Daniel Negreanu Had a Productive Yr on the Poker Tables Regardless of a Few Misses
Poker is filled with faces whose names are endlessly printed on the sport. Alex Foxen, Daniel Negreanu, and Doyle Brunson are just a few who’ve excelled through the years, and Negreanu proved that, primarily based on his 2022 efficiency, he’s nonetheless a formidable opponent on the felt.
Poker professional Daniel Negreanu contemplates a hand throughout a match. The champion poker participant had one other profitable 12 months on the tables. (Picture: Head Matters)
The 48-year-old Canadian poker professional often called “Child Poker” or “DNegs,” earned his first money in July 1997 when he completed tenth on the Orleans Open $230 NLHE occasion. Lower than a month later, in keeping with Hendon Mob, he took down the $225 NLHE Heavenly Maintain’em occasion in Los Angeles for $18,800.
He’s been on a reasonably stable run – with just a few bumps alongside the best way – ever since. The GGPoker ambassador now has six WSOP bracelets and two WPT titles to his credit score, and ended 2022 with a gross revenue of $1.62 million.
Child Poker’s Ups and Downs
No poker participant is profitable on a regular basis. There are unhealthy beats, unhealthy selections, badly timed bluffs and laydowns that each one mix with the uncertainty of any given hand to make poker so thrilling.
DNegs had his unhealthy moments, as nicely, like when his pocket aces misplaced to pocket jacks within the Poker Masters when one other jack appeared for his opponent on the flop. Nevertheless, he turned that round when he took down the $300K NLHE Tremendous Excessive Curler Bowl for $3.3 million shortly after.
2022 within the books:
Occasions 107
Cashes 23
Money % 21.5
Avg Purchase in $30,136
Purchase ins $3,224,564
Cashes $4,875,609
Revenue $1,625,545
Beneath all totals since 2013:
1/3
— Daniel Negreanu (@RealKidPoker) December 26, 2022
On Monday, Negreanu took to Twitter and shared how 2022 labored out for him on the felt. On the floor, he didn’t have a lot to complain about, as he nonetheless got here out forward.
He participated in 107 occasions, cashing in 23 of them. In whole, he spent simply over $3.22 million on buy-ins and pocketed $4.87 million in winnings.
Negreanu additionally gave a operating tally of his performances every year since 2013. Throughout that point, he’s received a little bit greater than $13.13 million, for a yearly common of $1.45 million. 2016 and 2017 had been unhealthy years, nevertheless, as they each resulted in destructive money of over $1.3 million.
This 12 months, DNegs had a number of six-figure pots, together with $350K for a first-place end at a $25K occasion in the course of the PokerGO Cup in February. He additionally took down the $15,300 NLHE occasion on the Wynn Excessive Curler in March for $216K.
The 2022 earnings solely signify the pots he collected. They don’t keep in mind any associated bills, similar to journey and lodging, or shares he offered to again him in occasions. These particulars add up, however his facet gigs, together with the books he’s written, public appearances, his association with GGPoker, and others, make up for a few of these losses.
Making Mega-Millionaires
Poker continues to attract in a file variety of gamers, and though Negreanu nonetheless ranks among the many greatest, he has some stiff competitors. There have been others to emerge through the years which can be difficult him, Phil Hellmuth, and a few of the sport’s different long-standing greats.
Bryn Kenney is undoubtedly considered one of these. He’s second on the all-time cash record, in keeping with Hendon Mob, with over $57.2 million in reside poker winnings. That’s one spot forward of Negreanu.
Kenney solely has one WSOP bracelet, however is a massively profitable grinder. His greatest win got here in 2019, when he completed second on the Triton Million occasion. Regardless of not taking down the match, he banked over $20.5 million.
Justin Bonomo, regardless of just a few alleged missteps all through his profession (enjoying by way of a number of accounts in on-line tournaments, for instance), can just about write his personal ticket anyplace. The main cash winner has pocketed nearly $59 million and has 4 WSOP bracelets to his title.
In 2005, when he was simply 19, he grew to become the youngest participant to be on a televised closing desk when he completed fourth within the inaugural European Poker Tour occasion. He’s nonetheless excelling this 12 months, notching 4 first-place finishes for a mixed $449K, and a fourth-place end in one other for $720K.
His greatest declare to fame, although, might be his efficiency in 2018. That 12 months, he earned over $25 million as he made deep runs in a single occasion after one other.
