Daniel Negreanu
Daniel Negreanu is one of two members of Team PokerStars Canada. Daniel is one of the most successful Canadians to ever play poker. He is a four-time winner of the World Series of Poker bracelet, and one of the highest earners in the game. He is also one of them most dominating players in live tournaments. Despite his successful moments in the world of poker, he always thirsts for improvement.
Daniel ’s first taste of success came in when he participated in the 1998 World Series of Poker $2,000 Pot Limit Hold’em event. He became the youngest player to win his first ever World Series of Poker bracelet, at age 23. In 2002, he competed in the World Series of Poker $5,000 Omaha Hi/Lo event and ended up 2nd place. In 2003, he continued to compete in the World Series of Poker $2,000 SHOE event and obtained his second World Series of Poker bracelet. In 2004, he shone again in the World Series of Poker $2,000 Limit Hold’em event and won his third bracelet. He was able to take home $169,000. In 2008, he obtained his fourth bracelet in the World Series of Poker $2,000 Limit Hold’em event and garnered a total of $204,863. Daniel joined the World Series of Poker Europe £10,000 Main Event and reached the final table. He was able to secure 5th place and collected $395,024. Daniel also gained experience in the 2004 World Poker Tour Borgata Poker Open and won $1,117,400. He also won another impressive amount of $1,770,218 in the Five Diamond World Poker Classic which was held in the same year. Success was in sight again when Daniel participated in the 2005 World Series of Poker Circuit event and became the champion. He won an amount of $755,525. His latest success was in the 2009 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event where he won $788,618. Throughout his tournament career, Daniel has achieved an amount of around $12,000,000, which makes him one of the wealthiest poker players in the world.