Daniel Idema

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Daniel Idema
  Personal information  
Date of birth August 12, 1984
place of birth CanadaCanada delta
place of residence CanadaCanada Vancouver
Live Poker Tournament Achievements
Highest prize money 0.$ 409,890
Total prize money $ 2,294,676
World Series of Poker
Bracelets 3
Cashes 36
Best main event no cash
  Main Event of the World Poker Tour  
title no
Cashes 2
  Main event of the European Poker Tour  
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Cashes 1
Last updated: March 3, 2020

Daniel "Dan" Idema (born August 12, 1984 in Delta , British Columbia ) is a former Canadian ice hockey player and now a professional poker player . He is three-time bracelet winner of the World Series of Poker .

Ice hockey career

Idema was active as an ice hockey player from 2001 to 2005 and played during this time for the clubs Medicine Hat Tigers , Surrey Eagles , Geleen Smoke Eaters and Saginaw Spirit .

Poker career

Career

Idema has been taking part in renowned live tournaments since 2007 .

Idema won the main tournament of the British Columbia Poker Championships in Richmond in November 2007 for a prize of more than 400,000 Canadian dollars . In June 2010 he was successful for the first time at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas and came three times in the money. He received his highest prize money of 260,000 US dollars for second place in the World Cup of variant Limit Hold'em . He won the same tournament at the 2011 WSOP and secured a prize money of almost $ 380,000 and a bracelet . At the end of January 2012, Idema finished eighth at the main event of the Aussie Millions Poker Championship in Melbourne for 125,000 Australian dollars . In June 2013, he prevailed at an event in Seven Card Stud Hi / Lo at the 2013 WSOP and received his second bracelet and around $ 185,000. Two years later he secured his third bracelet with a tournament victory in the mixed variant HORSE at the 2015 WSOP and received a prize of more than 260,000 US dollars.

Overall, Idema has earned over two million US dollars with poker in live tournaments.

Bracelet overview

Idema cashed 36 times at the WSOP and won three bracelets :

year Buy-in (in $ ) competition Attendees Prize money (in $)
2011 10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship 152 378,642
2013 0.1500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better 558 184,590
2015 0.3000 HORSE 376 261,774

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Daniel Idema on hockeydb.com, accessed on August 18, 2019 (English).
  2. ↑ a b Daniel Idema in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on August 18, 2019.
  3. ↑ British Columbia Poker Championships (C $ 2,500 + 200 No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on August 18, 2019.
  4. ↑ a b Daniel Idema in the World Series of Poker database, accessed on August 18, 2019.
  5. ↑ 41st World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2010 ($ 10,000 Limit Hold'em Championships) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on August 18, 2019.
  6. ↑ 42nd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2011 ($ 10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on August 18, 2019.
  7. ↑ 2012 Aussie Millions Poker Championship (A $ 10,000 + 600 No Limit Hold'em - Main Event) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed August 18, 2019.
  8. ↑ 44th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2013 ($ 1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi / Lo (Event # 39)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed August 18, 2019.
  9. ↑ 46th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2015 ($ 3,000 HORSE (Event # 35)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on August 18, 2019.
personal data
SURNAME Idema, Daniel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Idema, Dan (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey and poker player
DATE OF BIRTH August 12, 1984
PLACE OF BIRTH Delta , British Columbia , Canada