Identified as ‘Kid’ – “not ‘The Kid’, that was Stu Ungar’s moniker” – the Canadian was a young man who was starting to become successful. With hundreds of thousands of followers on his social media channels alone, Negreanu is perhaps the most popular mainstream player poker has seen.īack in 1999, Negreanu was a comparative unknown. Known as ‘Kid Poker’, Negreanu has appeared in movies, televised poker games, podcasts, radio shows and live streams and played at the top table for over 20 years.
Today, Daniel Negreanu is known as one of the most popular players in poker, a de facto spokesperson for many in the game.
