| Daniel Alaei | |
|---|---|
 Daniel Alaei after winning event 18 of the 2009 World Series of Poker | |
| Residence | Santa Fe Springs, California |
| Born | 1982 (age 42–43) |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | 5 |
| Money finish(es) | 31 |
| Highest ITM Main Event finish | 25th, 2007 |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | 1 |
| Final table(s) | 1 |
| Money finish(es) | 10 |
Daniel Christopher Alaei [1] (born 1982 [2] ) is a professional poker player from Santa Fe Springs, California. He is of Assyrian descent.
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Primarily a $50–100 no-limit Texas hold 'em cash game player, Alaei won his first World Series of Poker bracelet in 2006 in a no-limit 2-7 draw Lowball event. [3] He was featured on the first three seasons of High Stakes Poker . [4]
In 2007, Alaei cashed in the 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event, coming in a career-best 25th place out of a field of 6,358 players and winning $333,490. [5] Alaei has two other Main Event cashes (59th in 2004 and 140th in 2005). [6] [7]
On December 19, 2009, he outlasted a field of 329 players to take down the WPT Doyle Brunson Five Diamond Classic, winning $1,428,430 in the process. He beat a final table that included poker professionals Scotty Nguyen and Josh Arieh, whom he defeated heads-up to win the tournament. [8]
At the 2010 World Series of Poker, Alaei first finished 7th in the $50,000 Player's Championship Event for $221,105 before clinching his third WSOP bracelet when he defeated 345 players to win the $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Championship for $780,599. [9] [10]
At the 2013 World Series of Poker, Alaei won his fourth WSOP bracelet when he won the $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Championship for $852,692. [11] He also cashed the $111,111 Big One for One Drop Super High Roller Event for $173,723. [12]
At the 2015 World Series of Poker, Alaei won the $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship event for his fifth career bracelet and $391,097. [13]
As of 2023, his total live tournament winnings exceed $7,400,000. [14] His 42 cashes at the WSOP account for $4,727,644 of those winnings. [15]