Biography
Dan Smith is an American professional poker player known for winning a World Poker Tour title and a WSOP bracelet. In 2008, he won the Heartland Poker Tour Verona $1,500 Main Event, taking $101,960 in cash home. Since then, he has only seen success in poker and has become the world's best player.
Background
Dan Smith was born on February 23, 1989, in Manalapan Township, New Jersey. He started playing at the age of 16, even before reaching the gambling age. He used to play chess and even got a scholarship based on that, but he decided to stop studying in 2007.
Dan Smith Poker Carer
In 2008, Smith won the Heartland Poker Tour Main Event and took his first cash, $101,960. In 2014, he won the Bellagio Super High Roller $100,000 buy-in event and took $2,044,766 home. He has over 74 live poker cashes and won over $55,000,000.
The year 2012 was Smith’s year; he won the Aussie Millions 100k Challenge event and took $1,012,000 AUD home. He won three separate €5000 events in the EPT Monte Carlo series for a combined €520,980.
He won the Season 9 EPT Barcelona €50,000 Super High Roller in August, taking €962,925 home. In 2012, he finished seventh in the Partouche Poker tour, winning €178,496; the following year, he finished 20th in the $10,000 Main Event, winning $286,900; and in 2015, he finished third in the $10,000 PLO, winning $369,564. All in all, he won six tournaments in 2012 and the 2012 GPI POY.
In 2013, he won the WPT Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic, taking home $1,161,135. In 2016, he was runner-up in the WSOP $111,111 No Limit Hold'em High Roller and won $3,078,974.
In September 2014, the Global Poker Index ranked him first globally. In September 2018, he finished third in the WSOP $1 million Big One for One Drop event, winning $4,000,000. In 2019, he finished third in the Triton Poker Series Million for Charity poker tournament with a buy-in of £1,050,000.
In June 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP), Smith won his first bracelet. He defeated Christoph Vogelsang in the 25k Heads-UP Championship.
Charitable Activities
Smith collaborated with The Life You Can Save, a non-profit organisation founded by Peter Singer. They raise millions of dollars for effective charities via Smith's organization Double Up Drive.
Dan Smith's Top WSOP Results
|
Year |
Event |
Place |
Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2018 |
Event #78: The Big One for One Drop - $1,000,000 No-Limit Hold'em |
3rd |
$4,000,000 |
|
2016 |
Event #67: High Roller for One Drop - $111,111 No-Limit Hold'em |
2nd |
$3,078,974 |
|
2018 |
Event #33: $50,000 Poker Players Championship |
3rd |
$521,782 |
|
2022 |
Event #6: $25,000 Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship |
1st |
$509,717 |
|
2016 |
Event #62: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller (8-Handed) |
3rd |
$487,361 |
Dan Smith Net Worth
Dan Smith has a total live earnings of $57,323,567.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many bracelets Dan Smith has won?
Dan Smith has won one WSOP bracelet.
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