“I dropped out of school to play poker, and at 21, I moved from Toronto to try my luck as a pro in Vegas. I ate the typical meat-heavy diet of most poker players in the '90s: burgers and steak, along with French fries, mash, and a bucket-load of wine, beer, and vodka. There was nothing fresh in my diet, and I felt terrible.”

Canadian professional poker player

Daniel Negreanu is a Canadian professional poker player. He is known for his success in major tournament poker, including eight World Series of Poker bracelets and two World Poker Tour championship titles. In 2014, Global Poker Index named him the best poker player of the previous decade. His reputation comes from sustained high-level results in the game, and his name has become closely associated with elite tournament play.