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Daniel Negreanu Wins Another Poker Tournament in 2024

Sun, 24 Mar 2024 02:00:36 +0000

At this point, it’s clear that the changes Daniel Negreanu vowed to make following a rough poker year are working. The Poker Hall of Famer shaved off another $147,500 on Saturday from his $2 million losses in 2023 with a victory in PokerGO Tour PLO Series Event #3: $5,100 Pot-Limit Omaha.

He beat out 118 entrants for his second high roller win of the year, including Anuj Agarwal ($91,450) heads up to finish off the tournament. The action took place inside the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas where Negreanu has been tough to beat since early January.

Alex Livingston Closes Out PGT Mixed Games Series; Four Final Tables For Negreanu

Wed, 13 Mar 2024 01:35:45 +0000

The latest PokerGO Tour (PGT) series wrapped up this week with the completion of PGT Mixed Games 2024, a series that ran Feb. 28-March 8 and consisted of various mixed game events with buy-ins ranging from $5,100 to $25,300.

While he didn’t take home any trophies, the true dominator of the high-stakes mixed game series was Daniel Negreanu, who made four final tables including a runner-up finish in the $10,200 Dealer’s Choice event for $103,400 (which PokerNews recapped here) and a third-place finish in the $10,200 Big Bet Mix event for $55,000.

Daniel Negreanu Continues Hot 2024 Start; Philip Sternheimer Wins PGT Dealer's Choice

Wed, 06 Mar 2024 23:35:51 +0000

Daniel Negreanu wasn’t kidding when he said changes were coming following a rough 2023 year. The Poker Hall of Famer took second place on Wednesday behind Philip Sternheimer in a $10,200 buy-in PokerGO Tour Dealer’s Choice event.

Action took place inside the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas with 47 players registered, seven paid. Five players returned for Day 2, including Phil Hellmuth, who started the day with just a couple big bets and was the first one to go at the final table in fifth place for $37,600.

2018 Poker HOF Inductees Hennigan, Eskandani Go Back-to-Back at PGT Mixed Games Series

Sun, 03 Mar 2024 16:35:52 +0000

It’s been a good week for Poker Hall of Famers, and specifically those who were inducted in 2018.

John Hennigan and Mori Eskandani went back-to-back at the 2024 PokerGO Tour (PGT) Mixed Games series in Las Vegas, with Hennigan first taking down the $5,100 8-Game event for $120,150 before the PokerGO president followed up with a $10,200 H.O.R.S.E. victory for a career-best $201,600 and his first PGT title.

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Daniel Negreanu Delighted That the WSOP Circuit is Heading to Toronto

Tue, 27 Feb 2024 11:36:35 +0000

The World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit has visited dozens of fantastic cities during its time, but Toronto is not one of them. That is set to change on March 22 when the Great Canadian Casino Resort Toronto hosts the WSOP Circuit Toronto festival.

The Great Canadian Casino Resort Toronto has joined forces with online poker giant GGPoker to make the WSOP Circuit dream a reality for Torontonians. Although the schedule is yet to be announced, PokerNews is informed there will be eight WSOPC ring-awarding events, $3.9 million in estimated prize pools, including a $2,000 Main Event and a $3,500 High Roller.

Two Rising Poker Players With Competing Styles Face Off In High-Stakes Crossbook

Fri, 23 Feb 2024 01:36:29 +0000

In the wake of excitement over the release of the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP)summer schedule, there’s a looming poker match-up that has garnered the most excitement of all.

Poker prodigies Landon Tice and Jeremy Becker agreed to a 100% crossbook in at least 25 mutually played events over the summer a bet brought together by none other than Daniel Negreanu meaning that a hot summer for one of the young grinders could mean disaster for the other and their supporters.

Daniel Negreanu Plans a Lighter WSOP Schedule, More Time for Rest

Sat, 17 Feb 2024 01:01:25 +0000

In line with his 2024 tournament plans, Daniel Negreanu revealed his summer schedule, and he’s leaving himself with more days off than in recent years.

Following two years of significant losses at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) totaling a combined nearly $2 million, the GGPoker ambassador plans to lighten the load this year. On Friday, the 2024 WSOP schedule, which includes 99 gold bracelet events, was released to the poker community’s delight.

Poker X Takes Sides: Is Matt Berkey a Bully or Justified in His Verbal Attacks?

Sat, 03 Feb 2024 01:35:40 +0000

Two things are clear: Matt Berkey is passionate about the game of poker, and he seems to regularly find himself involved in social media flame wars with his peers. But has the Solve for Why founder’s recent actions on X gone too far, or do the people he’s trashed have it coming?

That’s not for us to decide, so we’ll instead share the opinions of those who’ve chimed in on poker X, and the answer to the question appears to be yes, but also no.

Kristen Foxen Bests Negreanu & Cracks Husband's Aces to Win PGT Kickoff Finale

Thu, 18 Jan 2024 00:36:18 +0000

After vowing to make changes to his game following a rough year, Daniel Negreanu came within inches of winning his second poker tournament of 2024 before falling to Kristen Foxen.

On Tuesday, Foxen defeated Negreanu during heads-up play PokerGO Tour Kickoff Series Event #5: 10,100 No-Limit Hold’em for $165,000 as the four-time bracelet winner added to her $7.1 million in live earnings and picked up her first live tournament win since just days before the COVID lockdowns in 2020.

Check Out All the PGT Last Chance Winners; Two More Qualify for $1M Freeroll

Tue, 09 Jan 2024 03:00:42 +0000

The PokerGO Tour (PGT) Last Chance 2023 series wrapped up on Sunday with a victory from poker commentator Nick Schulman, which means the roster is set for the PGT Championship $1,000,000 Freeroll that kicks off on Jan. 9 and will crown a winner on Jan. 10.

Dylan Destefano and Samuel Laskowitz were the final two players to win seats into the $1 million freeroll with victories in the Last Chance series.

Daniel Negreanu Shaves Off 10% of 2023 Losses w/ PokerGO Tournament Win

Wed, 03 Jan 2024 20:35:39 +0000

Daniel Negreanu lost just over $2.2 million in live tournaments last year, but he’s already booked a tournament win and cut into that deficit in 2024.

The Poker Hall of Famer took down the first event of the PokerGO Tour’s Last Chance Series, a $10,100 no-limit hold’em tournament that attracted 91 entrants to the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas on Tuesday. In the middle of the night, he wrapped up the victory with a lucky four-outer on the river to secure a $218,400 score, larger than any cash he earned in 2023.

Daniel Negreanu Says Changes Coming After Losing $2 Million in 2023 Poker Tournaments

Tue, 02 Jan 2024 21:35:39 +0000

After losing over $2.2 million last year in poker tournaments, Daniel Negreanu made it clear in a YouTube video that he’s going to make some adjustments to his strategy in 2024.

The Poker Hall of Famer shared his composite results from 2023 in a 23-minute video, and brought up some potential changes he plans to make going forward.

What Went Wrong for Poker Legend?

Negreanu mostly plays tournaments in Las Vegas these days, usually the PokerGO Tour high rollers and World Series of Poker (WSOP) events. His main goals beyond profiting are to win WSOP Player of the Year, which he’s done twice (2004/2013), and to win gold bracelets, which he hasn’t done since 2013.

Daniel Negreanu

Tue, 12 Dec 2023 00:25:58 +0000

Biography

Daniel Negreanu is a Canadian poker player and GGPoker Ambassador. A six-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) champion, he won the WSOP Asia-Pacific Main Event in 2013.

Negreanu can be seen on the first season of GGPoker’sGame of Gold, a poker reality competition on the GGPoker YouTube channel.

He was named WSOP Player of the Year in 2004 and 2013 the only player to achieve the feat twice.

He has also won two World Poker Tour (WPT) titles and amassed over $46 million in lifetime earnings.

ClubWPT Qualifier Luis Gutierrez Ready to Take on WPT World Championship

Sun, 03 Dec 2023 20:35:32 +0000

With 25 years of experience playing poker, California’sLuis “LaParka” Gutierrez feels ready to take on the pros in the World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas after winning a $12,500 WPT World Championship Passport on ClubWPT.

PokerNews caught up with the information systems analyst and poker enthusiast to learn about his poker background and how he is getting ready for the record-breaking $40 million guaranteed event.

Here’s a look as some other ClubWPT qualifiers we’ve profile:

Reasons for American Poker Players to Be Thankful on Thanksgiving Weekend

Sun, 26 Nov 2023 04:00:33 +0000

Thanksgiving is always a great time to reflect on what you are grateful for, and there are plenty of reasons for poker players in the United States to be grateful this year.

From the return of the PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) to the upcoming $40 million guaranteed World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championship, here are six reasons American poker players should be grateful this year.

The Return Of The North American Poker Tour

PokerStars made waves earlier this year when they announced the return of the NAPT after a 12-year hiatus. The short-lived US poker tour produced big-name winners like Vanessa Selbst and Jason Mercier, and its return to the luxurious Resorts World Las Vegas earlier this month was nothing short of spectacular.

Negreanu Shares WSOP Paradise Plans; Which of His Poker Friends Will Be There?

Sun, 19 Nov 2023 00:35:37 +0000

The World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise is a winter series held at the Atlantis Paradise Island in The Bahamas. The series runs from December 3-14 and will feature 15 bracelet events across different variants with over $51 million in guarantees. PokerNews will be on hand to provide live coverage of the event, with photos, videos, and player interviews live from the tournament floor in The Bahamas.

In the meantime, GGPoker has been busy qualifying players from all over the world via their Road To Paradise, which launched at the beginning of October. Each WSOP Paradise package comes with entry into the prestigious $5,000 WSOP Paradise Main Event, scheduled to unfold amid the tropical splendor of Atlantis Paradise Island from December 9, offering an impressive $15 million in guaranteed prizes. But that’s not all; winners will also savor a 10-night stay at the luxurious Atlantis Paradise Island resort, celebrated for its lavish amenities and awe-inspiring ocean vistas.

Ontarian Engineer Matthew Aquino Wins WSOP Paradise Ticket on GGPoker

Sat, 18 Nov 2023 07:35:37 +0000

The World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise in the Bahamas is just a few weeks out now and online qualifiers are cropping up all over the globe. Ontario player Matthew Aquino is among those Road To Paradise winners who are eyeing up the prize pool and the hotel pool after winning a WSOP package.

Aquino joins several other players who won their seats in the main event and accommodation at the Atlantis Hotel on GGPoker.

'Survivor' Meets 'Poker After Dark': GGPoker's New Reality Poker Show

Thu, 02 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Daniel Negreanu, Jason Koon, Maria Ho, Fedor Holz, and other top poker players will show off their skills in a reality-based Poker After Dark show called “Game of Gold.”

The first episode in what appears to be a unique format airs Nov. 8 on the GGPoker YouTube channel. A couple years ago, the online poker giant obtained the rights to the iconic poker show, which is filmed inside the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas.

Negreanu Bubbles the $100K PLO Super High Roller Bowl as Haxton Leads

Wed, 01 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000

It was a heartbreaking day at the office for Daniel Negreanu in the Super High Roller Bowl: Pot-Limit Omaha event in Las Vegas, but an equally enjoyable one for Isaac Haxton. The Super High Roller Bowl: Pot-Limit Omaha is the largest buy-in PLO event of all time, yet 38 players ponied up the $100,000 buy-in and created a $3,800,000 prize pool as a result. Only seven of those starters will receive a slice of that pie, and Negreanu won’t be one of them.