Full Contact Poker accounts will be transfered to Poker Stars.

This morning, top poker pro Daniel ‘Kid Poker’ Negreanu has signed on to represent Team PokerStars and in a separate agreement all player accounts on his online poker site, Full Contact Poker, will be transferred to Poker Stars.

Although FCP will be shutting down its casino and poker operations, the site will continue to host Negreanu’s blog, the forum, and a new video poker school. The transfer of accounts will happen as soon as next week.

On Monday, all software functions associated with the FCP cashier were turned off. Players wishing to cash out who were unable to do so prior to Monday will be able to once their accounts at PokerStars have been established.

Negreanu is widely accepted as one of poker’s true legends. His ability to read players, spot the best action and mentor fresh talent — in addition to his ‘nice guy’ table image – have made him a household name, both in poker circles and beyond.

Barry Greenstein welcomes Daniel to Team PokerStarsThe Toronto native moved to Las Vegas aged 23 to become a professional poker player. At the 1997 World Poker Finals at Foxwoods, Negreanu took down back-to-back titles earning himself the Best Player Award.Since then he has added three World Series of Poker bracelets to his trophy haul, winning his first in 1998 (in the first WSOP event he had ever entered) at the age of 23, making him the youngest bracelet winner ever at that time. Negreanu has also been a dominant figure on the World Poker Tour, winning two titles and also boasting more top three finishes than any other player.

A perennially popular player, Negreanu was named the World Series of Poker “Player of the Year” in 2004 and “Favorite Poker Player” by Card Player Magazine in February 2006.

Humberto Brenes welcomes Daniel to Team PokerStarsNegreanu has written over 100 articles for Card Player magazine, has a syndicated newspaper column in over 50 cities and also has a best selling book on the market entitled, “Hold’em Wisdom for All Players.” For his second book, Daniel has assembled a team of ‘Superstar Contributors’ to write a book called, “Daniel Negreanu’s Power Hold’em Strategy.”He regularly plays against these contributors in televised tournaments and high stakes games including Late Night Poker, High Stakes Poker, the Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament and Ultimate Poker Challenge (as a commentator and stand-in host).

Negreanu can be found playing at PokerStars under the name ‘Kid Poker’.

Tags: Daniel Negreanu, Poker Stars, Full Contact Poker

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