Daniel Negreanu Has Made Millions By Playing Poker

Over the course of the last several years the game of poker has skyrocketed with major media outlets such as ESPN, NBC, Fox, and The Travel Channel broadcasting national coverage of the sport. A reason for this success is due to a number of everyday people making it big in the game. A number of these amateur players win large amounts of money and eventually turn pro when they string together a number of cashes and wins. One of these former amateur players, now professional is Daniel Negreanu.

Daniel Negreanu was born July 26, 1974 in Toronto, Ontario in Canada. He would eventually drop out of high school to pursue a career as a rounder, or card player. He would play in numerous charity poker games at various casinos which led him to look for illegal games throughout the city. Daniel built his bankroll so he could move to Las Vegas when he turned twenty one. His first run through the strip would send him back to Toronto. Once he again built his bank account up, he went back to Vegas for another go through at the city. His luck changed dramatically this time.

In 1997, Daniel won two events at the World Poker Finals at Foxwoods, earning himself an impressive $133,000. He would later be named the tournaments best all around player. The following year, Daniel entered the World Series of Poker where he became the youngest player to ever win a bracelet by winning a $2000 pot limit hold em´event. This record would be later broken in 2004. That victory earned him one hundred and seventy thousand dollars.

Ever since then Daniel has won countless tournaments and is now among one of the best poker players in the world. Daniel has won a total of three World Series of Poker bracelets, two World Poker Tour events, and also appearing at an astonishing eleven final tables. In 2004, Daniel was named World Series of Poker Player of the Year and in 2005, he was named World Poker Tour player of the year. All this success has made Daniel one of the most sought after poker players alive.

When the mega resort Wynn Las Vegas opened, they recruited Daniel to be their poker ambassador to play for any stake at their casino. Daniel would laster opt out of his contract with the casino because he said that they were restricting his ability to play for high stakes outside of Wynn. This didn´t stop Daniel´s momentum however. He would start his own online poker room called skin on his official site Full Contact Poker. He played under the screen name KidPoker. The following year in 2006, Daniel used Full Contact Poker to start a competition that would lead to a protege that Daniel would mold into a world class poker star. After all who wouldn´t want to play poker like Daniel Negreanu? He is a high school dropout that has managed to make several millions of dollars by playing a game he loves.

The Life and Money of George Clooney
George Clooney has perhaps one of the most recognizable faces in the world today.  He is a heartthrob, a friend to many males, and has proven to be intelligent to boot!  Much of what makes him interesting is his acting career, from which he makes a lot of money.  It can be difficult to pin down any exact estimates of this net worth, but we know that it is quite high and would easily compete with any other of the Hollywood Elite.Â

What Does George Earn?Â
Clooney is known to have made at least $25 million in 2007 and while he lives a comfortable life he is not known for simply throwing away his money on impulsive purchases.  Most of the money that Clooney has earned that is a part of his overall network has been made through the vast selection of films and television that he has appeared in since 1985.  Clooney went unnoticed by many until he appeared in an impressive 106 episodes of ER which is a television drama that has a cult following.Â

George Clooney has also made some of his money through advertising campaigns, one of the most notable being his partnership with Budweiser that began in 2005 and has continued at least through 2007.  This has most likely been a very lucrative career move for Clooney and will keep him in the money, so to speak.Â

How He Spends his Money
Clooney is known to be quite the lady’s man and he does spend money wining and dining but is also appears that he makes some smart investments when he isn’t sweeping women off of their feet!  He has purchased beautiful homes in Italy, one of which he is remodeling and upgrading, but this will be something that he can hold onto and make money off of at any time.  Of course, this is just one of two homes that he has in Italy as well as a home in Los Angeles and one in New York City.  Â

George Clooney uses his fame as well as his monies to support many different environmental and political agendas that he is passionate about to improve the lives of Americans as well as those abroad.  It is often his passion for the human life that draws people to George Clooney and then they realize that while this man has more money than the average person could ever dream of, he uses it in some very positive ways!

Sex Icon and Amazing Indy Driver Danica Patrick

There are countless professional drivers all across the world that have been competing for several years. Most of these drivers are men because the sport is a male dominant activity. However, when Danica Patrick hit the scene, she turned the whole industry upside down. Danica Patrick is a part of the Indy Car series and is arguably the most popular driver of the sport. Not only is she one of the most popular and beloved Indy drivers, she is also one of the top known drivers of any series. With her amazing looks and above average driving skills, Danica has been able to garner the respect of her fans and peers. With so much publicity around her, Danica has also been able to rake in the big bucks and earn a spot on the top one hundred list of celebrities on Forbes.com.

Danica recently switched driving sponsors from Letterman Racing to Andretti hoping to give herself better results than she was getting. She was still among the top ten Indy drivers last year even without winning one race. She did get second a couple times and is a consistent top five finisher. Andretti Racing should allow her a better chance to move up these ranks and win a couple races including the illusive Indy 500. Danica is currently sponsored by Peak AntiFreeze, Mr. Clean, Tissot watches, and Hostess. With number one finishes in her site, it looks as though she will earn even more sponsorship next season. With her race winnings and endorsement deals Danica was able to accumulate five million dollars last year.

Danica Patrick is married Paul Edward Hospenthal who worked as her physical therapist before they wed. Danica was raised in a non religious home when she grew up but after she married her husband, she converted to Roman Catholic faith after seeing the movie “The Passion of The Christ. With good morals intact from a strong religious belief, Danica is considered a competitive yet nice girl next door type.

For two years, Danica was the face of Secret deodorant until 2007 rolled around and she was replaced by R and B sensation Rihanna. During that period of time, Danica was also on the cover of FHM, Travelgirl magazine, and was asked by Hugh Hefner himself to pose in Playboy. OF course she turned down his request but she was flattered nonetheless. Danica Patrick is a sex icon and an incredible driver. Look out for 2008 when she wins her first race and earns even more money then last year.

Lebron James Lives Up to His Nickname “King James”

One of the most popular sports in America is the wonderful game of basketball. The National Basketball Association, also known as the NBA, is the professional league of basketball where countless men earn millions of dollars. Unless you have been living under a moldy rock on the east side Compton´s west swamp, then you have heard of Lebron James. Lebron, often times called “King James” or “The Chosen One” has lived up to his incredible hype and has delivered to become one of the top NBA players today. The crazy thing is that Lebron was first exposed to the national spotlight as a sophomore in high school and hasn´t once cracked under the pressure. Now at the tender age of twenty three, Lebron has already lead his team to their first NBA Finals birth in their franchise history and has claimed many records such as the youngest player to record a triple double, record fifty points in a game, and make it on the All NBA Team. With all this success, you would imagine that Lebron makes some huge dollar figures to compensate for his incredible talent.

If you assume Lebron James is one of the richest celebrities on the beautiful face of Planet Earth, you would be assuming correctly. Even before Lebron played his first NBA game, Nike inked him to a ninety million dollar contract. In addition to his Nike contract, Lebron has other sponsors in Sprite, Powerade, Bubbilicious, and Upper Deck. Lebron has been quoted saying that he wants to be the first billionaire athlete in the entire world and become a global icon. Lebron is already a global icon and is well on his way to becoming the first billionaire athlete.

If Lebron played baseball and was as talented as he is in basketball, he would demand Alex Rodriguez figures if not more. This basically means that Lebron would be making over twenty five million a year just from his contract. Too bad basketball has a salary cap and Lebron is only getting paid less than half that a year. Regardless, Lebron took home over twenty seven million dollars last year an has been busy spending ever since.

Once Lebron made it to the NBA, he bought every one on his high school basketball team a brand spanking new car. He recently treated himself to a thirty five thousand square foot home just outside of Cleveland which includes a bowling alley, a barbershop, and casino. The weird thing about this home is that he didn´t include a basketball court. Go figure huh? Lebron has plenty of money to spend on anything he would ever so desire.

Kobe Bryant Has Recovered Very Well Since His Rape Case

Kobe Bryant has been commonly compared to Michael Jordan for his incredible basketball talent. Not only has Kobe garnered multiple championship rings, just like MJ, but he has also won scoring titles and a NBA most valuable award. Another way many people compare Kobe Bryant to the greatest basketball player of all time, is by how much money they make. Kobe Bryant is today´s version of Michael Jordan not just on the basketball court but outside of that as well.

Kobe Bryant is signed onto a six year seventy one million dollar deal with the Los Angeles Lakers and nets about thirty one million dollars a year including endorsements. Kobe´s reputation was strongly damaged after a nineteen year old girl claimed that he had sexually assaulted her in 2003. Kobe not only lost all of his endorsement deals at the time, he also lost a huge portion of his fans. However, since the unfortunate incident where all the charges were dropped, Kobe has rebounded very nicely and now has multiple endorsement deals again, most notably with Nike. While Kobe seems to have regained his reputation as a tremendous basketball player and person, he has been raking in the dollar bills as well.

Kobe Bryant makes enough money every year to be able to buy virtually anything he wants. After he was accused of raping the nineteen year old girl, he bought his wife Vanessa a four million dollar diamond ring as an apology. She graciously accepted. In addition to buying this ring for his wife, Kobe also bought a thirteen point five million dollar home for the two to live in. Kobe´s home is in a gated community in Orange County and ranks as one of the most expensive houses ever bought in that area. The nine point five acre property Kobe bought includes a sixteen thousand square foot main house and a two thousand square foot guest house. The main house includes ten bedrooms, thirteen and a half bathrooms, a theater, a game room, and a billiard room.

Kobe Bryant is quite possibly the best basketball player in the NBA today. He is currently in the second year of his seventy one million dollar contract. In addition to his contract, his endorsement deals pay him multiple millions every year as well. With all the money Kobe makes, he can afford to give his wife a a few more diamond rings.