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'''Daniel Weinman''' (born February 3, 1988) is an American professional poker player from [[Atlanta, Georgia]]. He won the [[World Series of Poker]] Main Event in [[2023 World Series of Poker|2023]].
'''Daniel Weinman''' (born February 3, 1988) is an American professional poker player from [[Atlanta, Georgia]]. He won the [[World Series of Poker]] [[World_Series_of_Poker#Main_Event|Main Event]] in [[2023 World Series of Poker|2023]].


==Career==
==Career==
Weinman graduated from [[Georgia Institute of Technology ]] in 2009 with a degree in mechanical engineering and worked as an engineer before beginning his poker career.
Weinman graduated from [[Georgia Institute of Technology ]] in 2009 with a degree in mechanical engineering and worked as an engineer before beginning his poker career.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sowell |first=Matt |date=2023-08-22 |title=Daniel Weinman's Poker Face Wins Him Record-Setting Prize |url=https://www.gtalumni.org/s/1481/alumni/17/magazine-pages.aspx?sid=1481&gid=21&pgid=24064&cid=54385&ecid=54385&crid=0&calpgid=5677&calcid=12432 |access-date=2023-12-10 |website=Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine |language=en}}</ref>


Weinman made his first WSOP final table in [[2012 World Series of Poker|2012]]. In 2015, he won a [[World Series of Poker Circuit|WSOP Circuit]] event in [[Cherokee, North Carolina]] for $280,000.<ref>{{cite web|last=Peters|first=Donnie|title=The Monkey Off His Back: Daniel Weinman Wins 2015 WSOP Circuit Cherokee Main Event|url=https://www.pokernews.com/news/2015/12/daniel-weinman-wins-2015-wsop-circuit-cherokee-23580.htm|publisher=PokerNews.com|date=December 7, 2015|accessdate=July 17, 2023}}</ref>
Weinman made his first WSOP final table in [[2012 World Series of Poker|2012]] in a Pot Limit Hold'em event.<ref>{{Cite web |title=43rd World Series of Poker - WSOP 2012, Pot Limit Hold'em (Event #17) |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=64765 |access-date=2024-03-24 |website=The Hendon Mob |language=en}}</ref> In 2015, he won a [[World Series of Poker Circuit|WSOP Circuit]] event in [[Cherokee, North Carolina]] for $280,000.<ref>{{cite web|last=Peters|first=Donnie|title=The Monkey Off His Back: Daniel Weinman Wins 2015 WSOP Circuit Cherokee Main Event|url=https://www.pokernews.com/news/2015/12/daniel-weinman-wins-2015-wsop-circuit-cherokee-23580.htm|website=PokerNews.com|date=December 7, 2015|accessdate=July 17, 2023}}</ref>


Weinman won two [[World Poker Tour]] events in 2017. He first beat out a field of 1,312 players to win the Borgata Winter Poker Open in in February, earning $892,000, then won the season-ending WPT Tournament of Champions in April for $381,500.<ref>{{cite web|title=Daniel Weinman Wins Season XV Monster® WPT® Tournament of Champions|url=https://www.worldpokertour.com/news/weinman-wins-s15-wpt-toc/#:~:text=in%20Hollywood%2C%20Florida.-,Daniel%20Weinman%2C%20a%2029%2Dyear%2Dold%20poker%20pro%20from,Weinman%20said%20after%20the%20victory.|publisher=World Poker Tour|date=April 12, 2017|accessdate=July 17, 2023}}</ref>
Weinman won two [[World Poker Tour]] events in 2017. He first beat out a field of 1,312 players to win the Borgata Winter Poker Open in February, earning $892,000.<ref>{{Cite web |title=World Poker Tour - WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open, No Limit Hold'em WPT Main Event (Event #19) |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=416688 |access-date=2024-04-13 |website=The Hendon Mob |language=en}}</ref> He later won the season-ending WPT Tournament of Champions in April for $381,500.<ref>{{cite web|title=Daniel Weinman Wins Season XV Monster® WPT® Tournament of Champions|url=https://www.worldpokertour.com/news/weinman-wins-s15-wpt-toc/#:~:text=in%20Hollywood%2C%20Florida.-,Daniel%20Weinman%2C%20a%2029%2Dyear%2Dold%20poker%20pro%20from,Weinman%20said%20after%20the%20victory.|website=World Poker Tour|date=April 12, 2017|accessdate=July 17, 2023}}</ref>


At the [[2022 World Series of Poker|2022 WSOP]], Weinman had 19 cashes and made three final tables. He won his first WSOP bracelet in the $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha event, earning $255,000, and finished second to [[Daniel Zack]] for WSOP Player of the Year.<ref>{{cite web|last=Fast|first=Erik|title=Daniel Weinman Wins First Bracelet In 2022 World Series of Poker $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Event|url=https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/27007-daniel-weinman-wins-first-bracelet-in-2022-world-series-of-poker-1-000-pot-limit-omaha-event|publisher=CardPlayer.com|date=June 16, 2022|accessdate=July 17, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Seaton|first=Paul|title=Revisiting the 2022 WSOP Part 1: Dan Zack, Phil Hellmuth and Daniel Weinman on Expectations vs. Success|url=https://contents.pokerstake.com/articles/revisiting-the-2022-wsop-part-1-dan-zack-phil-hellmuth-and-daniel-weinman-on-expectations-vs-success-638853/|publisher=PokerStake.com|date=August 4, 2022|accessdate=July 17, 2023}}</ref>
At the [[2022 World Series of Poker|2022 WSOP]], Weinman had 19 cashes and made three final tables. He won his first WSOP bracelet in the $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha event, earning $255,000, and finished second to [[Daniel Zack]] for WSOP Player of the Year.<ref>{{cite web|last=Fast|first=Erik|title=Daniel Weinman Wins First Bracelet In 2022 World Series of Poker $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Event|url=https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/27007-daniel-weinman-wins-first-bracelet-in-2022-world-series-of-poker-1-000-pot-limit-omaha-event|website=CardPlayer.com|date=June 16, 2022|accessdate=July 17, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Seaton|first=Paul|title=Revisiting the 2022 WSOP Part 1: Dan Zack, Phil Hellmuth and Daniel Weinman on Expectations vs. Success|url=https://contents.pokerstake.com/articles/revisiting-the-2022-wsop-part-1-dan-zack-phil-hellmuth-and-daniel-weinman-on-expectations-vs-success-638853/|website=PokerStake.com|date=August 4, 2022|accessdate=July 17, 2023}}</ref>


Weinman first cashed in the WSOP Main Event in 2021, finishing in 173rd place. In 2023, he won a three-way all-in pot with pocket jacks against pocket kings and pocket queens and entered the final table in third chip position with 81,700,000. He beat Steven Jones on the 164th hand of the final table and 24th of heads-up with {{cards|Kc|Jd}} when both players hit a pair of jacks on the flop to win the bracelet and $12,100,000 top prize in the largest Main Event field in history.<ref>{{cite web|last=Richards|first=Connor|title=Daniel Weinman Wins Record-Breaking 2023 WSOP Main Event for $12,100,000|url=https://www.pokernews.com/news/2023/07/daniel-weinman-wins-2023-wsop-main-event-44142.htm|publisher=PokerNews.com|date=July 17, 2023|accessdate=July 17, 2023}}</ref>
Weinman first cashed in the WSOP Main Event in 2021, finishing in 173rd place.<ref>{{Cite web |title=52nd World Series of Poker - WSOP 2021, No Limit Hold'em - WSOP Main Event (Event #67) |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=743303 |access-date=2024-03-24 |website=The Hendon Mob |language=en}}</ref> In 2023, he won a three-way all-in pot with pocket jacks against pocket kings and pocket queens and entered the final table in third chip position with 81,700,000. He beat Steven Jones on the 164th hand of the final table and 24th of heads-up with {{cards|Kc|Jd}} when both players hit a pair of jacks on the flop to win the bracelet and $12,100,000 top prize in the largest Main Event field in history.<ref>{{cite web|last=Richards|first=Connor|title=Daniel Weinman Wins Record-Breaking 2023 WSOP Main Event for $12,100,000|url=https://www.pokernews.com/news/2023/07/daniel-weinman-wins-2023-wsop-main-event-44142.htm|website=PokerNews.com|date=July 17, 2023|accessdate=July 17, 2023}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Weinman is an avid golfer and plays to a scratch handicap. He played in a qualifier for the [[U.S. Mid-Amateur Golf Championship]] in 2023. <ref>{{cite web|last=Bradley|first=Lance|title=Daniel Weinman and Toby Lewis Make Most of WSOP Main Event Day Off|url=https://www.worldpokertour.com/news/daniel-weinman-and-toby-lewis-make-most-of-wsop-main-event-day-off/|publisher=World Poker Tour|date=July 15, 2023|accessdate=July 17, 2023}}</ref>
Weinman is an avid golfer and plays to a scratch handicap. He played in a qualifier for the [[U.S. Mid-Amateur Golf Championship]] in 2023. <ref>{{cite web|last=Bradley|first=Lance|title=Daniel Weinman and Toby Lewis Make Most of WSOP Main Event Day Off|url=https://www.worldpokertour.com/news/daniel-weinman-and-toby-lewis-make-most-of-wsop-main-event-day-off/|website=World Poker Tour|date=July 15, 2023|accessdate=July 17, 2023}}</ref>


==World Series of Poker bracelets==
==World Series of Poker bracelets==
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|[[2022 World Series of Poker|2022]]
|[[2022 World Series of Poker|2022]]
|$1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
|$1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
|$255,359
|align=right|255,359
|-
|-
|[[2023 World Series of Poker|2023]]
|[[2023 World Series of Poker|2023]]
|$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
|$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
|$12,100,000
|align=right|12,100,000
|}
|}


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==External links==
==External links==
*[https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerid=100002 WSOP.com profile]
*[https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/179899-daniel-weinman Card Player profile]
*[https://www.globalpokerindex.com/poker-players/daniel-weinman-167881/ Global Poker Index profile]
*[https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=167881&sort=prize&dir=desc Hendon Mob profile]
*[https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=167881&sort=prize&dir=desc Hendon Mob profile]
*[https://www.pokernews.com/poker-players/daniel-weinman/ PokerNews profile]
*[https://www.worldpokertour.com/player/daniel-weinman/ WPT profile]
*[https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerid=100002 WSOP profile]


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Latest revision as of 19:58, 13 April 2024

Daniel Weinman
Daniel Weinman at the 2017 WPT Tournament of Champions
ResidenceAtlanta, Georgia
Born (1988-02-03) February 3, 1988 (age 36)
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)2
Final table(s)9
Money finish(es)70
Highest ITM
Main Event finish
Winner, 2023
World Poker Tour
Title(s)2
Final table(s)2
Money finish(es)7
European Poker Tour
Money finish(es)4
Information accurate as of 17 July 2023.

Daniel Weinman (born February 3, 1988) is an American professional poker player from Atlanta, Georgia. He won the World Series of Poker Main Event in 2023.

Career[edit]

Weinman graduated from Georgia Institute of Technology in 2009 with a degree in mechanical engineering and worked as an engineer before beginning his poker career.[1]

Weinman made his first WSOP final table in 2012 in a Pot Limit Hold'em event.[2] In 2015, he won a WSOP Circuit event in Cherokee, North Carolina for $280,000.[3]

Weinman won two World Poker Tour events in 2017. He first beat out a field of 1,312 players to win the Borgata Winter Poker Open in February, earning $892,000.[4] He later won the season-ending WPT Tournament of Champions in April for $381,500.[5]

At the 2022 WSOP, Weinman had 19 cashes and made three final tables. He won his first WSOP bracelet in the $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha event, earning $255,000, and finished second to Daniel Zack for WSOP Player of the Year.[6][7]

Weinman first cashed in the WSOP Main Event in 2021, finishing in 173rd place.[8] In 2023, he won a three-way all-in pot with pocket jacks against pocket kings and pocket queens and entered the final table in third chip position with 81,700,000. He beat Steven Jones on the 164th hand of the final table and 24th of heads-up with K J when both players hit a pair of jacks on the flop to win the bracelet and $12,100,000 top prize in the largest Main Event field in history.[9]

Personal life[edit]

Weinman is an avid golfer and plays to a scratch handicap. He played in a qualifier for the U.S. Mid-Amateur Golf Championship in 2023. [10]

World Series of Poker bracelets[edit]

Year Tournament Prize (US$)
2022 $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 255,359
2023 $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event 12,100,000

References[edit]

  1. ^ Sowell, Matt (August 22, 2023). "Daniel Weinman's Poker Face Wins Him Record-Setting Prize". Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
  2. ^ "43rd World Series of Poker - WSOP 2012, Pot Limit Hold'em (Event #17)". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  3. ^ Peters, Donnie (December 7, 2015). "The Monkey Off His Back: Daniel Weinman Wins 2015 WSOP Circuit Cherokee Main Event". PokerNews.com. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  4. ^ "World Poker Tour - WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open, No Limit Hold'em WPT Main Event (Event #19)". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  5. ^ "Daniel Weinman Wins Season XV Monster® WPT® Tournament of Champions". World Poker Tour. April 12, 2017. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  6. ^ Fast, Erik (June 16, 2022). "Daniel Weinman Wins First Bracelet In 2022 World Series of Poker $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Event". CardPlayer.com. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  7. ^ Seaton, Paul (August 4, 2022). "Revisiting the 2022 WSOP Part 1: Dan Zack, Phil Hellmuth and Daniel Weinman on Expectations vs. Success". PokerStake.com. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  8. ^ "52nd World Series of Poker - WSOP 2021, No Limit Hold'em - WSOP Main Event (Event #67)". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  9. ^ Richards, Connor (July 17, 2023). "Daniel Weinman Wins Record-Breaking 2023 WSOP Main Event for $12,100,000". PokerNews.com. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  10. ^ Bradley, Lance (July 15, 2023). "Daniel Weinman and Toby Lewis Make Most of WSOP Main Event Day Off". World Poker Tour. Retrieved July 17, 2023.

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