Daniel Negreanu
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Tags: Sports, Poker, Full Contact Poker, WSOP Player of The Year, WPT Champion By: kidxmicah |
About Daniel Negreanu
Born July 26th, 1974 in Toronto Ontario Canada, Daniels Romanian parents left their homeland in hopes of giving their children better lives. Daniel Negreanu is one of the most recognizable poker players in the world today. Most of his popularity comes from his natural affability at the poker table. Always wearing a smile on his face and able to see what most don’t see. Known as “Kid Poker” for being one of the youngest players in history to win a World Series of Poker event and standing 2nd on the World Poker Tour’s all –time money list, Daniel has put together a run over the past eight years that few will ever accomplish in a lifetime.
At the age of sixteen, Daniel discovered an attraction to gambling. Making the switch from playing pool to trying to master the deck was far more enticing and challenging than pool had ever been. Daniel left high school after being one art credit shy and began playing poker fulltime in Toronto. Playing in various charity casinos and other gambling halls, Daniel was playing in games with people twice his age and winning on a consistent basis.
Developing his exceptional post flop skills early on, Daniel has a knack for putting people on a hand and being right an incredible percentage of the time. This is one of the reasons Daniel is so popular among others in the poker community.
At 21 Daniel packed his bags and headed to Las Vegas for the life of glitz and glamour. While in Las Vegas, Daniel discovered very quickly that casinos were much different from the casinos in Toronto. After losing his bankroll Daniel headed back to Toronto to build what he had lost only to complete this cycle a few times.
Studying and playing for hundreds of hours Daniel worked diligently to cover the gaps and plug the holes in his game only to be named the best all around player in 1997 at Foxwoods’ World Poker Final. Then in 1998, at the age of 23, Daniel won the Pot Limit Hold ‘Em title at the World Series of Poker. The victory made him the youngest winner of a WSOP bracelet at the time. Thus, giving Daniel the nickname “Kid Poker.”
Why Daniel Is A Hero To Me
Ever since I started was a little kid my grandfather used to play poker with me and teach me the different types of games. I don't really recall learning strategy or remembering what beat what, but I always loved playing card games.
When the poker boom first started taking off in 2003 it immediately grabbed my attention and took me back to when I first learned how to deal a hand of poker. I started to watch the events on TV and started to become very familiar with the top players of the game. Daniel Negreanu was the first player to really grab my attention. I just loved the way he seemed so care free at the table, loved to have fun chatting it up with the other players and most importantly his reads on the players were dead on. It was crazy watching him cold calling the other players hole cards at the table. It was like they were playing with their hands face up or Daniel had some sort of x-ray vision that no one could put their finger on.
After seeing and reading about Daniel making several other final tables it encouraged me to really dig deep into the strategy of poker. With the help of the internet I was constantly searching for ways to play certain hands and what others thought about certain situations one might encounter at the table. Reading Daniels blog on his website fullcontactpoker.com and buying books to sharpen my skill set was also a very big step in me taking the game serious instead of just making the same mistakes over and over again.
After several downswings, bad beats, and bad decisions in one day, I was so ultimately frustrated I decided I needed a break. I turned to Daniels site to read through his background to find out more about the player that I looked up to so much, only to find he was human after all, having his own trials and tribulations. It talked about how Daniel had lost his bank roll when first going out to Vegas and having to rebuild after his losses. Only so often do you actually hear about the hardships that professional players have had to go through in order to get where they are today.
Born July 26th, 1974 in Toronto Ontario Canada, Daniels Romanian parents left their homeland in hopes of giving their children better lives. Daniel Negreanu is one of the most recognizable poker players in the world today. Most of his popularity comes from his natural affability at the poker table. Always wearing a smile on his face and able to see what most don’t see. Known as “Kid Poker” for being one of the youngest players in history to win a World Series of Poker event and standing 2nd on the World Poker Tour’s all –time money list, Daniel has put together a run over the past eight years that few will ever accomplish in a lifetime.
At the age of sixteen, Daniel discovered an attraction to gambling. Making the switch from playing pool to trying to master the deck was far more enticing and challenging than pool had ever been. Daniel left high school after being one art credit shy and began playing poker fulltime in Toronto. Playing in various charity casinos and other gambling halls, Daniel was playing in games with people twice his age and winning on a consistent basis.
Developing his exceptional post flop skills early on, Daniel has a knack for putting people on a hand and being right an incredible percentage of the time. This is one of the reasons Daniel is so popular among others in the poker community.
At 21 Daniel packed his bags and headed to Las Vegas for the life of glitz and glamour. While in Las Vegas, Daniel discovered very quickly that casinos were much different from the casinos in Toronto. After losing his bankroll Daniel headed back to Toronto to build what he had lost only to complete this cycle a few times.
Studying and playing for hundreds of hours Daniel worked diligently to cover the gaps and plug the holes in his game only to be named the best all around player in 1997 at Foxwoods’ World Poker Final. Then in 1998, at the age of 23, Daniel won the Pot Limit Hold ‘Em title at the World Series of Poker. The victory made him the youngest winner of a WSOP bracelet at the time. Thus, giving Daniel the nickname “Kid Poker.”
Why Daniel Is A Hero To Me
Ever since I started was a little kid my grandfather used to play poker with me and teach me the different types of games. I don't really recall learning strategy or remembering what beat what, but I always loved playing card games.
When the poker boom first started taking off in 2003 it immediately grabbed my attention and took me back to when I first learned how to deal a hand of poker. I started to watch the events on TV and started to become very familiar with the top players of the game. Daniel Negreanu was the first player to really grab my attention. I just loved the way he seemed so care free at the table, loved to have fun chatting it up with the other players and most importantly his reads on the players were dead on. It was crazy watching him cold calling the other players hole cards at the table. It was like they were playing with their hands face up or Daniel had some sort of x-ray vision that no one could put their finger on.
After seeing and reading about Daniel making several other final tables it encouraged me to really dig deep into the strategy of poker. With the help of the internet I was constantly searching for ways to play certain hands and what others thought about certain situations one might encounter at the table. Reading Daniels blog on his website fullcontactpoker.com and buying books to sharpen my skill set was also a very big step in me taking the game serious instead of just making the same mistakes over and over again.
After several downswings, bad beats, and bad decisions in one day, I was so ultimately frustrated I decided I needed a break. I turned to Daniels site to read through his background to find out more about the player that I looked up to so much, only to find he was human after all, having his own trials and tribulations. It talked about how Daniel had lost his bank roll when first going out to Vegas and having to rebuild after his losses. Only so often do you actually hear about the hardships that professional players have had to go through in order to get where they are today.
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