Daniel Negreanu Life
Known as the unofficial poker ambassador and one of the highest earning poker players, Daniel Negreanu was born on July 26, 1974 to Annie and Constantin, who emigrated from Romania to settle down in Toronto. Right from an early age, Negreanu displayed having big ambitions and aspired to be rich. He received his early education from Pineway Public Middle School where his boisterous behavior and inconsideration for school rules and good manners were the objects of constant complaints and threats of expulsion by his principal.
Growing up, Negreanu was more inclined towards becoming a professional pool player however that changed when by the age of 15 he was introduced to the game of poker. He had a natural aptitude for numbers and probability and soon mastered the art of pool hustling and gambling. From that moment, there was no stopping him. He dropped out of high school and started playing poker with people twice his age. He quickly built his bankroll by playing in various gambling clubs and halls and charity casinos in Toronto. However, he had his eyes set on the gambling capital of the world; Las Vegas.
Daniel Negreanu and Phil Hellmuth to do battle in latest heads-up challenge. Daniel Dvoress leads MILLIONS Online Main Event after day 1a. 23 February 2021.
- Early Life Daniel Negreanu was born on July 26th, 1974 in Toronto, Canada. Daniel Negreanu’s parents, Annie and Constantin, immigrated to Canada from Romania in hopes of providing a better life for their children. In high school, Negreanu excelled at mathematics and probability which helped him become a better poker player later in life.
- Born on 26 th of July, 1974 in Toronto, Daniel Negreanu started his life like any other ordinary child growing up in Canada. However, at a very early age, he was introduced to poker and he exhibited a great deal of interest in the game; an interest that has earned him millions of dollars in the industry.
Soon after he turned 21, he packed his stuff and headed to Las Vegas. Unfortunately for him, he realized that the workings of Las Vegas were startlingly different to what he was accustomed back at home. He lost all of his savings and subsequently had to move back home in Toronto in order to build up his bankroll again. However, instead of being deterred from his defeat, he was even more determined to make a name for himself as a renowned poker player.
After pulling in countless hours of studying, playing and perfecting his game, he finally understood the dynamics of professional poker. Finally it seemed as if his hard work paid off when in 1997 Negreanu was named as “Best All Rounder” at Foxwoods’ World Poker Final. In 1998, he participated in the World Series of Poker and won a whopping amount of $169,460 in $2000 Pot Limit Hold ‘Em event. He was only 23 when he won himself the World Series of Poker bracelet, becoming the youngest person ever to win such an honor. He was titled, “Kid Poker”, following his win.
In 2003, Daniel Negreanu continued his winning streak when he entered in another World Series of Poker and apart from winning the bracelet; he also won the S.H.O.E bracelet. In 2004, he had the best year of his professional life when he made it to the final eleven tables, bagging 2 WPT victories including the Bellagio and Borgata as well as winning his third World Series of Poker bracelet. His total prize winnings amounted to an astounding amount of $4,465,907 and for his excellent performances throughout the year of 2004; he earned himself the titles of “Card Player Magazine Player of the Year” and “World Series of Poker Player of the Year”.
Deciding to branch out a little, he released his book, “Hold’em Wisdom for all Players” in 2007 and “Power Hold’em Strategy” in 2008. In 2007, he was made a member of Team PokerStars. Recently in 2013, he relived his success from 2004 as he got victorious at the WSOP Asia-Pacific Main Event and bagged a WSOP bracelet in the WSOP Europe High Roller event. He was also titled the “WSOP Player of the Year”, “Bluff Player of Year” and “Card Player Magazine Player of the Year”, for 2013, respectively.
Daniel Negreanu has also appeared in movies like “X – Men Origins: Wolverine” and “Detention” as well as various other television shows.
Daniel Negreanu failed to maintain his composure during a recent World Series of Poker (WSOP) livestream, when a commenter threw insults at his wife. The Canadian poker pro was on his daily YouTube routine, streaming his play in the $400 No-Limit Hold’em 8-Max event during the ongoing WSOP Online Bracelet Series on WSOP.com. The now-deleted comment drew some nasty words from the Poker Hall of Famer which made him a hot topic on Twitter.
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Negreanu took offense when he noticed an insulting comment hurled at his wife Amanda Leatherman. The commenter, going by the name “Tom Estrada” became the subject of Negreanu’s outburst that night. He threatened to break Estrada’s teeth if he came near him, and told him to “go f**k yourself.
The 46-year-old let out some more profane words against the commenter, going as far as saying he would knock Estrada out to teach him a lesson for coming up with a “stupid f*****g comment” against his wife. The poker community did not let it pass, with Negreanu’s fellow pros criticizing him for his vulgar words.
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Shaun Deeb, Negreanu’s “mortal enemy“, said his behavior was very unbecoming for a poker ambassador. Deeb, who had been involved in a series of tirades against Negreanu in the past, wanted the Canadian poker pro to be banned from Twitch. He also took a swipe at the WSOP for not doing anything to discipline the six-time bracelet winner.
I mean as much as I hate the guy in this clip that’s just not the way to represent yourself Or our industry hope @Twitch looks into this and bans his ass since @wsoponline won’t do anything https://t.co/E0ZsDDnG1L
— shaun deeb (@shaundeeb) July 25, 2020
In 2019, both Negreanu and Deeb engaged in a social media standoff, throwing personal insults at each other, with their respective marriage also dragged into the picture.
Another pro who wasn’t very impressed with Negreanu’s profanity fellow bracelet winner Doug Polk, who pulled off a nasty sarcasm against DNegs, labelling his tirades a “masterclass in discipline“. Jamie Kerstetter also threw shade at the incident, saying she enjoyed Matt Berkey‘s stream because there’s no violent and homophobic threats.
Enjoying @berkey11’s stream, especially the lack of violent threats and homophobia
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— Jamie Kerstetter (@JamieKerstetter) July 25, 2020
Chip Race founder David Lappin, a long-time critic of Negreanu, said the player’s true colors always come out in that kind of situations. Lappin also has an ongoing dispute with Negreanu because of controversial views on sensitive subjects. Lappin also said GGPoker made the wrong decision of having him onboard as one of their Team Pros after he was “shit-canned” by PokerStars.
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The WSOP Online Series exposed Negreanu’s other side – a short-tempered player who loses his cool when bad things happen. During the early stages of the festival, he also attacked WSOP.com after encountering disconnection issues.