With his accolades, Daniel was honored in the Las Vegas Poker Hall of Fame in 2014. In 2013, he was the WSOP Player of the Year, becoming the only person to get the achievement more than once. Daniel earned the same title in WPT in 2005. In 2004, he was selected as Player of the Year by WSOP, WPT, and Card Player Magazine. Initially he failed and went back home but the Canadian returned stronger than ever. When he turned 22, Daniel went to Las Vegas in hopes of becoming a professional poker player. After this, he began working as a rounder at casinos and played illegal games in his area. Young Negreanu quit school when he was just a few credits short of graduating. Negreanu attended Pineway Public School in North York, where the principal made complaints to his mother about his poor manners.ĭuring high school, he often played card games for money with older players. Raised by Romanian immigrants (Constantin and Annie Negreanu), Daniel was born in Toronto, Canada, on July 26, 1974. As of 2023, Daniel Negreanu has a net worth of $60 million. He is the only player who has won the WSOP Player of the Year twice, in 20. Nicknamed ‘Kid Poker’, Daniel Negreanu is a professional poker player who holds two World Poker Tour (WPT) titles and six World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets.

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