FTR AMA: Daniel Negreanu from Team PokerStars, Dec 12 @ 6 PM ET (Closed)

[givememyleg]

were you killing the games pre 2003 moneymaker boom? if that boom never happened do you think you'd still be a pro today?

[KidPoker]

were you killing the games pre 2003 moneymaker boom? if that boom never happened do you think you'd still be a pro today?

People have a major misconception of my rise in poker. I grinded limit hold'em for many years, then played between 200-400 and 400-800 mixed games for about two years before escalating to 800-1600, 1000-2000, 1500-3000, 2000-4000, and as high as 4000-8000 limits and never had a losing year in the mixed games.

I was doing really well financial just around the time of the Moneymaker boom, and then of course in 2004 I had a remarkable year in tournaments, winning pretty much everything in sight! It's only after that did my dedication to the game wane a little bit, and there was an influx of amazing young players that were using many of the theories I'd developed to dominate in 2004, and taking it a step further. I certainly fell behind the curve for a few years, but I'm confident that my study and dedication to the game is back to where it was and I enjoy the challenges and competition that I face today. So many tough cookies makes it fun!