Daniel Negreanu is a Canadian born Poker professional, born on July 26th, 1974 to Annie and Constantin, Romanian immigrants who left Romania for the chance of their children having better lives. A mischief teenager, Daniel showed a fond for pool, gambling and poker in particular. Along with his natural skill for probability and analysis, Daniel’s competitive thirst began to quench, and after dropping out of high-school (1 point short of a GED), he began playing full-time in different charity casinos in his hometown of toronto.
Always a competitor, Negreanu came to the Mecca of gambling, Las Vegas, at the age of 21, and with his nice sum of poker winnings he started playing at the glitzy casinos of the city of lights. The young Negreanu lost his entire bankroll after a short time in the desert, and returned home to Toronto to rebuild it, a mission he had successfully completed.
After spending hours and hours on improving his games, and after consecutive loses on Vegas, Daniel’s game improved, and his dream to becoming on the best professional poker players started to take shape. He won his first W.S.o.P tournament in 1998 and became the youngest player ever, back then, to win a bracelet. He then received the nickname “Kid Poker”. True for 2010, Daniel has 4 W.S.o.P bracelets and has more career earnings than any poker player in the world (from poker alone).
* Is a vegan since 2003.
* Official Website: http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/
