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- Daniel was a major advocate of the move to bring the National Hockey League to Las Vegas, along with Malaysian billionaire and fellow poker player Richard Yong. Negreanu is also an avid fan of Hearthstone.
- Daniel was a major advocate of the move to bring the National Hockey League to Las Vegas, along with Malaysian billionaire and fellow poker player Richard Yong. Negreanu is also an avid fan of Hearthstone.
- Hearthstone In 2015, Negreanu revealed on Twitter that he had been playing Hearthstone and that he had become very interested in it. 1 He then earned Gold Mage honors using Tempo Mage play before being invited to a poker player show match at the 2015 Hearthstone World Championship at BlizzCon against Elky, which he won 3-1.
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Nov 11, 2015 Over the weekend, poker's all-time tournament money winner Daniel Negreanu (Kid Poker) defeated fellow Team PokerStars Pro Bertrand 'ElkY' Grospellier in a Hearthstone exhibition match at Blizzcon 2015 in Anaheim, California.
It's no secret that the biggest online poker room PokerStars is moving towards recreational players providing the most comfortable conditions for them. Another proof of the fact that the facility is sticking to such policy is the creation of an innovative game called 'Power Up', which is a symbiosis of a no-limit Holdem and a famous card game Hearthstone (which have managed to steal a way into heart of million players all over the world).
Even though poker community has got acquainted with this new game just now, it's been tested for about 6 months already. Highly skilled players participate in testing, including Daniel Negreanu, as well as general gamers. PokerStars developers have spent loads of time and efforts to create characters of unique animation and other aspects, which will make the gameplay exciting and interesting.
The official announcement on the official web site of PokerStars says that the players included in the testing group were totally raptured, had loads of fun, therefore PokerStars expects Power Up to receive high ratings from users.
At the moment the game is still being tested, thus, before the official release it will probably face some changes. Moreover, it's only possible to use play chips to try Power Up yet, the real money games will be launched a little bit later, after expanding the pool of players.
It's expected that the game will be launched in the first half of 2017, hence it won't be long till the official release. Casino games online for money.
What's Power Up by PokerStars?
According to the information from the poker room itself and also from the players, who tested the game, Power Up is a mixture of no-limit Holdem with an opportunity to use special magic super powers. They enable players to influence game process in different ways: change their pocket or table cards, see your opponent's cards and so on. So that you could fully understand what's player's magic power, we would like to introduce you a few examples of spell:
- X-ray power - you can see one card of each opponent.
- Upgrade - you take the third card, then you drop one of three cards at your choice
- Scanner - you can have a look of two top cards in the deck and relocate them to the bottom if you desire.
- Reload - you drop your cards and grab another ones.
- Intel - you see the top card of the deck all hand long
- Engineer - you can see three top cards in the deck and choose one of them
- EMP - you can forbid your opponents to use spells on this street
- Disintegrate - you can repeal the card, which occurs on the street
- Clone - you get a power, which was played the last in this hand
As you might have already understood the information upon no-limit Holdem you've owned before is absolutely not enough. Therefore it requires a little more than learning the rules of poker and poker hand rankings. It's also yet undiscovered whether poker table positions somehow influence the game. Hence it will be interesting to play Power Up for everybody: there are simply no professional players here yet.
What do professional poker players feel about Power Up
As we've already marked, a professional player Daniel Negreanu took part in Power Up alfa-testing and frankly speaking he was tickled pink. This is how he commented on the launch of a new game by PokerStars:
'This game is the future. It's incredible and I'm pretty sure it will change your view upon poker. I'm very excited about its launch. As soon as you try to play Power Up, you will right away fall in love with this game. Bravo, Poker Stars!'
It's also should be mentioned, that there were people who don't share Daniel's positive point of view. For instance, the owner of World Series 2014 golden bracelet - Jaret Jaffee has sarcastically replied Daniel in Twitter, that he is very glad, that Daniel and Poker Stars keep on supporting real poker.
Negreanu promised as a response, that any one would love the new game by PokerStars from the first play.
In the end Jaffee gave up arguing with his colleague and jumping into conclusions.
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In a wile another famous player Matt Glantz asked Daniel whether Power Up is similar to Pokemon Go or Magic the Gathering. Daniel replied:
'Just imagine. You see the card of your opponent right during the hand and you can destroy him in a click. It's loads of fun'
At the same time one of the Russian professional players Ivan Demidov is skeptical of a new game at Poker Stars. He doesn't understand, why to play Power Up, when there is Hearthstone. Ivan considers recreational players and gambling addict to find general poker much more interesting than learning rules of a new game.
'It's evident that PokerStars is aimed at attracting new players and amateurs, therefore someone offered an idea of Magic poker. Though, it seems to me, only schoolboys like this sort of games and they don't have money to deposit' - said Demidov.
What should one expect from Power Up by PokerStars?
It's expected, that Power Up is about to be the first game to combine Poker and Cybersports. Recently there have been many talks about it, yet this is the first real attempt to make similar symbiosis (apart from Hold'em-X).
Sure, nobody expects Poker Stars to make everything perfectly well from the first try, but it's absolutely evident that the poker room has chosen a right way to follow. Now developers have a tough mission to complete - they have to create a balance between cybersports and poker.
After Power Up launch Poker Stars expects to get the increase of players, who are not acquainted with poker, what means that professional players will also join, since they will be attracted with an opportunity to make money on inexperienced players.
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Daniel Negreanu is a trend-setter in the poker world with a net worth close to $55 Million in 2020. As it turns out, he has a lot of stories to tell. We have decided to put this piece together, covering some of the key points of his amazing life and share some interesting factoids about the 'Kid Poker' with you.
Professional Poker Player with Six WSOP Bracelets
If you came across this article you, probably already know who Daniel Negreanu is. Even if this is the first time you are hearing his name or, you are even a fan – here you will find interesting facts about Negreanu's life.
Daniel Negreanu is a professional poker player from Canada. He was born in 1974 and by now, he has won six World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets and two World Poker Tour (WPT) championship titles. But that's not all.
Back in 2014, he was recognized as the best poker player of the decade by the Global Poker Index (GPI). Records from 2020 show that Negreanu has won $42,000,000 in prize money. This makes him the third player in the world of all times to win this much money from live poker tournaments. Besides his success in poker, Negreanu also made a few appearances in motion pictures.
He appeared briefly in the movie X-Men Origins: Wolverine as a poker player. Negreanu also played a poker player in the comedy, The Grand, and took part as himself in the drama Lucky You. Aside from poker, Negreanu also likes to play pool and he is also a great fan of the video game Hearthstone.
The Professional Negreanu Married for the Second time in 2019
Daniel Negreanu has been married two times. He married Lori Lin Weber back in August 2005. The marriage however did not last for long and in November 2007 he divorced Weber.
Last year, in May (2019), Negreanu married his current wife Amanda Leatherman. The couple actually dated back in 2010, but their true romance began in 2018. Daniel and Amanda got engaged on New Year's Eve 2019 and a few months later, the marriage was a fact. They married at Terranea Resort in Palos Verdes, California.
MasterClass Lessons with Daniel Negreanu
Looking back at 2018, Daniel Negreanu made another big step towards success. He joined the mainstream website MasterClass – you can find his class here. By doing so, he became an online poker instructor.
The MasterClass is basically online video courses, which are created by high-profile instructors. For example, Martin Scorsese teaches filmmaking in MasterClass, while Gordon Ramsay teaches cooking.
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Nicknamed 'Kid Poker,' Negreanu shared his excitement when he joined MasterClass by saying that the quality which the classes offer is attractive but also said that MasterClass is mainstream. According to 'Kid Poker' this was an opportunity to expand the audience for poker.
Negreanu Is Also Active on YouTube
Besides his participation in MasterClass, he has been really active on YouTube. By now, the professional poker champion has reached more than 436,000 subscribers on the platform. Having nearly 400 videos, Negreanu has more than 38,5 million views.
In his videos, the champion shares various tips, tricks and other poker magic. His videos aim at helping not only advanced poker players but also beginners. Negreanu's content is interesting, yet educating. On Mondays, he shares a poker tip, which is for the beginners, but sometimes he shares advanced tricks, too.
On Tuesdays he usually uploads a vlog or a podcast. Negreanu presents hand breakdown on Wednesdays and on Thursdays he reviews his older videos. Watching his videos, we can honestly say that there's always something to learn from such a great champion.
World Series of Poker Participation and Prizes
We mentioned earlier that Negreanu has won six World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets. But what is the WSOP bracelet? This bracelet is considered as the most valued non-monetary prize that any poker player can win.
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Professional Poker Player with Six WSOP Bracelets
If you came across this article you, probably already know who Daniel Negreanu is. Even if this is the first time you are hearing his name or, you are even a fan – here you will find interesting facts about Negreanu's life.
Daniel Negreanu is a professional poker player from Canada. He was born in 1974 and by now, he has won six World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets and two World Poker Tour (WPT) championship titles. But that's not all.
Back in 2014, he was recognized as the best poker player of the decade by the Global Poker Index (GPI). Records from 2020 show that Negreanu has won $42,000,000 in prize money. This makes him the third player in the world of all times to win this much money from live poker tournaments. Besides his success in poker, Negreanu also made a few appearances in motion pictures.
He appeared briefly in the movie X-Men Origins: Wolverine as a poker player. Negreanu also played a poker player in the comedy, The Grand, and took part as himself in the drama Lucky You. Aside from poker, Negreanu also likes to play pool and he is also a great fan of the video game Hearthstone.
The Professional Negreanu Married for the Second time in 2019
Daniel Negreanu has been married two times. He married Lori Lin Weber back in August 2005. The marriage however did not last for long and in November 2007 he divorced Weber.
Last year, in May (2019), Negreanu married his current wife Amanda Leatherman. The couple actually dated back in 2010, but their true romance began in 2018. Daniel and Amanda got engaged on New Year's Eve 2019 and a few months later, the marriage was a fact. They married at Terranea Resort in Palos Verdes, California.
MasterClass Lessons with Daniel Negreanu
Looking back at 2018, Daniel Negreanu made another big step towards success. He joined the mainstream website MasterClass – you can find his class here. By doing so, he became an online poker instructor.
The MasterClass is basically online video courses, which are created by high-profile instructors. For example, Martin Scorsese teaches filmmaking in MasterClass, while Gordon Ramsay teaches cooking.
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Nicknamed 'Kid Poker,' Negreanu shared his excitement when he joined MasterClass by saying that the quality which the classes offer is attractive but also said that MasterClass is mainstream. According to 'Kid Poker' this was an opportunity to expand the audience for poker.
Negreanu Is Also Active on YouTube
Besides his participation in MasterClass, he has been really active on YouTube. By now, the professional poker champion has reached more than 436,000 subscribers on the platform. Having nearly 400 videos, Negreanu has more than 38,5 million views.
In his videos, the champion shares various tips, tricks and other poker magic. His videos aim at helping not only advanced poker players but also beginners. Negreanu's content is interesting, yet educating. On Mondays, he shares a poker tip, which is for the beginners, but sometimes he shares advanced tricks, too.
On Tuesdays he usually uploads a vlog or a podcast. Negreanu presents hand breakdown on Wednesdays and on Thursdays he reviews his older videos. Watching his videos, we can honestly say that there's always something to learn from such a great champion.
World Series of Poker Participation and Prizes
We mentioned earlier that Negreanu has won six World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets. But what is the WSOP bracelet? This bracelet is considered as the most valued non-monetary prize that any poker player can win.
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The tradition began back in 1976 and it keeps going at full speed today. But not to mislead anyone, poker players don't just do it for the fame. The bracelet comes with a hefty monetary prize. The professional 'Kid Poker' Negreanu has made a fortune from participating in poker tournaments.
His first WSOP bracelet and win was back in 1998. Negreanu won $169,460 in the $2,000 Pot Limit Hold'em event of 1998 World Series of Poker. This win also made him the youngest WSOP bracelet winner in history. Since 1998, Daniel has participated in 36 career WSOP final tables. Out of all his appearances, he has received 103 monetary prizes. By January of this year, 'Kid Poker' Negreanu has made an excessive of $42 million in live tournament winnings.
How Does the Home of a Poker Tournament Winner Look Like?
In case you have wondered how a professional poker player lives, here is what we found out. Daniel Negreanu's house is located in Las Vegas. He is living in a futuristic, yet fully functioning house. The property is decorated after an 'Austin Powers meets Pee-Wee Herman' theme which was achieved with the help of Negreanu's friends.
Although we could not find information on the property value, we can say that Negreanu's house is not so humble. Aside from a big kitchen, 'Kid Poker's property also has a functioning bar. Within the same room there is also a poker table and a pool table.
'Kid Poker' Negreanu also dedicated an area where his prizes are displayed and yes – this is where he keeps the six WSOP gold bracelets.
Next to that area, Negreanu has placed family photos as well as pictures of him and ex-President Barack Obama. But that's not all, Negreanu also has a few arcade game machines. One of those machines features 8,000 game titles but even has a beer tap on the side, which is functioning. Looking at the exterior, Negreanu even has a small garden and of course – a swimming pool.
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DAT Poker Podcast by 'Kid Poker' Negreanu
Besides all of the activities which we mentioned so far, Daniel Negreanu also features in a podcast. The podcast is named 'DAT Poker Podcast'.
With this podcast, Daniel Negreanu along with Adam Schwartz, Terrence Chan and Ross Henry bring exclusive news, strategies, interviews and other hot topics from the poker world. Started back in 2018, the podcast regularly brings up interesting discussions on sports, movies, news and other entertaining subjects.
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