Daniel Negreanu

2008-02-19T07:17:00.000-08:00

Daniel Negreanu Recent Cashes

Bringing you up to date on Daniel's recent cashes since we last spoke

Dec 2007 14th in the $15,000 Buy-in No Limit Holdem
Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic - winning $ 96,355

Sep 2007 4th in the Pokerstars World Cup of Poker in Barcelona (a team event) - winning € 4,000

19 June 2007 - 5th in the $ 2,000 7-Card Stud event inthe WSOP, winning $21,321

12 Jun 2007 - 3rd in the $1,500 No Limit Holdem Shootout event in the WSOP, winning $ 101,351

Online

Online Daniel has been doing well in the $10,300 Heads-up tournaments on Stars

He won it on 2nd Sept 2007 - 8 entrants - $50,000 winnngs
He also won in on 17th Feb 2008 - 8 entrants - $50,000 winnings

Mainly thanks to these 2 wins, he is over $30,000 up from online tournaments on PokerStars

2007-06-11T13:46:00.000-07:00

Daniel goes to PokerStars

Full Contact Poker, online home of Daniel Negreanu, has decided that it is in the best interest of its poker players to merge with one of the industry’s top poker sites, PokerStars.com. As part of this merger, all FCP player balances (cash and player points) will be transferred to PokerStars.

Full Contact Poker will cease all poker and casino operations in all countries and return FullContactPoker.com to its roots as a forum-based poker community

In a separate agreement, Daniel Negreanu has signed as a member of Team PokerStars, showing his commitment to where he sees the future of online poker.

PokerStars has agreed to become the new home for many of Full Contact Poker's popular events, including Negreanu’s Protégé 3, future "Weekend at Daniels" events, the weekly Negreanu Open and much more!

2007-01-29T14:16:00.000-08:00

Daniel Negreanu takes second places in 2007 World Poker Open, and cool half million

The 2007 World Poker Open came to a close on Thursday in Tunica, with six players returning to the World Poker Tour’s feature final table. The Gold Strike Casino Resort served up more than its usual southern hospitality, awarding the WPO champion nearly $1 million in prize money.

Though Mississippians claim that poker originated somewhere along the majestic river, the WPT can officially credit the state for topping two of its circuit records. Daniel Negreanu, previously tied with Barry Greenstein*, broke the record for WPT consecutive cashes; while Young Cho, Kido Pham, Bryan Sumner, Gary Kainer, J.C. Tran, and “The Kid” engaged in the longest-ever WPT final table battle before an elimination.

It wasn’t until the 93rd hand, when the tournament was deep into its fourth level, that a sixth-place finisher was determined. Of those hands, only 16 produced a flop and even fewer made it to the river. There were 60 other hands, in which players either gave the big blind a “walk,” or forfeited the pot to a raiser before the community cards went out. Yet there was plenty of action, with multiple raises, double-ups, and players trading chip leads.

Hand No. 44 of the final table saw Kido Pham raising $80,000 in late position, with Young Cho and Gary Kainer calling. All three saw a flop of K Q 4. Kainer and Pham checked and Cho made it $150,000. Kainer folded, but Pham moved all in for around $504,000. Cho called, turning over 7 5 for a flush draw, but Pham had 10 8 for an even higher one. The turn was the 2, and the 10 paired Pham on the river, awarding him a pot worth nearly $1,250,000.

On the next hand, Pham made it $80,000 in late position, and the action was folded to Kainer who moved all in with an additional $377,000. It was folded back to Pham. While chatting across the table with his opponent, Pham was overheard saying, “I call that one,” but tried to explain his way out. “I didn’t mean this one,” he said, “I meant that one,” and two tournament directors were summoned. It was ruled that Pham had made a verbal declaration that was binding. Therefore, Pham’s only option was to call the monster raise. Pham did so reluctantly, turning over K 7. Kainer had A Q. The flop came A 6 4 and though Kainer had paired his ace, Pham was still in the running with a flush draw. The turn was the 6 and the river the 7. The pot was shipped to Kainer, leaving the good-natured Pham with less than $200,000 going into the next hand. “Sometimes I mean what I don’t say,” he said smiling, not quite able to articulate his exact thoughts. The audience understood and laughed along with him.

A few hands later, with Cho on the button, Pham used both hands to sweep his last $170,000 into the middle, and then declared, “I raise one-point-five million,” sparking another round of laughter from the audience. Next to act was the usually stone-faced Cho, who cracked a smile and said, “I call that.” Cho turned over A 7, and Pham showed K J. The crowd cheered for their sentimental favorite, “king, king, king!” Pham made trips on the flop of K K 9, and the 5 on the turn had Cho drawing dead to the river, doubling Pham up.

Sixty-three hands into the day, Negreanu raised it to $120,000 from the button. Kainer made it $350,000 and the action was folded around to Negreanu who pressed with another $385,000. Kainer called with A K, and Negreanu was behind with A Q. The players’ aces paired when A Q 6 came on the flop, but Negreanu had spiked his kicker. The turn, 8, and river, 3, sealed the win for Negreanu and awarded him a monster pot worth nearly $1,600,000.

When the blinds were $40,000-$80,000 with a $10,000 ante, J.C. Tran (WCOOP Main Event Winner) moved all in from the button for $240,000. Kido Pham called with pocket deuces (2 2). Tran turned over 8 5, eliciting a groan from the crowd. But when 9 7 6 hit the board, the audience cheered for Tran, who’d made a straight on the flop. The 7 on the turn and 6 on the river sealed the win for Tran, doubling him up to nearly $500,000.

Players collected blinds and antes over the next nine hands, with few raises, and no flops. Negreanu described the moment later. “No one wanted to be the first player out,” he said. “And with everyone playing so tight, it really changed the dynamic of the game.”

Things were about to change, as Negreanu sat behind the button for a 15th time. From the cutoff, Cho raised to $270,000 and the action was folded to Tran, who called. The flop came 10 7 3 and Tran moved all in for $230,000. Cho called with 9 7, for middle pair. Tran had K J. The turn, a K, snatched the advantage away from Cho and brought Tran to his feet. But the 9 on the river gave Cho a second pair, sending J.C. Tran out in sixth place with $142,810.

The marathon run was over, and the Grand Casino Resort bested Commerce Casino’s previous record of 86 WPT final table hands played before determining a sixth-place finisher. Down to five-handed, the action picked up considerably.

Young Cho maintained the chip lead with around $2 million, while Gary Kainer, Bryan Sumner, and Kido Pham hovered around the $1 million mark. Negreanu was far behind with around $400,000.

Negreanu came back to collect a few pots, enough to increase his stack to $1 million. From the big blind, he called Kainer’s $250,000, who raised from under the gun. The flop came J 10 5. Negreanu checked to Kainer who fired $350,000 into the pot and then Negreanu moved all in. Kainer called with A J for top pair, but Negreanu had 10 9 for middle pair and a flush draw. The turn was the 2, completing Negreanu’s hand. The meaningless card on the river assured his win and doubled him up to around $2 million.

Two hands later, Kainer doubled through Pham when they both were all in before the flop. The two missed the board and Kainer’s higher card won the hand and the pot. Pham was crippled going into the next level. With the blinds at $60,000-$120,000 with a $15,000 ante, Sumner went all in and Pham made his move. With his last $205,000 he called with 8 6. Sumner turned over J 9. The board came K 4 3 9 6, sending Pham out in fifth place with $171,372.

On the very next hand, Kainer went all in for $630,000 before the flop and Sumner called, showing pocket nines (9 9). Kainer had A 2. With a board of Q J 10 5 5, Sumner eliminated the second player in a row, sending Kainer out in fourth place with $199,934.

Negreanu went into three-way action with $2.2 million in chips, but Sumner and Cho were close behind with around $1.8 million.

Six hands later, Negreanu checked on the button and Cho moved all in. His timing couldn’t have been worse as Sumner had woken up with aces and immediately called. Cho turned over 6 3. The flop came J 5 2, giving Cho some hope with a straight draw, but the Q on the turn and K on the river put a third notch in Sumner’s belt and Cho exited the tournament in third place with $257,058.

At 8:30 p.m., the money was presented and WPT staff prettied up the table for heads-up action. Ten minutes later it was over. Negreanu pushed from the button with A 3 and Sumner called with pocket eights (8 8). The flop gave Sumner a set with 8 5 4, and Negreanu was drawing to a deuce for a straight. But the turn, 3, and river, Q, won the hand and the championship for Sumner.

Runner-up Daniel Negreanu went out with $502,691. “I was really happy with how this turned out,” he said during the awards presentation. “This was a really great final table with some very tough competition. And with everyone playing so tight in the beginning, it took luck and skill to get this far.” When asked if he’d thought the six-way action was ever going to end, he replied, "That was one of the most unique situations I’ve ever seen, with six guys playing for four hours at a World Poker Tour final table and nobody going broke.”

This was Sumner’s first WPT event, qualifying in the very first $1,000 satellite he’d entered. After lying low during four days of main event competition, the soft-spoken southern boy admitted being nervous coming into the final table. “I was worried about Daniel Negreanu and the chip leader,” referring to Young Cho. “My focus was on just playing the very best game I could.”

The humble Sumner was presented with the gold and diamond WPO championship bracelet and $913,986 in first-place prize money. We can also look forward to seeing him at the Bellagio in April. Included in the prize package was a $25,000 entry into this year’s WPT Championship.

2007-01-29T13:30:00.000-08:00

Daniel Negreanu Background and History

Daniel "Kid Poker" Negreanu was born on July 26, 1974 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Early life

Daniel Negreanu's parents, Annie and Constantin, moved to Canada from Romania in 1967. When he was just one credit short of graduation, Daniel dropped out of high school and began his life as a rounder playing at the local charity casinos and looking for illegal games around the city. While in Toronto, Daniel met and began dating Evelyn Ng who would also become a well known professional poker player. After building up his bankroll, he left for Las Vegas at the age of 21 to pursue his dream of becoming a professional poker player. However, "The Strip" got the better of him and he was forced to move back home to Toronto to rebuild his bankroll.

Poker career

In 1997 his luck began to change when he won two events at the World Poker Finals at Foxwoods, earning himself $133,600 as well as being named the tournament's best all-around player. Negreanu followed this triumph in the 1998 World Series of Poker by winning $169,460 at the $2,000 Pot Limit Hold'em event and becoming the youngest WSOP bracelet winner in history — a record he held until 2004.

Over the next few years, he became one of the most successful poker tournament players in history, winning two World Poker Tour (WPT) events, another two World Series bracelets, and appearing at 11 final tables. He was also named the World Series of Poker player of the year in 2004.

Upon opening, the Wynn Las Vegas resort recruited him as their "Poker Ambassador" to play for any stake in their poker room. The arrangement lasted until October 2005 when he opted out because it was restricting his ability to play for high stakes outside the Wynn. However, in December 2005 he started his own online poker cardroom "skin" site on his official site, Full Contact Poker, which also includes his blog and a variety of poker forums. He plays at his cardroom under the screen name "KidPoker". In 2006 he used Full Contact Poker to launch a campaign for a Protege, who Daniel would attempt to mold into a world-class live tournament poker player. In addition, he would buy the Protege in to four $10,000 buy-in events. Daniel's first Protege was Brian Fidler.

Daniel has been a regular at the big game in Bobbys Room, Bellagio, during the last years. He is a self-admitted action junkie that always seeks new challenges and sets high goals for himself, not only at the poker table but also on the golf course. He, unlike many other players, are very out spoken about his poker results and regulary posts updates in the forums at the Full Contact Poker website.

Some of Negreanu’s success is often attributed to his ability to read opponents. When asked about this skill, Negreanu explains the most important aspect he employs is observing what hands his opponents play and how capable they are of playing them.

He has written over 100 articles for CardPlayer Magazine and contributed to Doyle Brunson's Super System II. He has tutored on the web as part of Poker School Online and also personally given lessons to celebrities like Tobey Maguire. In addition, it was announced in early 2006 that Negreanu had assembled a team of "Superstar Contributors" to write a book called "Daniel Negreanu's Power Hold'em Strategy". Modeled after Brunson's "Super/System", the book delves into every aspect of hold'em, and is due to be released in early 2007.

Negreanu's other televised poker appearances include Late Night Poker, Poker After Dark, High Stakes Poker and Ultimate Poker Challenge (as a commentator and stand-in host.) He also appeared in the third season of Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament. In January 2007, Negreanu will appear in the Fox Reality original series Rob and Amber: Against the Odds in which he will mentor reality television personality Rob Mariano in his bid to become a professional poker player.

Negreanu was named "Favorite Poker Player" at the Card Player, Player of the Year Awards Gala in February 2006.

Negreanu is also featured in the 2006 poker video game "Stacked with Daniel Negreanu," providing tips and hints as to how to play effectively.

Personal life

On August 19, 2005 he married Lori Lin Weber and the two reside in Las Vegas, Nevada. Negreanu is easy to spot in a tournament, almost always wearing a hockey jersey and likes to listen to relaxing music like oceanwaves and pan on headphones which he says relaxes him so he can win. His surname is pronounced "Neg-rah-noo" but he is not bothered about how others choose to pronounce it.

Daniel is a very open person that likes to talk about his personal life. He has a blog at Full Contact Poker where he posts his thoughts and feelings about different things in life, the poker world and everything.

Daniel is a vegetarian, and is well-known for eating healthy vegetarian meals at tournaments, which are commonly prepared by his mother. Daniel has also been known to enjoy many sushi restaurants in Las Vegas.

2007-01-28T06:41:00.000-08:00

Daniel Negreanu has a fantastic January :-

"I fought hard, fought as hard as I could, but I just couldn't get it going today. We didn't arrive in Atlantic City until about 5:00am. We checked in, bought in, and then tried to get some sleep before the day's play at 11:00am.

I had already decided to sleep as long as needed and then I'd show up when I was fresh and ready. With 30,000 in chips, and 25-50 blinds to start, it seemed like the best way for me to do well in the tournament. Obviously this isn't optimal, but I didn't have much choice since the WPT didn't leave much time in between events to be fully prepared.

When I got to my table, I was surprised, no shocked, to see Kido Phan AGAIN at my table, along with Nam Le. There were almost 600 players in this tournament, yest they must have done a very poor job of randomizing the later tables. We all bought in at the same time, but that should not mean we end up at the same table. There was another gentleman at our table that also bought in at the same time we did.

Kido looked beat down- he didn't sleep. Nam was tired, JC was also tired as he was at the table next to ours. Nam slept through level 3, JC slept through the first two levels as did I.

When I got there, Kido was down to about 7,000. Nam made it 350 to go from under the gun and I called with QQ in the next seat. Another player called, and Kido made it 3500 to go. Nam folded, so I decided to play the hand against Kido and put him all in. He had AK, and I won that race, busting Kido.

After that, I was playing my standard game, although I didn't have a lot of energy to get a solid read on my opponents which may have cost me. I laid down AA on a board of 3-4c-5c-4s-2c in spot where I could have been bluffed. I also lost a sizeable pot with JJ versus KK in a spot where I could only be in bad shape if my opponent had an over pair AND one of them was also a diamond. He did.

Down to about 12,000, I doubled up with Jh 10h on a flop of K-Q-9 against 99. After that, I played my typical cautious game, but wasn't connecting with flops and my opponents were hitting big time.

I was back down to 10,000 with blinds at 250-500 and a 50 ante, but I still felt comfortable. I wasn't able to pick up anything and whittled down to about 4,000 before making my move.

The first move came in the big blind. All folded to the small blind who limped in for 500. I had Q-7 and went all in- he folded Kh 10h!

The very next hand, the SAME guy limped on the button. I made it 2500 with AK and he went all in with A-2. I won that pot and was back in action. Then the final hand of the night: Guy, a player from Vegas, limped for 500, I limped behind him with Ac Qc, and the player next to me made it 2600. Guy and I both called.

The flop wasd 9c 3c 2s. Checked to the raiser who bet 6000. Guy called, and I decided to play my hand now since I couldn't fold on the turn. Also, I was hoping to either get three way action, OR, get Guy to fold a hand that may take away some of my outs. Both called my 6150 all in raise. One with 10-10, the other A-9. Turn and river blanked. Had I won that pot I'd be at 45,000.

I was really hoping to hit this hand as 45,000 would feel like a bazillion going into day two. Nothing I could have really done differently here, so that's that, the streak is dead.

I got a good night's sleep last night and am looking forward to getting home. As it appears now, I think the next event I'll be playing won't be until the Commerce in late February. A nice break in between which will help me get caught up on some work that I've been neglecting while I've been busy working at the tables.

I may not play any poker at all till the Commerce, we'll just have to see. I may decide to play at Bellagio a little bit, but more than likely I'll just be vegging out, watching hockey, finishing my book, etc. Originally I had planned to play in the Poker After Dark show on Feb 1-3, but that has been postponed. Also, I haven't heard any news lately on the upcoming Poker Superstars show.

As for bloggin', I'll probably go back to updates about 3 times a week now that there will be little poker played. I should be fresh and ready to take over the #1 spot in the Card Player of the Year award down the stretch. The WSOP is a huge factor in that race, so I'm looking forward to that, although, I much prefer playing the WPT.

Crapshoot tournaments aren't my strength, and while the WPT is a crapshoot at it's best, the WSOP preliminary events are all short stack events, aside from the 50,000 HORSE. I'll be forced to make significant adjustments to my pre-flop strategy that cuts into my edge, but I know what I'm doing so I'll be ready..."

(Daniel Negreanu speaking to Cardplayer magazine)

2007-01-28T06:37:00.000-08:00

Daniel Negreanu's Big Wins :-

23-Jan-2006 $ 10,000 Championship Event - No Limit Holdem
Jack Binion WSOP Circuit Event, Robinsonville 1st $ 755,525

14-Dec-2004 $ 15,000 World Poker Tour Championship - No Limit Holdem
Five-Diamond World Poker Classic, Las Vegas 1st $ 1,770,218

2004 Borgata Poker Open - WPT, Atlantic City 1st $ 1,117,400
01-Sep-2004 No Limit Hold'em - Tournament of Champions

04-Jun-04 $ 10,000 No Limit Holdem
Championship Poker at the Plaza, Las Vegas 1st $ 310,000

06-May-2004 $ 2,000 Limit Hold'em
35th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2004, Las Vegas 1st $ 169,100

07-May-2003 $ 2,000 S.H.O.E.
34th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2003, Las Vegas 1st $ 100,440

07-Feb-2003 $ 500 Pot Limit Omaha
2003 L.A. Poker Classic, Los Angeles 1st $ 49,400

17-Aug-2002 $ 1,000 No Limit Holdem
2002 Legends of Poker, Los Angeles 1st $ 44,800

30-Jun-2002 $ 500 No Limit Holdem Championship - Linfa Johnson Challenge
Linda Johnson Celebrity Challenge 2002, San Jose 1st $ 69,160

19-Feb-2002 $ 1,000 Omaha Hi/Lo
2002 L.A. Poker Classic, Los Angeles 1st $ 46,740

13-Feb-2002 $ 500 Pot Limit Holdem
2002 L.A. Poker Classic, Los Angeles 1st $ 41,995

28-Oct-2001 $ 300 No Limit Holdem
2001 World Poker Finals, Mashantucket 1st $ 35,260

14-Dec-1999 $ 7,500 Texas Holdem Championship Event
1999 United States Poker Championship, Atlantic City 1st $ 210,000

28-Jul-1998 $ 100 Limit Holdem
1998 Heavenly Hold'em, Los Angeles 1st $ 33,078

29-Apr-1998 $ 2,000 Holdem Pot Limit
29th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 1998, Las Vegas 1st $ 169,460

09-Dec-1997 $ 1,500 Limit Holdem
1997 World Poker Finals, Mashantucket 1st $ 38,400

2007-01-28T06:07:00.000-08:00

Daniel Negreanu Poker Results :-

06-Jan-07 $ 7,800 WPT Championship Event - No Limit Hold'em
PokerStars Caribbean Poker Adventure, Paradise Island 130th $ 11,797

14-Dec-06 $ 15,000 WPT Doyle Brunson North American Poker Classic - No Limit Hold'em
Fifth Annual Five Diamond World Poker Classic, Las Vegas 3rd $ 592,000

12-Nov-06 $ 9,700 WPT Championship Event - No Limit Hold'em
2006 World Poker Finals, Mashantucket 27th $ 25,757

17-Sep-06 Final 16 - Group D - Match 2
Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament Season 3, Las Vegas 2nd

10-Sep-06 Final 16 - Group D - Match 1
Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament Season 3, Las Vegas 2nd

28-Jul-06 $ 10,000 No Limit Texas Hold'em - World Championship Event
37th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2006, Las Vegas 229th $ 42,882

19-Jul-06 $ 2,500 Pot Limit Hold'em
37th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2006, Las Vegas 38th $ 3,878

16-Jul-06 Heat 19
Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament Season 3, Las Vegas 4th

09-Jul-06 $ 10,000 Pot Limit Omaha
37th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2006, Las Vegas 20th $ 12,295

03-Jul-06 $ 2,000 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo
37th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2006, Las Vegas 7th $ 48,776

30-Jun-06 $ 2,500 Short Handed No Limit Hold'em
37th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2006, Las Vegas 8th $ 38,852

25-Jun-06 No Limit Hold'em
Tournament of Champions, Las Vegas 2nd $ 325,000

25-Jun-06 Round 2 - Group A
Intercontinental Poker Championship, Las Vegas 3rd

17-Jun-06 Round 1 - Group A
Intercontinental Poker Championship, Las Vegas 7th

11-Jun-06 Heat 14
Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament Season 3, Las Vegas 5th

01-Jun-06 Canada vs Australia
Party Poker Football & Poker Legends Cup, London 4th

28-May-06 Heat 12
Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament Season 3, Las Vegas 4th

May-06 No Limit Hold'em
Calvin Ayre Wild Card Poker Tournament, San Jose 4th

16-Apr-06 Heat 6
Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament Season 3, Las Vegas 1st $ 10,000

02-Apr-06 Heat 4
Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament Season 3, Las Vegas 1st $ 10,000

03-Mar-06 Heads Up No Limit Hold'em
2006 National Heads-Up Poker Championship, Las Vegas 5th $ 75,000

23-Jan-06 $ 10,000 Championship Event - No Limit Hold'em
Jack Binion WSOP Circuit Event, Robinsonville 1st $ 755,525

13-Jul-05 $ 20,000 No Limit Hold'em
FullTiltPoker.Net Championship, Las Vegas 4th $ 66,000

03-Jul-05 $ 3,000 Limit Hold'em
36th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2005, Las Vegas 22nd $ 6,725

11-Jun-05 $ 2,000 Limit Hold'em
36th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2005, Las Vegas 36th $ 3,665

25-May-05 No Limit Hold'em
World Poker Tour Battle of Champions III, Las Vegas 4th

25-Feb-05 PPT - No Limit Hold'em
2005 L.A. Poker Classic, Los Angeles 3rd $ 60,000

24-Jan-05 $ 10,000 World Poker Open Championship Event - No Limit Hold'em
The Sixth Annual Jack Binion World Poker Open, Tunica 3rd $ 384,322

05-Jan-05 $ 7,800 WPT Main Event - No Limit Hold'em
2005 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, Paradise Island 75th $ 11,600

14-Dec-04 $ 15,000 World Poker Tour Championship - No Limit Hold'em
Five-Diamond World Poker Classic, Las Vegas 1st $ 1,770,218

19-Sep-04 $ 10,000 No Limit Hold'em Final Day
2004 Borgata Poker Open - WPT, Atlantic City 1st $ 1,117,400

01-Sep-04 No Limit Hold'em - Tournament of Champions
World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions, Las Vegas 7th

25-Jul-04 $ 1,000 No Limit Hold'em Championship
2004 Orleans Open, Las Vegas 6th $ 13,315

04-Jun-04 $ 10,000 No Limit Hold'em
Championship Poker at the Plaza, Las Vegas 1st $ 310,000

19-May-04 $ 5,000 Pot Limit Omaha
35th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2004, Las Vegas 8th $ 45,000

08-May-04 $ 1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout
35th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2004, Las Vegas 9th $ 5,000

06-May-04 $ 2,000 Limit Hold'em
35th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2004, Las Vegas 1st $ 169,100

02-May-04 $ 2,500 Limit Hold'em
35th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2004, Las Vegas 7th $ 21,800

28-Apr-04 $ 1,000 No-Limit Hold'em
35th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2004, Las Vegas 3rd $ 100,940

23-Apr-04 $ 2,000 No-Limit Hold'em
35th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2004, Las Vegas 43rd $ 4,440

19-Apr-04 $ 25,000 WPT No Limit Hold'em Championship Final Day
2004 Bellagio Five-Star World Poker Classic/WPT Championship, Las Vegas 42nd $ 33,266

18-Mar-04 $ 7,000 Limit Hold'em Championship Final Day
2004 - PartyPoker.com Million III Limit Hold'em, Cruise 2nd $ 675,178

03-Mar-04 $ 5,000 WPT No Limit Hold'em Championship Final Day
2004 - Bay 101 Shooting Stars, San Jose 17th $ 7,980

24-Jan-04 $ 7,500 No Limit Hold'em
2004 PokerStars.com Caribbean Adventure, Caribbean 3rd $ 192,270

11-Dec-03 $ 2,500 Pot Limit Hold'em
2003 Bellagio Five-Diamond World Poker Classic, Las Vegas 4th $ 20,079

22-Nov-03 $ 10,000 No Limit Hold'em - Main Event
2003 Showdown at the Sands, Atlantic City 6th $ 67,900

03-Oct-03 $ 5,000 No Limit Hold'em - Main Event
2003 Four Queens Poker Classic, Las Vegas 6th $ 21,170

07-Aug-03 $ 300 No Limit Hold'em
2003 Legends of Poker, Los Angeles 4th $ 10,415

10-Jul-03 € 10,000 Grand Prix de Paris / WPT
Summer Tournament 2003, Paris 7th € 26,800 $ 30,828

15-May-03 $ 3,000 No Limit Hold'em
34th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2003, Las Vegas 2nd $ 210,980

07-May-03 $ 2,000 S.H.O.E.
34th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2003, Las Vegas 1st $ 100,440

03-May-03 $ 2,000 Pot Limit Hold'em
34th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2003, Las Vegas 6th $ 13,940

17-Apr-03 $ 1,500 Seven Card Stud
34th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2003, Las Vegas 13th $ 2,460

17-Feb-03 $ 1,000 Seven Card Stud
2003 L.A. Poker Classic, Los Angeles 13th $ 1,285

07-Feb-03 $ 500 Pot Limit Omaha
2003 L.A. Poker Classic, Los Angeles 1st $ 49,400

03-Feb-03 $ 500 No Limit Hold'em
2003 L.A. Poker Classic, Los Angeles 13th $ 1,910

02-Feb-03 $ 500 Omaha Hi/Lo
2003 L.A. Poker Classic, Los Angeles 19th $ 770

23-Jan-03 $ 1,000 Omaha Hi/Lo
The Fourth Annual Jack Binion World Poker Open, Tunica 12th $ 1,362

04-Dec-02 $ 1,000 Pot Limit Hold'em
Bellagio Five Diamond Poker Classic - 2002, Las Vegas 6th $ 4,685

02-Dec-02 $ 1,000 Limit Hold'em
Bellagio Five Diamond Poker Classic - 2002, Las Vegas 14th $ 1,558

29-Oct-02 $ 300 Seven Card Stud
2002 World Poker Finals, Mashantucket 10th $ 1,100

17-Oct-02 $ 10 No Limit Hold'em
Costa Rica Classic, San Jose 8th $ 1,200

30-Sep-02 $ 1,000 Limit Hold'em
2002 Four Queens Poker Classic, Las Vegas 2nd $ 9,940

11-Sep-02 $ 2,500 Limit Hold'em
Hall of Fame Poker Classic 2002, Las Vegas 1st $ 25,850

04-Sep-02 $ 1,500 No Limit Hold'em
Hall of Fame Poker Classic 2002, Las Vegas 9th $ 2,380

31-Aug-02 $ 1,000 Limit Hold'em
Hall of Fame Poker Classic 2002, Las Vegas 1st $ 24,820

17-Aug-02 $ 1,000 No Limit Hold'em
2002 Legends of Poker, Los Angeles 1st $ 44,800

12-Aug-02 $ 500 Omaha Hi/Lo
2002 Legends of Poker, Los Angeles 1st $ 22,600

04-Aug-02 $ 300 7-Card Stud Hi/Lo
2002 Legends of Poker, Los Angeles 1st $ 22,560

30-Jun-02 $ 500 No Limit Hold'em Championship - Linfa Johnson Challenge
Linda Johnson Celebrity Challenge 2002, San Jose 1st $ 69,160

28-Jun-02 $ 10 No Limit Hold'em - Daniel Negreanu Challenge
Linda Johnson Celebrity Challenge 2002, San Jose 4th $ 3,095

15-Jun-02 $ 500 Omaha Hi/Lo / Hold'em
California State Poker Championship 2002, Los Angeles 6th $ 2,205

15-May-02 $ 5,000 Omaha Hi/Lo Split
33rd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2002, Las Vegas 2nd $ 85,400

12-May-02 $ 1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout
33rd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2002, Las Vegas 8th $ 6,180

07-May-02 $ 2,500 Omaha Hi/Lo Split
33rd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2002, Las Vegas 11th $ 4,060

07-Apr-02 $ 1,500 No Limit Hold'em
Shooting Star Tournament, San Jose 9th $ 4,050

30-Mar-02 Game 5
Late Night Poker Series 5, Cardiff 6th

22-Feb-02 $ 300 Limit Hold'em
2002 L.A. Poker Classic, Los Angeles 10th $ 5,119

19-Feb-02 $ 1,000 Omaha Hi/Lo
2002 L.A. Poker Classic, Los Angeles 1st $ 46,740

15-Feb-02 $ 300 Limit Hold'em
2002 L.A. Poker Classic, Los Angeles 2nd $ 84,987

13-Feb-02 $ 500 Pot Limit Hold'em
2002 L.A. Poker Classic, Los Angeles 1st $ 41,995

09-Feb-02 $ 1,500 Limit Hold'em
2002 L.A. Poker Classic, Los Angeles 14th $ 15,390

08-Feb-02 $ 500 Pot Limit Omaha
2002 L.A. Poker Classic, Los Angeles 17th $ 924

02-Dec-01 $ 500 No Limit Hold'em
2001 United States Poker Championship, Atlantic City 2nd $ 19,300

28-Nov-01 $ 300 No Limit Hold'em
2001 United States Poker Championship, Atlantic City 7th $ 1,920

27-Nov-01 $ 300 Seven Card Stud
2001 United States Poker Championship, Atlantic City 8th $ 1,568

28-Oct-01 $ 300 No Limit Hold'em
2001 World Poker Finals, Mashantucket 1st $ 35,260

19-Sep-01 $ 1,000 No Limit Hold'em
2001 Four Queens Poker Classic, Las Vegas 8th $ 2,182

12-Sep-01 $ 500 Omaha Eight or Better
2001 Four Queens Poker Classic, Las Vegas 1st $ 16,684

23-Aug-01 $ 1,000 7 Card Stud
2001 Legends of Poker, Los Angeles 1st $ 22,000

20-Aug-01 $ 1,000 Omaha Hi-Lo
2001 Legends of Poker, Los Angeles 5th $ 3,685

05-Jun-01 ATS 34,400 World Heads Up Poker Championships Finals
Austrian Masters 2001, Vienna 17th ATS 7,940 $ 496

02-Jun-01 $ 2,175 No Limit Hold'em
2001 World Heads Up Poker Championship, Vienna 19th $ 504

14-May-01 $ 10,000 Championship Event - No Limit Hold'em
32nd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2001, Las Vegas 11th $ 63,940

02-May-01 $ 1,500 Razz
32nd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2001, Las Vegas 4th $ 12,570

05-Apr-01 $ 1,000 Pot Limit Hold'em
The Second Annual Jack Binion World Poker Open, Tunica 2nd $ 22,698

23-Feb-01 $ 300 Limit Hold'em
2001 L.A. Poker Classic, Los Angeles 8th $ 6,312

18-Feb-01 $ 1,000 HORSE
2001 L.A. Poker Classic, Los Angeles 5th $ 5,160

04-Feb-01 $ 300 Omaha Hi/Lo
2001 L.A. Poker Classic, Los Angeles 9th $ 1,220

25-Jan-01 $ 5,000 No Limit Hold'em Championship
1st Annual World Poker Challenge, Reno 3rd $ 82,935

11-Jan-01 $ 300 Limit 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo
1st Annual World Poker Challenge, Reno 1st $ 22,503

12-Dec-00 $ 500 No Limit Hold'em
2000 United States Poker Championship, Atlantic City 3rd $ 8,200

04-Dec-00 $ 500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split
2000 United States Poker Championship, Atlantic City 7th $ 1,875

14-Dec-99 $ 7,500 Texas Hold'em Championship Event
1999 United States Poker Championship, Atlantic City 1st $ 210,000

11-Dec-99 $ 1,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Split
1999 United States Poker Championship, Atlantic City 6th $ 3,015

08-Dec-99 $ 1,000 Limit Hold'em
1999 United States Poker Championship, Atlantic City 2nd $ 20,700

06-Dec-99 $ 500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split
1999 United States Poker Championship, Atlantic City 5th $ 2,767

30-Aug-99 $50000 Points Championship Play-off
1999 Legends of Poker, Los Angeles 8th $ 100

28-Aug-99 $ 1,000 7 Card Stud
1999 Legends of Poker, Los Angeles 2nd $ 14,950

25-Aug-99 $ 1,000 7 Card Stud Hi-Lo
1999 Legends of Poker, Los Angeles 2nd $ 17,250

15-Aug-99 $ 500 7 Card Stud Hi-Lo
1999 Legends of Poker, Los Angeles 7th $ 1,750

09-Aug-99 $ 300 Omaha Hi-Lo
1999 Legends of Poker, Los Angeles 1st $ 20,400

25-Jun-99 $ 1,000 No Limit Hold'em Championship
California State Poker Championship 1999, Los Angeles 3rd $ 13,900

04-May-99 $ 2,500 Omaha 8 or Better
30th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 1999, Las Vegas 12th $ 5,580

Mar-99 $ 200 Omaha Hi/Lo Split
1999 Winnin' o' the Green, Los Angeles 1st $ 8,960

Mar-99 $ 100 No Limit Hold'em
1999 Winnin' o' the Green, Los Angeles 2nd $ 5,605

14-Feb-99 $ 500 Omaha Hi/Lo Split
LA Poker Classic VIII, Los Angeles 4th $ 5,810

07-Feb-99 $ 300 Limit Hold'em Shootout
LA Poker Classic VIII, Los Angeles 1st $ 23,940

09-Dec-98 $ 1,000 Omaha Hi/Lo Split
1998 United States Poker Championship, Atlantic City 6th $ 2,295

27-Sep-98 $ 100 Limit Hold'em
1998 National Championship of Poker, Inglewood 9th $ 1,245

06-Aug-98 $ 300 No Limit Hold'em
1998 Heavenly Hold'em, Los Angeles 9th $ 1,206

28-Jul-98 $ 100 Limit Hold'em
1998 Heavenly Hold'em, Los Angeles 1st $ 33,078

25-Jul-98 $ 230 Limit Hold'em
1998 Orleans Open, Las Vegas 3rd $ 6,572

16-Jul-98 $ 230 Seven Card Stud/Hold'em
1998 Orleans Open, Las Vegas 1st $ 18,490

Jun-98 $ 300 Limit Hold'em
California State Poker Championship 1998, Los Angeles 1st $ 40,320

29-Apr-98 $ 2,000 Hold'em Pot Limit
29th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 1998, Las Vegas 1st $ 169,460

13-Feb-98 $ 300 No Limit Hold'em
1998 L.A. Poker Classic, Los Angeles 6th $ 3,685

06-Feb-98 $ 300 Limit Hold'em
1998 L.A. Poker Classic, Los Angeles 7th $ 2,715

09-Dec-97 $ 1,500 Limit Hold'em
1997 World Poker Finals, Mashantucket 1st $ 38,400

07-Dec-97 $ 100 Limit Hold'em
1997 World Poker Finals, Mashantucket 1st $ 1,400

Dec-97 $ 100 7 Card Stud
1997 World Poker Finals, Mashantucket 6th $ 2,664

06-Aug-97 $ 200 Pot Limit Hold'em
Heavenly Hold'em, Los Angeles 8th $ 680

04-Aug-97 $ 200 Limit Hold'em
Heavenly Hold'em, Los Angeles 1st $ 18,800

23-Jul-97 $ 200 Limit Hold'em 10th $1,050
1997 Orleans Open, Las Vegas