Daniel Negreanu Wins 2013 Card Player Player of the Year Award

Just under a decade ago Daniel Negreanu put together a legendary year on the tournament circuit, with $4.4 million in live earnings, four titles won and an incredible 11 final tables made. That year he won both the 2004 Card Player Player of the Year title and the World Series of Poker POY title.

In 2013, the 39-year-old Canadian pro managed to once again dominate the standings, winning two massive titles and making a total of seven final tables. In the end he garnered 5,140 POY points (842 points ahead of nearest competitor Paul Volpe) and $3,114,058 in live earnings over the year, and in doing so became the fourth player ever to win the Card Player Player of the Year award twice.

“I’ve always been a fan of the Player of the Year races, even Player of the Series which they had when I was much younger at events like the L.A. Poker Classic. Those were always very fun challenges for me, because they suit my goal-oriented mindset,” Negreanu told Card Player after her secured his title. “Player of the Year awards are always something that I look at as more valuable than just winning a tournament, because it shows consistent results, and that just has more meaning to me.”

Negreanu began his incredible run at the first-ever World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific, where he won the inaugural $10,465 Main Event for $1,087,160 and finished fourth in a $2,323 Mixed Event.

In the Spring finished fourth in the European Poker Tour Grand Final main event for $416,722 just weeks before he finished seventh in another tour’s season-ending tournament, the World Poker Tour Championship $25,000 main event at Bellagio.

At the WSOP he finished runner-up in the $2,500 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball, and then in the EPT Barcelona high roller he again finished second for $347,715.

The score that cemented his victory came in the 2013 World Series of Poker Europe €25,000 no-limit high roller. Negreanu topped an elite field of 80 players to earn his second title of the year, his sixth WSOP gold bracelet and €725,000 ($1,001,225 USD). As a result, Negreanu has now overtaken Erik Seidel (who finished eighth in the event) on the all-time live tournament earning rankings list, moving into third place with $19,399,176.

Negreanu rose to fame during the poker boom, largely as a result of his outgoing personality and great play during the height of televised poker back in 2004. While many of the other big names from that era have faded from prominence, Negreanu has found a way to remain one of the best in the game.

“I pride myself on always caring about being relevant because of my results and not just because of my name,” he said. “Not have it be ‘Oh he’s only this because he got lucky at the right time.’ I’m a big believer in proving my worth and nobody is a bigger critic of me than myself.”

Here is a look at the final standings in the 2013 POY Race:

Negreanu’s POY-Qualified Final Table Finishes:

Card Player Player of the Year Winners:

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