Daniel Alaei

Daniel Alaei
Daniel Alaei after winning event 18 of the 2009 World Series of Poker
Hometown	Santa Fe Springs, California
Born	1983 (age 27–28)
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)	3
Money finish(es)	18
Highest ITM Main Event finish	25th, 2007
World Poker Tour
Title(s)	1
Final table(s)	1
Money finish(es)	6
Information accurate as of 2009-07-17.

Siblings=Devon Vafai

Daniel Christopher Alaei^[1] (born 1983^[2]) is a professional poker player from Santa Fe Springs, California. He is of Assyrian Iranian descent.

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. He has been featured on the first three seasons of High Stakes Poker.

In 2007, Alaei cashed in the 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event, coming in 25th place out of a field of 6,358 players and winning $333,490. Alaei has two other Main Event cashes (59th in 2004 and 140th in 2005).

On 19 December 2009 he outlasted a field of 329 players to take down the WPT Doyle Brunson 5 Diamond Classic, winning $1,428,430 in the process. He beat a final table that included Scotty Nguyen and Josh Arieh, whom he defeated heads-up to win the tournament.

At the 2010 World Series of Poker, Alaei first finished 7th in the $50,000 Player's Championship Event for $221,105 before clenching his third WSOP bracelet when he defeated 345 players to win the $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Championship for $780,599.

As of 2010, his total live tournament winnings exceed $5,000,000.^[3] His 20 cashes at the WSOP account for $2,535,621 of those winnings.^[4]

World Series of Poker Bracelets

Year	Tournament	Prize (US$)
2006	$5,000 No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball w/ Rebuys	$430,698
2009	$10,000 World Championship Omaha Hi/Lo 8-or-better	$445,898
2010	$10,000 Pot-limit Omaha Championship	$780,599

Notes

1. ^ US Search "Daniel Alaei"
2. ^ smallball-poker.com
3. ^ Hendon Mob tournament results
4. ^ World Series of Poker Earnings, worldseriesofpoker.com

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Name	Alaei, Daniel
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Date of birth	1984
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