Daniel Negreanu was born to Annie and Constantin on July 26th, 1974 in Toronto, Ontario Canada. Negreanu’s parents moved to Canada after leaving Romania in hopes of giving their children better lives.

At the age of sixteen, Negreanu discovered an affinity for gambling, pool hustling, and poker. These games, combined with his love for numbers and probability, quenched Negreanu’s competitive thirst. After leaving high school one art credit short, Negreanu was playing poker full time and with adults twice his age in various charity casinos and other gambling halls. Not only was Negreanu playing in these games, but he was also winning on a consistent basis. As time pressed on Negreanu’s bankroll grew.

Then, one day it all came together. Negreanu figured out how to beat the tables in Las Vegas. He worked hard to plug the leaks in his game, spending hundreds of hours playing, studying, and working diligently to become one of the best. All of the hard work paid off. In 1997 Negreanu was named best all around player at Foxwoods’ World Poker Final. In 1998, Negreanu entered his very first World Series of Poker event. He won that $2,000 Pot Limit Hold ‘Em event, and at the age of 23, Negreanu became the youngest player ever, at the time, to win a World Series of Poker bracelet. The win earned Negreanu the nickname "Kid Poker".

Negreanu had arguably the best year of his poker career in 2004. In that year, Negreanu made 11 final tables, which includes two WPT victories (Borgata and Bellagio) and his third World Series of Poker bracelet in Limit Hold ‘Em. His total winnings that year amounted to a staggering $4,465,907. Negreanu’s excellent play throughout the year earned him both the World Series of Poker Player of the Year and Card Player Magazine Player of the Year titles. He was also named WPT Season 3 (2004-2005) Player of the Year.

Negreanu has continued to have success on the Poker Tournament Trail over the years with over $21 Million in life time earnings to go along with 6 WSOP Bracelets and many other championships on the WPT and other tournament circuits around the World.

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