Daniel Negreanu
| Daniel Negreanu | |
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Negreanu at the 2007 World Series of Poker
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| Nickname(s) | Kid Poker |
| Residence | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Born | July 26, 1974 |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | 6 |
| Final table(s) | 31 |
| Money finish(es) | 82 |
| Highest ITM Main Event finish |
11th, 2001, 2015 |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | 2 |
| Final table(s) | 7 |
| Money finish(es) | 19 |
| European Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | None |
| Final table(s) | 5 |
| Money finish(es) | 4 |
Daniel Negreanu (/nᵻˈɡrɑːnoʊ/; born July 26, 1974) is a Canadian professional poker player who has won six World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets and two World Poker Tour (WPT) championship titles. The independent poker ranking service Global Poker Index (GPI) recognised Negreanu as the best poker player of the decade in 2014.
Since his second place finish in the Big One For One Drop 2014 tournament, he is the biggest live tournament poker winner of all time, having accumulated over $32,600,000 in prize money. He was named the WSOP Player of the Year in 2004 and again in 2013, making him the first (and only) player in WSOP history to win the accolade more than once. He was also the 2004-05 WPT Player of the Year. He is the first player to make a final table at each of the three WSOP bracelet-awarding locations (Las Vegas, Europe, and Asia-Pacific) and the first to win a bracelet at each. In 2014, he was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame.
Negreanu was born in Toronto, Ontario in 1974, seven years after his parents, Annie and Constantin, emigrated from Romania. The Negreanus had hoped to start a new life in the United States, but ended up settling in Toronto, where Constantin worked as an electrician and sold confectionery. Daniel is five years younger than his brother Mike. Even at an early age, Negreanu was extremely ambitious, stating in a 2009 interview "From the age of four, I thought I'd be rich. I told my mom I'd build a house out of Popsicle sticks, and move to California."
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