Profiles Canadian poker sensation, Daniel Negreanu. Negreanu, 30, is considered one of the best young poker players in the world. At 23, he became the youngest world championship event winner in history. So far this year he estimates he's won around $3 million US. Ask what makes a good poker player and Negreanu sounds like a psychology major, not someone who started playing as a 17-year-old at charity casinos in Toronto.