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I Daniel Negreanu (born Daniel Negreanu, born July 26, 1974 in Toronto, Canada) - a professional poker player of Romanian origin. Winner of four World Series of Poker bracelets, two-time winner of the World Poker Tour. Team member site PokerStars. Player of the Year by the magazine «Card Player» and the WSOP in 2004. Hockey fan, often playing in a tournament in a sweater, "Toronto Maple Leafs". Vegetarian. Also known that the great "reads" cards of the opponent.
Daniel's parents moved to Canada in 1967 from Romania. He learned to play poker at age 15, and at 21 he moved to Las Vegas.
In 1997, he won the first two major tournaments in his career, and in 1998 he won the first bracelet WSOP, he became the youngest winner (this record was broken in 2004). Three more bracelets he won in 2003, 2004 and 2008.
In December 2005, Daniel opened his own online poker room, and in 2006 announced a contest, the aim of which was the choice of the student, from which he planned to bring world-class player. Additionally, Daniel promised to pay the winner participated in four tournaments with a buy-in of $ 10,000. The first was the protégé Daniel Bryan Fidler. The second competition is conducted by Daniel in 2007, it won the Marc Anthony.
In June 2007 he signed a contract with the site PokerStars, then closed its poker room, leaving only the site and forum.
Daniel regularly takes part in the Great Game in the Casino "Bellagio", as well as in various televised events.
In addition, he has written more than one hundred articles for the magazine «Card Player», says poker tournaments on television, participated in the re-release "Super System" Doyle Brunson, is learned in an online poker school and gave poker lessons to celebrities such as Tobey Maguire.
The amount of tournament prize money at the end of Daniel in 2010 is over 13 million and is the second figure after Phil Ivey.
In early 2011, Daniel took second place in the tournament hayrollerov PCA, so he headed the rating tournament players, winning for his poker career in all competitions, $ 13,995,908. |
