Daniel Negreanu

WSOP player file · read 16 August 2026

Wins

147th

Bracelets

8

Rings

11307th

Final Tables

994th

Cashes

3689th

Total Earnings

$36,490,7071st

Biography

Daniel Negreanu (; born July 26, 1974) is a Canadian professional poker player who has won eight World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets and two World Poker Tour (WPT) championship titles. In 2014, independent poker ranking service Global Poker Index recognized Negreanu as the best poker player of the previous decade. A

• Daniel Negreanu (; born July 26, 1974) is a Canadian professional poker player who has won eight World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets and two World Poker Tour (WPT) championship titles.
• Organiser file, read 16 August 2026: 14 listed wins.
• Printed cashes are gross payouts, never profit.
• World-index file — not counted as UK completeness.

Public career

Negreanu was born in Toronto, Ontario, in 1974, seven years after his parents, Annie and Constantin, emigrated from Romania. He speaks Romanian fluently. Negreanu's first cash at the WSOP was also his first WSOP bracelet, winning $169,460 in the $2,000 Pot Limit Hold'em event at the 1998 World Series of Poker. He became the youngest WSOP bracelet winner at that time, a record he held.

His first major tournament successes came in 1997 with three wins, including two events at the World Poker Finals at Foxwoods Resort Casino, earning $55,064. As of August 2025, Negreanu has the seventh-highest live tournament poker money winnings of all time, with US$56.9 million. He was named WSOP Player of the Year in 2004 and 2013, making him the only player to receive the award twice.

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Public chronology

1. 1974

   Daniel Negreanu (; born July 26, 1974) is a Canadian professional poker player who has won eight World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets and two World Poker Tour (WPT) championship titles. In 2014, independent poker ranki

2. 2025

   As of August 2025, he has the seventh-highest live tournament poker money winnings of all time, with US$56.9 million. He was named the WSOP Player of the Year in 2004 and 2013, making him the only player to receive the a

3. 1974

   Negreanu was born in Toronto, Ontario, in 1974, seven years after his parents, Annie and Constantin, emigrated from Romania. He can speak Romanian fluently. The Negreanus had hoped to start a new life in th

4. 1998

   Negreanu's first cash at the WSOP was also his first WSOP bracelet. Negreanu won $169,460 in the $2,000 Pot Limit Hold'em event in the 1998 World Series of Poker, becoming the youngest WSOP bracelet winner—a record he he

5. 2006

   In addition to his 8 bracelets, he also won a WSOP Circuit ring in 2006. After winning the tournament, he explained his strategy and provided some insights into his play: "I had a strategy designed for each individual pl

6. 1997

   Negreanu's first major successes on the tournament poker scene came in 1997 with three tournament wins, including two events at the World Poker Finals at Foxwoods Resort Casino, earning $55,064.

7. 2016

   Negreanu won $1 million as the winner of the 2016 Shark Cage tournament organized by PokerStars.net.

8. 2005

   In December 2005, Negreanu became the professional spokesperson for an online poker site called Poker Mountain. He played at this cardroom under the screen name "KidPoker". In June 2005 he announced his decision to termi

8 WSOP bracelets

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