Daniel Negreanu

Name: Daniel Negreanu
Nickname: Kid Poker
Current Residence: Las Vegas, Nev.
Birth Date: July 26, 1974
Birth Place: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Poker Room: Poker Stars

Daniel Negreanu may well be the best-liked player in poker.

Young, talented and friendly - on or away from the table - it's easy to see how he has nearly as many distinctions for his positive image as for his countless tournament victories. It's also not surprising then, based on both reputation and tournament success, that PokerStars.com has chosen Negreanu to represent them as one of their elite sponsored pros.

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Trivia

Won his first WSOP bracelet at age 23
Known as one of the nicest players in poker
Featured author in Doyle Brunson's Super/System 2

Recent Tournament Placings

Tournament	Place	Winnings
2008 WSOP, Event 45, World Championship H.O.R.S.E.	13th	$142,080
2008 WSOP, Event 28, Pot-Limit Omaha w/Rebuys	7th	$123,437
2008 WSOP, Event 20, Limit Hold'em	1st	$204,434
2008 WSOP, Event 14, World Championship 7-Card Stud	11th	$33,417
2008 WSOP, Event 5, No-Limit Hold'em w/re-buys	22nd	$16,496
WPT Season 6, WPT World Championship	76th	$39,570
WPT Season 6, Bellagio Five Diamond World Poker Classic	14th	$96,355
2007 WSOP, Event 32, 7-Card Stud	5th	$21,321
2007 WSOP, Event 21, No-Limit Hold'em Shootout	3rd	$101,351
WPT Season 5, World Poker Open	2nd	$502,691
WPT Season 5, Bellagio Five Diamond World Poker Classic	3rd	$592,000
2006 WSOP, Event 39, No-Limit Texas Hold'em Championship...	229th	$42,882
2006 WSOP, Event 29, Pot-Limit Hold'em	38th	$3,878
2006 WSOP, Event 16, Pot-Limit Omaha	20th	$12,295
2006 WSOP, Event 8, Omaha Hi-Lo Split	7th	$48,776
2006 WSOP, Event 5, No-Limit Hold'em Short-Handed, 6/table	8th	$38,852
2005 WSOP, Event 36, $3,000 Limit Hold'em	22nd	$6,725
2005 WSOP, Event 10, $2,000 Limit Hold'em	36th	$3,665
2004 WSOP, Event 31, Pot-Limit Omaha	8th	$45,000
2004 WSOP, Event 15, $2,000 Limit Hold'em	1st	$169,100

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Player Statistics

Cashes	26
Total Winnings	$9,713,362
First Place Finishes	4
WSOP Bracelets	4

Player Analysis of Daniel Negreanu

Description

Daniel has become a consistent winner at the $1,000-$2,000 level in a limited side-game schedule. Daniel’s won the 2004 Card Player Player of the Year award and the 2004 WSOP Player of the Year award – pretty impressive.

His light-hearted nature, good writing, and accessibility to poker enthusiasts have made Daniel one of the most popular players. He is often mentioned as the top player by newsgroup posters. In the past, Daniel occasionally showed questionable judgment speaking his mind, but the grounding effect of his relationship with his wife, Lori, has helped him make better decisions.

Best Game

Omaha Eight-or-Better

Weakness

Efforts to balance his life lessen his money-making ability

Daniel Negreanu's Score

7.6/10

Agressiveness 7
Looseness 7
Limit 8
No-Limit 8
Side Games 7
Steam Control 7
Against Strong Players 7
Tournaments 9
Short-Handed 8
Against Weak Players 8

Amusing Anecdote

In the summer of 2004, Daniel and I were the two leaders in the Player of the Year race. He asked me how hard I was going to try to win. I told him I wouldn’t play many small events, but I was hoping to leave myself close enough so that if I won the final event of the year, I would become Player of the Year in heroic fashion. Daniel found himself in second place going into the final event of the year. He did exactly what I was hoping to do: he won, dominating the field and making it look easy.

Analysis brought to you by Barry Greenstein