A Poker Player


Daniel Negreanu is now a columnist. He has taken to writing for the Arizona Daily Star. His latest column is about the Main Event at the World Series of Poker. His article has info about the styles of poker seen at the Main Event.

Two areas he covers are weak players and hyper-aggressive players. He details the strategy used to create a hyper player style. The event, which has over 6,000 players, has a lot of novices, who are going to make mistakes. He talks about how to capitalize on those mistakes. Negreanus column also plugs his book, "Power Hold em Strategy."

Daniel Negreanu is a Canadian born professional poker player. He has four World Series of Poker Bracelets as well as two World Poker Tour Championships. Born to Romanian immigrants, Negreanu started playing poker at 15; by 16 he was hustling in pool halls and betting rooms. He dropped out of high school and started playing regularly in events in Toronto. He left for Vegas when he was 21 to start his professional poker career.

Daniel won two events at Foxwoods in 1997 starting off his wining streak, followed by wining a WSOP bracelet in 1998. Wynn Las Vegas Casino has recruited him to be their “Poker Ambassador.”

He also runs Full Contact poker as well as contributes to Poker Stars. He has written numerous articles for card magazines and appears on numerous poker shows. Negreanu is also featured in the 2006 poker video game Stacked with Daniel Negreanu, providing tips and hints as to how to play effectively. As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $10,100,000.

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