TORONTO (July 2, 2014) – Canadian poker ace Daniel Negreanu added another $8.2 million to his lifetime tournament earnings with a second place finish in the biggest buy-in tournament of the 2014 World Series of Poker*, the Big One for One Drop. His career tournament earnings now sit at approximately $30 million, putting him firmly…
read moreChallenge: Is poker a sport? Poker enthusiasts around the world would certainly say yes, however that didn’t necessarily ring true in the minds of the Canadian media. Poker is often viewed as a game of luck played by men in poor physical condition over several drinks. In reality, poker requires mental toughness, concentration, strategy, practice,…
read moreChallenge: Poker is played by millions of people around the world including many Canadians who have won at the sport’s highest levels – including Daniel Negreanu and Poorya Nazari. Despite this popularity and success poker is not often covered by mainstream Canadian media. When a young Canadian rose to the top of the poker world,…
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read moreAtlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas – January 11, 2009 -Poorya Nazari from Toronto, Canada, turned $700 into $3 million when he won the sixth PokerStars Caribbean Adventure.
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