Daniel Negreanu is one of the most popular players in the game of poker. He was the youngest player to win the World Series of Poker Bracelet, making a name for himself as “The Kid Poker” because of his young age. Negreanu has been playing poker for nearly three decades, starting from 1997.
Negreanu is a renowned poker pro. If you follow his Twitter account, he often updates about his losses in poker. 2023 was his worst year in poker as he lost over $2 million dollars in 2023. He accepts that 2023 was his worst year due to some bad decisions he made. These big losses may affect average poker players, but they certainly don’t affect The Kid Poker because of his high net worth, which he made over the years. In this article, we are going to talk about the net worth, early life, and poker career of Daniel Negreanu.
Daniel Negreanu’s Early Life and Career
Daniel Negreanu was born on July 26, 1974, in Toronto, Canada. He started having a keen interest in poker in his high school years. At the age of 16, he would spend his time in pool halls, hustling, betting on sports, and playing cards. He was so much interested in poker that he dropped out of high school to pursue a full-time career in Poker.
At the age of 22, he came to Las Vegas to follow his dream, but it was soon shattered. He then went back to Toronto and started studying and improving his poker gameplay. When he returned to Las Vegas, he was different and a better player than who he was last time.
In 1998, Daniel Negreanu won the $2,000 Pot Limit Hold’em Event in the World Series of Poker, winning his first WSOP bracelet at the age of 23 and becoming the youngest player to win a WSOP bracelet. It was later broken by Annette Obrestad, who won a WSOP Bracelet at the age of 18 in 2007.
Since 1998, Daniel Negreanu never looked back and became one of the great poker players through his gameplay, strategies, and behavior at the poker tables.
Daniel Negreanu’s Net Worth in 2024
Daniel Negreanu is a full-time poker player and doesn’t have big business or work anywhere else. He earns money through brand partnerships and poker live earnings. As of 2024, Daniel Negreanu sits at a net worth of $70 million, according to some reports. His live tournament earnings currently stand at $52,628,149 and he is ranked 1st on Canada’s All-Time Money list.
20% of his net worth comes from sponsorship and partnership with various online poker sites. In the late 2000s, Daniel was the biggest player ever in poker and every poker brand tried to rope him in as a brand ambassador. One of the early poker brands he was associated with was Full Tilt Poker. Later, Daniel joined PokerStars in 2007. His partnership with PokerStars ended in May 2019. He then joined the popular and established online poker site GGPoker in November 2019. As per some rumors, GGPoker pays a whopping sum of $20 Million yearly to Negreanu.
Daniel also has a YouTube channel where he shares poker strategies, uploads vlogs, and videos and streams online live poker matches. He might be making a significant amount of money from YouTube, but it might not be as big as his sponsorship and poker live earnings.
Most of his net worth comes from winning in live poker and online poker events. He has more than $52 Million in live poker earnings and currently ranks 7th position on All-Time Money List.
Daniel Negreanu Poker Career
Negreanu is an established pro with six WSOP bracelets and two WPT titles. He was a high-stakes poker player and used to participate in a lot of “Big Game” in Las Vegas. However, in recent years, he has shifted his focus more towards tournament poker, especially major tournaments like the World Series of Poker, PokerGo Tour, and US Poker Open.
His biggest ever live tournament score is $8,288,001, which he made by finishing at number two in the 2014 WSOP $1 Million No Limit Hold’em High Roller Event. His early poker career was also interesting. In 1999, he won the $7,500 Texas Hold’em Championship event for $210,000.
While his first bracelet win came in 1998, Negreanu clinched his second WSOP Bracelet at WSOP 2004 by winning the $2,000 Limit Hold’em for $169,100. In 2004, he also won two World Poker Tour titles and won over $2 Million from those two events. Due to his incredible performance in 2004, he was awarded the Player of the Year at the 2004 WSOP. For his immense contribution to poker, he was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 2014.
Daniel Negreanu’s Cars and Bikes
Negreanu owns a Tesla S Series, which is an ideal choice for a well-known poker player. Being a more environmentally friendly option, it showcases Negreanu’s environmental responsibility.
Daniel Negreanu Houses and Properties
Negreanu has a house in Las Vegas, Nevada. Located in the Queensridge district, it is a two-story house with ten rooms, a large, professional poker table, a wet bar and other amenities.
Daniel Negreanu Charities
Daniel participates in several charity works, such as Ante Up for Africa to raise funds for Sudan’s Darfur region. He is also the founder of the annual Big Swing charity golf tournament to benefit the Lili Claire Foundation, a Las Vegas charity helping children with special needs and their families.
Daniel Negreanu Personal Life
In August 2005, Negreanu was married to Lori Lin Weber but they separated in November 2007 and later divorced. In May 2019, he married Amanda Leatherman. He has a blog at Full Contact Poker where he often updates about his thoughts and feelings about life, politics and poker.
Does Daniel Negreanu have children?
As of 2024, Negreanu does not have any children but he does own two dogs called Rocky & Apollo.
Keep following PokerProNews for valuable insights into the lifestyle of the world’s top poker pros.
Disclaimer: The data her is sourced from multiple series and may not be verified for accuracy. It is intended purely for informational purposes, offering fans insight into his life and career. We do not assert the authenticity of the data provided.
