Daniel Negreanu is often cited as the world's most talented poker players. In many pitfalls through the career led to where it is now, but these are always pitfalls got stronger too. Calm, calculated game, and thanks to the incredible ability of the summit was able to break the way people 'read'.
Born in 1974 in Toronto, after his parents, Annie and Constantin in 1967, immigrated to Canada from Romania. 14-15 years started "gambling" career matches with snooker bets, but soon go over to card games, and now at age 17 in his home after school parties organized tournaments older school mates. He soon became a leader of the high school life of cards, parties held in the cafeteria, issued letters of debt and $ 100 a day looking from the rake. In these times of constantly watching the better players and learn from them.
The "good times" but did not keep long. Separated by a single credit for ?retts?gitől when a classmate was caught just parents trying to steal a check to pay your debts Negreanu, so he was fired.
In the years that followed, trying to bank accounts fattened various minor works (worked in the Subway, up one afternoon and telemarketing as well), but most of the illegal poker room in Toronto. It is typical that the "student's" continuously made notes of any game in which it participated, wrote down all the steps, raise, and usually every facet of the table. Real "stats-obsessed" became.
After you have collected enough money, the next stop is Las Vegas, where he soon experienced the home and the difference between the local level, therefore it is quickly wiped himself, and returned to Toronto. The failures in addition, of course, a lot has seen and learned in Vegas in 1997, his career a real start has capitalized even know when the first major result of winning the World Poker Finals 2 race, a total of $ 133.600 stipend, and he was elected the best player is overall.

The winning streak did not stop in 1998, when the World Series of Poker $ 2,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em event won $ 169.400, becoming the youngest winner of the World Series, and that title until 2004 bore.
The next two years were spent her professional reputation built up and strengthened in the Bellagio, a young, up and coming stars like John Juanda, Lane Flack, Alan Cunningham, and Phil Ivey.
At that time, experience the sudden money and fame downside, the constant partying and alcohol abuse soon "downgrading", admits that the low point in 2000, the 26 th birthday when he was dead drunk k?rty?zva, $ 90,000 per game envelop $ 70,000 was managed elj?tszania.
It shocked him, the urgent need to change way of life and gaming. The big comeback in 2001, was this year more than $ 300,000 was just looking for competitions. This success story is not just a temporary boom in 2003 from $ 1000 - $ 2000 cash gameken played while still paying regular sites on the big international competitions (2002 LA Poker Classic, Pot Limit Hold'em - 1st place 2002 WSOP Omaha Hi / Lo Split - 2nd place 2003 WSOP SHOE - 1st place, etc).
Daniel in 2003 was - in his words - the turning point. Then he met his future wife, Lori Lin Weber, which is the religion of a closer relationship also meant "a clearer, more stable life I wanted to live. There are people who have a woman takes this direction, others God, and still others a spiritual experience is decisive. I've had a combination of these. "
And last 2004, has won the prize money of more than $ 4 million, and he won the WSOP Player of the Year (Player of the Year) Award.
Opened its doors at the Wynn Las Vegas casino that once "it was confirmed," Negreanu as the official poker ambassador, which quickly earned a reputation of a public "challenge", according to which anyone may play him in a duel (heads up) at the Wynn casino, it mentioned in any of nine types of poker, $ 100,000 - $ 500,000 between the amount.
The casino's agreement, however, has restricted him from other casinos to play high amounts (high stakes), so it terminated in October 2005.

In the same year launched online poker room called Full Contact Poker, which uses KidPoker nick. In addition, more than 100 papers published so far, and often writes on the board, and asked him to respond to requests. These forums often discuss with other members of the community in some previous steps of the tactics used in competitions, openly and honestly about play.
This unassuming people friendly attitude, which is also seen in the game, and this also contributed to the development of a huge fan base. There are many other great players unlike Negreanu does not keep himself in the poker accumulated knowledge, experience, unselfishly shared by the whole community, as it believes that the greater the poker popularity and penetration, the better the game in the tournament, and not incidentally, more grows larger in each race may be awarded a sum of money as well.

It is equally direct and friendly at the poker table, which is not only character, but the tactics are part of, it achieves opponents ellazuljanak, feel comfortable, so you can then take advantage of the talent, which is clearly the greatest strengths: the opponents 'read'.
This highlights the ability of the other big player Daniel Negreanu are almost unbelievable accuracy can figure out your opponents hole cards, mostly from the post-flop raise. This can be exploited to keep under control the whole game, and spare yourself some great buk?t?l, Johnny Chan, or even be forced to discard an AK.
In addition to fully believe in the numbers, the law, and to that extent can the opponents 'read', Negreanu loves risks to take and spectacular game play (which is also part of the opponents disruption), which is often a large prize to him many times but a huge failure. One such was the case, when the High Stakes Poker all-time largest pot Gus Hansen took it away from him!
However, do not mix with the calculated risk of superstitions, and features your favorite hand of the 10-7 will work just as well play it like any other hand, "has won this many hands, it was a huge honor. But this is not means that the next time you get this, you will soon start to increase. This is two of the same cards, more than any other. "
Finally, Here are some of this sentence that best describes your game, and thanks to which Daniel Negreanu has played nearly 25 times during the 10 years of his career, he could pay more than $ 50,000 performed at the races, a total of $ 9,650,000 was obtained:
"There's a pretty simple motto:" Do not do something stupid. "
I think a lot of professionals just want to do too much, and did not have sufficient confidence in their own systems. Many of you are trying to develop something which would not be necessary. I am not making this up, I'm not paranoid or upset, I just play. "


I'm sorry if I wrote something wrong.
because I use google translator.