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Daniel Negreanu is set to make his first-ever appearance on Hustler Casino Live, joining the show for a $100/$200 cash game on Friday, August 28. The news was confirmed by HCL in a post on X, which described the moment as long overdue for the Canadian poker legend.
The announcement featured an AI-generated clip of HCL regulars performing a soul-funk tribute to Negreanu’s arrival, playfully referencing his “Big D Energy.” Negreanu himself reposted the video, calling it “sooooo ridiculous” that he had to share it with his followers.
HCL has confirmed the stakes and a $50,000 minimum buy-in for the session, though the rest of the lineup has not yet been revealed. Negreanu has largely stepped away from cash games in recent years, focusing instead on tournament poker across the WSOP and PGT circuits, aside from his regular trips to WSOP Paradise in the Bahamas.
His GGPoker ambassadorship, combined with the site’s ownership stake in Hustler Casino Live, appears to have played a key role in bringing him to the table. One possible storyline involves HCL regular Nik Airball, who previously claimed tournament specialists were easy targets for cash-game “free money,” a boast that backfired against Kristen Foxen earlier this year.
Following his HCL debut, Negreanu will return to his usual tournament focus, streaming the final ten days of the 2026 WSOP Online series on GGPoker, which runs through September 29 and includes a $25 million guaranteed Main Event. He has already indicated he’ll begin his coverage with the $10,000 PLO event, noting that “PLO is my jam.”
