When he was several credits short of graduation, he dropped out of high school and began his life as a rounder playing at local charity casinos, usually at Casino Country and Fundtime Games and looking for illegal games around the city. At the age of 16, he was spending time in pool halls, hustling, betting on sports, and playing cards. He attended Pineway Public School in North York, where the principal complained to his mother about Daniel's 'poor manners or behavior' and threatened to expel him for 'ignoring the school rules.' While nursing dreams of a career as a professional snooker player, the then 15-year-old learned to play poker. I told my mom I'd build a house out of Popsicle sticks and move to California.' At an early age, Negreanu was ambitious, stating in a 2009 interview 'From the age of four, I thought I'd be rich.

Daniel is five years younger than his brother Mike. 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. Negreanu was born in Toronto, Ontario, in 1974, seven years after his parents, Annie and Constantin, emigrated from Romania. In 2014, he was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame. 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. He was also the 2004–2005 WPT Player of the Year. He was named the WSOP Player of the Year in 20, making him the only player to receive the accolade more than once. Īs of 2019, he is the third-biggest live tournament poker winner of all time (behind Justin Bonomo and Bryn Kenney, both of whom have won a special multimillion-dollar charity tournament), having won over $42,000,000 in prize money. In 2014, independent poker ranking service Global Poker Index recognized Negreanu as the best poker player of the previous decade. Information accurate as of 23 November 2023.ĭaniel Negreanu ( / n ɪ ˈ ɡ r ɑː n uː/ 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.

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