had immigrated to Canada from Romania in 1967. Shortly before graduation,
Negreanu dropped out of high school to pursue a career as a rounder, playing at
local charity casinos and in illegal games in Toronto. After building up his
savings, Negreanu moved to Las Vegas in 1995 to pursue his dream of playing
professional poker. During this first stay in Las Vegas, Negreanu ran into
personal financial difficulties and was forced to move back to Toronto to
rebuild his savings. Upon returning to Las Vegas, his luck started to change
quickly. In 1997, Negreanu won two events at the World Poker Finals at Foxwoods,
earning $133,600 and being named the tournaments best all-around player. In the
1998 World Series of Poker he won $169,460 at the $2,000 Pot Limit Hold’em event
and became the youngest WSOP bracelet winner in history to that time. In the
following years, Negreanu won two World Poker Tour events, two more WSOP
bracelets, and appeared at 11 final tables. In 2007, Daniel teamed up with
Stars. Visit PokerStars.net today and be sure to use the
bonus code in order to receive the best available bonus.
Negreanu’s tournament winnings through 2006 make him one of the most successful
tournament players in history. Negreanu’s first place finishes since 2004
include the 2004 World Series of Poker $2,000 Limit Hold’em - $169,100, 2004
Championship Poker at the Plaza $10,000 No Limit Hold’em - $310,000, 2004
Borgata Poker Opened $10,000 No Limit Hold’em - $1,117,400, 2004 The Five
Diamond World Poker Classic II $15,000 No Limit Hold’em - $1,770,218, and the
2006 Jack Binion WSOP Tournament Circuit-Grand Tunica $10,000 No Limit Hold’em -
$755,525. Play with Daniel Negreanu today at PokerStar.net
and see if you can take down this world class poker pro.
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