Updated on 23 Feb 26 by
Barry carter
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Daniel Negreanu mentioned in Epstein Files (he didn't know Jeffrey Epstein)

The most famous player in the game had no involvement with Jeffrey Epstein, but his name was mentioned (and misspelt) in the files.

Before we go any further, he had no involvement with the crimes that went on at that island and did not know anyone involved, but Daniel Negreanu did get a (kinda) mention in the latest three million pages of files released last week. 

KidPoker took to X himself to share the news that he was not only mentioned but also that they spelt his name wrong. 

In an email to Austin Hill following a poker game they played together, Epstein revealed he was a fan of Negreanu's afterwards.

"Negranu"

He shared a video that is marked private on YouTube, which appears to show Negreanu teaching the basics of the game. He called Negreanu one of the great players of the game, but misspelt his name as "Negranau". 

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The email in question

Epstein was a financier, and it seemed like he was a fan of the mathematical side of the game, speaking of the probabilities and range analysis. He was also one of the most evil sexual predators and human traffickers the world has ever seen. 

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Barry Carter is the editor of PokerStrategy.com and the co-author of The Mental Game of Poker 1 & 2, Poker Satellite Strategy, PKO Poker Strategy, Endgame Poker Strategy, GTO Poker Simplified, Mystery Bounty Poker Strategy and Beyond GTO. In 2025, he won the Global Poker Awards for Best Book and Twitter Personality of the Year.