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Daniel “Kid Poker” Negreanu
Name: Daniel Negreanu
Nick Name: Kid Poker
Date of Birth: July 26th, 1974
Hometown: Las Vegas, Nevada
Born and Raised: Toronto, Canada
Poker History: One of the most visible and well respected players in the game. Daniel began his professional career at the age of 21 and has won over 36 poker tournaments since then. When not traveling to play in all of the big name poker tournaments, you can find Daniel Negreanu in Las Vegas playing in some of the biggest cash games in the world.
Poker Accomplishments:
2004
CardPlayer Magazine Player of the Year, 2004 Champion Player of the Year, 2004 ESPN Player of the Year, and 2004-2005 World Poker Tour (WPT) Player of the Year.
Interesting Facts: Negreanu has a video game called Stacked Poker coming out soon. Also has a running a challenge with anyone interested. He says he will play anyone in the world in any Poker game for $500,000.
Results:
2005
2005 L.A. Poker Classic – No-Limit Hold’em Professional Poker Tour Final Day: 3rd place, $60,000
2005 The Sixth Annual Jack Binion World Poker Open – No-Limit Hold’em Championship Final Day: 3rd place, $384,322
2004
World Poker Tour Bellagio Five-Diamond World Poker Classic II – No-limit Hold’em: 1st Place, $1,770,218
World Poker Tour Borgata – No-limit Hold’em: 1st place, $1,117,400
Championship at the Plaza – No-limt Hold’em: 1st place, $310,000
World Series of Poker – No-limit hold’em shootout: 9th place, $5,000
World Series of Poker – Limit Hold’em: 1st place, $169,100
World Series of Poker – Limit Hold’em: 7th place, $21,800
World Series of Poker – No-limit Hold’em: 3rd place, $100,940
PartyPoker Million III – Limit Hold’em championship: 2nd place, $675,178
Caribbean Adventure – No-limit Hold’em: 3rd place, $192,270
2003
$2,000 S.H.O.E, World Series of Poker
2002
$500 pot-limit hold’em, L.A. Poker Classic
$1,000 Omaha eight-or-better, L.A. Poker Classic
$300 stud eight-or-better, Legends of Poker
$500 Omaha eight-or-better, Legends of Poker
$1,000 no-limit hold’em, Legends of Poker
$500 no-limit hold’em, Linda Johnson Challenge
$1,000 limit hold’em, Hall of Fame
$2,500 limit hold’em, Hall of Fame
2001
$300 stud eight-or-better, World Poker Challenge
$300 no-limit hold’em, L.A. Poker Classic
$1,000 seven-card stud, Legends of Poker
$1,000 Omaha eight-or-better, Four Queens Classic
1999
$200 Omaha eight-or-better, L.A. Poker Classic
$500 Omaha eight-or-better, Legends of Poker
$200 Omaha eight-or-better, Winnin’ o’ the Green
$300 limit hold’em, California State Poker Championship
$7,500 no-limit hold’em, United States Poker Championship
1998
$300 limit hold’em, L.A. Poker Classic
$500 limit hold’em, California State Poker Championship
$2,000 pot-limit hold’em, World Series of Poker
$200 stud/hold’em, Orleans Open
1997
$200(RB) limit hold’em, Heavenly Hold’em
$100 limit hold’em, World Poker Finals
$100 limit hold’em, World Poker Finals