If you will recall there were many reports coming in over the last week that first Daniel Negreanu was broke and later on this week that he was also entertaining an offer to become a sponsored pro at one of the big poker rooms (likely Full Tilt or Pokerstars). Well now the truth is out as Daniel has now responded to all of these allegations and rumours on the Full Contact Poker forums. As promised we will share his responses with you. With regards to the broke comments that originally stemmed from this thread on the 2+2 Forums, Daniel says:
“As for the OP’s post, there is only one shred of truth in it. I did rent my old place from Jennifer and Marco. Almost all of the information is completely off base. For example, I am ahead in cash games over the last two years, albeit in limited play. As for golf losses, he claimed 600K…. it was more than a million in 2006. I lost 600K to one player alone over the summer! Yes, I am officially a golf sucker in every sense of the word, lol. A whale who tries to make fair games. Oh well.
As for why I rented rather than bought the old house, I knew that it was going to be a temporary home for me. Also, being a Canadian living in the U.S. I wasn’t sure as to the best way to buy a home in Vegas. My mother owns her house in Las Vegas, just five minutes away from me. Apparently she’s been winning big at the slots to cover the mortgage 
As for me owing anybody money, I owe one of my friends $50,000 and another friend $150,000. That’s pretty common in “our world” and the reason they haven’t been paid is because I haven’t seen them. Oh wait, I owe another friend $12,500.
There is a significant difference between owing someone money and not having it, and owing someone money that is sitting in your box at the Bellagio or in the bank.
I’m not going to go over to 2+2 to reply to the OP’s post. I realize that I’m “kind of” doing that here anyway, but I don’t plan on getting into a debate with the posters over their about a private matter, such as my finances.
His post was so weird? So much of it was like, huh? Why would I be moving into a bigger house if I was broke? As for Kirk, yes, I did have a piece of him (how much is absolutely nobody’s business), but what makes no sense is that the OP posted that I staked Kirk in a $25k event, yet was ALSO being staked myself??? Huh?
Anyway, I’m done with it. I have loads more I want to say on the subject, but none of it is productive so I’ll just leave it alone. The thing is, even if I was completely broke, that’s not something I’d even be ashamed of really? I wouldn’t lose any sleep over it, and I HAVE been broke before. Many times. It’s all part of the learning process. Obviously if I were to go broke now it would be a little more troubling, but it wouldn’t destroy me.”
From the sounds of it Daniel seems to be doing alright, however I can’t help but note the non-descript tone he uses when addressing this and can’t help but wonder if his bankroll has experienced some trauma over the last year.
As for the second rumour regarding the rumoured deal with one of the major poker rooms, Daniel said the following:
“My agent, Brian Balsbaugh talks to lots of companies about potential endorsement deals or sponsorship deals. Half the time, I’m totally unaware of who he is talking to as he is a busy guy that’s on the phones a lot. The vague rumor report on pokernews.com has some truth to it. The online poker landscape has changed dramatically since the UIGEA and there is tons of speculation about what the future holds. Recent news is actually rather promising as there seems to be more of an effort to make this an issue in Washington.”
Once again a very vague overlay of what is happening and I would have to say in my opinion he is definetely considering an endorsement deal with one of the major players.
Lastly we would like to commend Daniel once again for his openess with the public regarding the rumours and talk that are so often spread about him. He is always willing to responded directly or indirectly to many of the things said about him and is a true ambassador to the game of poker.
