Negreanu finished second at the Bellagio in the first tournament he played after the lessons for $936,000, then added two final tables at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, four final tables during the US Poker Open series in Vegas and, just days before the WSOP started, second in the $300,000 buy-in Super High Roller Bowl for $3 million. Negreanu expected to get worse initially and, in this very rare moment, his read was completely off. Essentially reworking my mind to have my starting point about how I think of a hand totally different than I've ever done.' and we started working for three months - October, November, December - for four to six hours a day about three or four times a week, just drilling all these new concepts and teaching me game theory. So I thought, well, I need to get to work and understand what they are doing.' 'I realized in September of last year, playing in the Poker Masters against a lot of the young Germans, that they were outplaying me in certain situations and I was a step behind,' Negreanu said. No player is immune from these changes, even those who are considered the best in the game.Īfter coming to the realization that he wasn't playing optimally, Daniel Negreanu, the six-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner and poker's all-time tournament money winner with $39.5 million, had to take a step back last year to re-evaluate his strategies.

Poker theory is constantly evolving, and if you aren't continually working on your own game and strategies, results - and your bankroll - will likely be negatively impacted.

That mastery usually comes at a pretty big price. It has been said that poker is a game that takes a minute to learn and a lifetime to master. You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browserĭaniel Negreanu resets his own game, launches poker MasterClass

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