Daniel Negreanu

Daniel Negreanu (born July 26, 1974 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a professional poker player.

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July 26 - 1974 - Toronto - Ontario - Canada - Poker

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As a teenager he was an aspiring pool player but then transitioned to poker. He dropped out of high school and became a rounder, looking for illegal games around Toronto. When he was 21, he moved to Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Rounder - Las Vegas - Nevada

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Growing up Daniel played in many local charity casinos. His first start was at Casino Country in Toronto.

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In his first World Series of Poker appearance in 1998, he won a bracelet in Pot Limit Texas hold 'em tournament making him, at that time, the youngest WSOP event champion in history at the of age 23. This victory and his explosion onto the poker scene earned him the nickname "Kid Poker". The following year he won the United States Poker Championship and in 2001, he finished 11th in the Main Event of the WSOP.

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World Series of Poker - 1998 - Texas hold 'em - United States - 2001

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In 2004, Negreanu had his best year at the WSOP, winning one bracelet and finishing in the money in five other events, earning him ESPN's Toyota Player of the Year award. Most recently, in fall 2004, he won the Borgata Poker Open, part of the World Poker Tour, earning him over $1.1 million, and the Five Diamond World Poker Classic, worth $1.8 million. Negreanu's success in 2004 won him the CardPlayer Magazine Player of the Year award. He is currently the second all-time leading money winner on the World Poker Tour circuit. Since 1997, Negreanu has had more tournament wins than anyone in poker. As of 2005, he has three WSOP bracelets, and two World Poker Tour titles.

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2004 - In the money - ESPN - Toyota - World Poker Tour - CardPlayer Magazine - 1997 - As of 2005

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Negreanu also had an appearance on the original TV poker series Late Night Poker (series 5, heat 5) but he did not fare well against the opposition.

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In addition to his poker playing, Negreanu has written over 100 columns for CardPlayer Magazine. He is a contributor for the updated version of Doyle Brunson's "bible" of poker Super/System II. He tutors people online as part of Poker School Online and even high profile clients such as actor Tobey Maguire, who has had some recent success in poker tournaments.

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Doyle Brunson - Super/System II - Tobey Maguire

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Negreanu is known for his ability to "read" other players. This means that he can gather information about his opponent's hand by studying his opponent's betting patterns and physical expressions. But it is difficult to assess how well he, or any other player, is able to do this.

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Negreanu is easy to spot in a tournament, almost always wearing a hockey jersey and listening to music on headphones which he says relaxes him so that he can win.

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Negreanu has struggled with a reputation for alcohol abuse, which has sometimes brought him into conflict with other people in the poker world. A series of posts allegedly made while under the influence of alcohol to rec.gambling.poker criticizing the behavior and personal hygiene of Annie Duke have lead to strained relationships with Howard Lederer, Annie's brother. Daniel has occasionally responded to these allegations on his blog http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&id=1120189324.

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Alcohol abuse - Alcohol - Rec.gambling.poker - Personal hygiene - Annie Duke - Howard Lederer - Blog

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Negreanu currently resides in Las Vegas, Nevada. He married Lori Lin Weber on August 19 2005.

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Las Vegas, Nevada - August 19 - 2005

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