Steve Dannenmann

infobox poker player
firstname=Steve
lastname=Dannenmann
nickname="None"


caption=Steve Dannenmann at the 2005 World Series of Poker
hometown=Severn, Maryland|Severn, Maryland
wsop bracelet count="None"
wsop money finishes=3(+1)
wsop main event best finish rank=2nd
wsop main event best finish year=2005
multi-year wsop winner=
wpt titles="None"
wpt final tables=0
wpt money finishes=1

Steven (Steve) Dannenmann (born August 15 1966 in Baltimore, Maryland) is a CPA from Severn, Maryland who gained attention in the poker world for his success in the 2005 World Series of Poker, finishing runner-up to Joe Hachem in the Main Event in his first attempt. Arriving as a fresh face on the poker scene, during one WSOP segment he claimed to be merely "the fourth best player in his home game" prior to his entry in the Main Event.

He split the $10,000 entry fee 50/50 with his friend Jerry Ditzel. After finishing 2nd in the Main Event, Dannenmann split the $4,250,000 prize with him.

Dannenmann feels that Dan Harrington's book on the end-game of No Limit Hold-Em tournaments helped him greatly with his success.

On the way to second place, he knocked out 1994 WSOP champion Russ Hamilton and Mike Matusow. Since the Main Event, he was tutored in poker by Matusow, with whom he has become good friends.

His finish in the main event qualified him for the 2005 WSOP Tournament of Champions, where he finished in fifth place and won $100,000. During the final table, he lambasted Phil Hellmuth Jr for his behaviour [ [http://www.pokersourceonline.com/news.asp?poker=259 PokerSource Online.] ] .

Dannenmann considers himself to be superstitious [ [http://poker.about.com/od/playerprofiles/p/dannenmann.htm About.com Player Profile: Steven Dannenman] ] . He refuses to ride in a cab unless the number ends with an 8.

In the press conference after the WSOP Main Event, Dannenmann said that he found poker to be boring, which led to criticism from numerous professionals. [ [http://www.pokerpages.com/players/profiles/65113/steven-dannenmann.htm PokerPages: Steven Dannenmann] ]

Dannenmann works as a certified public accountant, financial advisor and mortgage loan officer in his own firm. He has said he will not quit his job because it has taken a long time to build his firm and he loves his job.

He is engaged.

As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $4,500,000. [ [http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=46597 Hendon Mob tournament results] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.financialace.com/ Official site]
* [http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/poker/columns/story?columnist=rosenbloom_steve&id=2239158 ESPN article on Dannenmann keeping his day job]
* [http://wickedchopspoker.blogs.com/my_weblog/2005/12/heads_up_with_s.html Wicked Chops Poker interview]
* [http://www.pokermagazine.com/Poker-Tournaments/poker_tournaments_steve_danneman_interview.html PokerMagazine.com interview]