Canadian Poker Players

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 26. Chapters: Andre Boyer (poker player), Brad Booth, Chris Tessaro, Cory Carroll, Daniel Negreanu, Dan Idema, Darus Suharto, Evelyn Ng, Gavin Smith (poker player), Glen Chorny, Greg Mueller, Guy Laliberté, Howard Goldfarb, Isabelle Mercier, Jason Gunnlaugson, Jeff Sarwer, Jonathan Duhamel, Jonathan Schaeffer, Kara Scott, Marc Karam, Matthew Jarvis (poker player), Mendy Commanda, Michael McDonald (poker player), Mike Watson (poker player), Mike Wilson (poker player), Monica Reeves, Nenad Medi¿, Owen Crowe, Peter Jetten, Randy Blumer, Randy Holland, Robert Cheung, Scott Montgomery (poker player), Shawn Buchanan, Sorel Mizzi, Steve Paul-Ambrose. Excerpt: Daniel Negreanu (; born July 26, 1974) is a Canadian professional poker player. He has won four World Series of Poker bracelets and two World Poker Tour Championship titles. Negreanu was born in Toronto, Ontario. In 1974, his parents, Annie and Constantin, emigrated from Communist Romania, hoping to start a new life in the United States. Instead, they ended up settling in Toronto, where Constantin worked as an electrician and sold confectionery. Daniel was born five years after his brother, and even at an early age was extremely ambitious. "From the age of four, I thought I¿d be rich. I told my mom I¿d build a house out of Popsicle sticks, and move to Cafornia (sic),¿ Daniel recalls in a 2009 interview. Daniel Negreanu attended Pineway public middle school in North York, where the principal complained to his mother about Daniel's "poor manners or behavior" and threatened to expel him for "ignoring the school rules." While nursing dreams of a career as a professional snooker player, the then 15-year-old Daniel learned how to play poker. By 16, he was spending time in pool halls, hustling, sports betting, and playing cards. When he was several credits short of graduation Daniel dropped out of high school and began his life as a rounder playing at the local charity casinos, usually at Casino Country and Fundtime Games, 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 22 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. In August 2005, he married Lori Lin Weber and they later separated in November 2007. He resides in Las Vegas, Nevada. Negreanu has a blog at Full Contact Poker where he posts his thoughts and feelings about different things in life, politics, the po