How Many Times Has Negreanu Cashed for Over $1m? Find Out Here!
Daniel Negreanu is a legitimate poker superstar. The GGPoker ambassador tops the Canadian all-time money listings and currently occupies third place in the worldwide standings. Only Justin Bonomo and fellow GGPoker ambassador Bryn Kenney have won more from live poker tournaments than Negreanu’s impressive $42,053,305.
Negreanu, a six-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner, has walked away with seven-figure prizes eight-times in his career so far. Those eight massive prizes weigh in at $19,108,227. Not only are we taking a look at Negreanu’s eight biggest live poker tournament scores right now, but we've even got comment from the man himself as to what his memories of these tournaments are!
#1 - $8,288,001 for 2nd place in the 2014 Big One for One Drop
Negreanu’s largest-ever cash comes in at an incredible $8,288,001. This was Negreanu’s reward for finishing second in the 2014 edition of the Big One for One Drop. The $1 million buy-in event saw 42-entrants battle it out for a slice of the $37,333,338 prize pool.
Dan Colman and Negreanu progressed all the way to heads-up, but it was Colman who walked away with the lion’s share of the prize money, namely $15,306,668. Still, with almost $8.3 million for second, we’re sure Negreanu didn’t dwell too long on his defeat.
Daniel Negreanu: "Obviously the biggest cash of my career, but it's amazing how in the moment you win $8 million, the first thought and feeling is the loss of the extra $7 million you missed out on. I went into this tournament with clear intention and was certain I was going to win it. Close."
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#2 - $3,000,000 for 2nd place in the 2018 Super High Roller Bowl
Kid Poker’s second-largest prize came as recently as May 2018 in Las Vegas. Negreanu was one of 48-players to compete in the $300,000 buy-in Super High Roller Bowl. 2018 was a time when Justin Bonomo could simply do no wrong, so the writing was almost already on the wall when Negreanu and Bonomo made it heads-up.
Of course, Bonomo won and netted $5,000,000, resigning Negreanu to a $3,000,000 consolation prize.
DN: "I really feel like I played some of my best poker ever leading up to the heads up vs Bonomo. Unfortunately, I think fatigue may have gotten the best of me during the heads up and I didn't bring my A+ game. Probably wasn't ideal for me to be playing 4 handed while watching the Vegas Golden Knights Stanley Cup finals game"
#3 - $1,770,218 for winning the 2004 WPT Five-Diamond World Poker Classic
The $15,300 WPT Five-Diamond World Poker Classic used to be huge and Negreanu took one of those big events down, doing so in December 2004. He came out on top of a 376-strong field to be crowned the tournament’s champion.
Such luminaries as Tony G, Phil Hellmuth, Jeff Lisandro, Erik Sagstrom, the late Dave “Devilfish” Ulliott, Barny Boatman, Ted Forrest, and Howard Lederer all cashed in the event. The likes of Johnny Chan, Hasan Habib, Nam Le, and Jennifer Harman all reached the final table.
Victory was secured when Negreanu defeated Humberto Brenes heads-up. Negreanu won $1,770,218 with Brenes awarded $923,475.
DN: "This might be my most memorable win because so much was on the line for me. Going into the last event of the year I needed to make the final table to secure CardPlayer of the Year honors. I ended up making the final table with the largest chip lead in WPT history at the time and it capped off an incredible year."
#4 - $1,725,838 for 2nd place in the $100,000 High Roller at the 2019 WSOP
Another runner-up finish in a WSOP event saw Negreanu pad his bankroll with the fourth-largest prize of his career. Negreanu fell at the final hurdle in the $100,000 High Roller at the 2019 WSOP in Las Vegas.
To say the 99-strong field was stacked is an understatement. Keith Tilston won the event for $2,792,406 after overcoming a final table housing runner-up Negreanu, Nick Shulman, Igor Kurganov, Brandon Adams, Dominik Nitsche, Sergi Reixach and Christoph Vogelsang!
He may have been around for an age, but this tournament showed the popular Canadian still has the skills to rub shoulders with and be considered one of the game’s elite.
DN: "This one comes with regret. It was a turbo structure and I won some key all ins and started heads up with the chip lead. A flop of AxKx10x in a limped pot, I overplayed an Ax2x and his KxQx got there on the turn spiking the Kx. This is one I wish I had back."
#5 - $1,119,610 for 4th place in the 2014 Aussie Millions $250,000 Challenge
Biggest cash number five came at the 2014 Aussie Millions where Negreanu was one of the stars to pay A$250,000 in the $250,000 Challenge. Thirty unique players made 16 rebuys between them to create an A$11,270,000 prize pool that was shared among the top six finishers.
Negreanu crashed out in fourth for the equivalent of $119,610. Only Mike “Timex” McDonald, Isaac Haxton, and the legendary Phil Ivey, the champion, went deeper than “Dnegs.”
DN: "With my good old pal Phil Ivey! Always fun to tangle with my buddy and this was no different. A really tough final 4 with Ike Haxton and Timex."
#6 - $1,117,400 for winning the 2004 WPT Borgata Poker Open
September 2004 saw Negreanu walk away with the WPT Borgata Poker Open title and a cool $1,117,400 cash prize, the sixth-largest of his career. He had to navigate his way through 301 opponents, including David Williams when heads-up, and players such as Josh Arieh, Phil Ivey, and Lee Markholt at the final table. Negreanu certainly doesn’t do things the easy way!
DN: "My first ever win on the WPT! Against another buddy in David Williams. This one really meant a lot to me because I had such a poor first season on the WPT and really wanted to make my mark."
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#7 - $1,087,160 for winning the A$10,000 WSOP Asia-Pacific
The World Series of Poker took place in Australia in April 2013 and Negreanu was just one of many players who made their way “Down Under”. The $10,000 WSOP-APAC Main Event saw 405 players enter and Negreanu outlast them all.
It wasn’t an easy win because the tournament saw some of the world’s best MTT players buy in. The final 10 players included Jordan Westmorland, Antonio Esfandiari, Russell Thomas, Kahle Burns, and Winfred Yu.
Negreanu sent local player Daniel Marton to the rail in second place to scoop yet another seven-figure prize.
DN: "This was one of my easier victories overall I'd say. Things, for the most part ran smoothly at the final table and it was mine to lose. I didn't."
#8 - $1,000,000 for 2nd place in the 2011 PCA Super High Roller
Coming in at number eight in Negreanu’s largest live poker tournament scores is one for exactly $1,000,000. He banked this sum in 2011 at the now-defunct PokerStars Caribbean Adventure.
Thirty-eight players paid $100,500 for the chance to become the Super High Roller champion and Negreanu was almost crowned that champion. He had to settle for second-place, however, because Eugene Katchalov walked away with the title and the $1,500,000 first-place prize.
DN: "Once again, another losing effort to my buddy Eugene Katchalov. Bittersweet because while I was happy for Eugene, finishing second is never a fun feeling."
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