Daniel Negreanu

Daniel Negreanu is nothing short of a poker legend. His ability to read players, spot the best action and mentor up-and-coming talent have secured his place in poker's pantheon, Negreanu joins Team PokerStars as its newest ambassador of the sport beloved by 50 million people worldwide.

The Toronto native left college at age 21, and two year’s later moved to Las Vegas to become a professional poker player. At the 1997 World Poker Finals at Foxwoods, Negreanu took down two first place finishes and forced the world of tournament poker to stand up and take notice.

Since then he has added three World Series of Poker bracelets to his trophy haul, and until 2004, he was the youngest WSOP bracelet winner of all time, earning him the moniker 'Kid Poker'. Negreanu then went on to secure two World Poker Tour titles and more than 36 victories and a further 11 final table appearances in tournaments across the globe.

A perennially popular player, Negreanu was named the World Series of Poker "Player of the Year" in 2004 and "Favorite Poker Player" by Card Player Magazine in February 2006. As of January 2007, his total live tournament winnings exceed $9,660,000. He is the all-time leading money winner on the WPT circuit.

Negreanu has written over 100 articles for CardPlayer Magazine and contributed to Doyle Brunson's Super System II. He has tutored on the web as part of Poker School Online and also personally given lessons to celebrities like Tobey Maguire. In addition, Negreanu had assembled a team of "Superstar Contributors" to write a book called "Daniel Negreanu's Power Hold'em Strategy." He regularly plays against these contributors in televised tournaments and high stakes games including Late Night Poker, High Stakes Poker, Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament and Ultimate Poker Challenge (as a commentator and stand-in host).

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