Daniel Weinman Explained

Daniel Weinman
Birth Date:February 3, 1988
Hometown:Atlanta, Georgia
Updated:July 17, 2023
Wsop Bracelet Count:2
Wsop Final Tables:9
Wsop Money Finishes:70
Wsop Main Event Best Finish Rank:Winner
Wsop Main Event Best Finish Year:2023
Wpt Titles:2
Wpt Final Tables:2
Wpt Money Finishes:7
Ept Money Finishes:4

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

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 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

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

YearTournamentPrize (US$)
2022$1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha255,359
2023$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event12,100,000

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sowell . Matt . 2023-08-22 . Daniel Weinman's Poker Face Wins Him Record-Setting Prize . 2023-12-10 . Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine . en.
  2. Web site: 43rd World Series of Poker - WSOP 2012, Pot Limit Hold'em (Event #17) . 2024-03-24 . The Hendon Mob . en.
  3. Web site: Peters. Donnie. The Monkey Off His Back: Daniel Weinman Wins 2015 WSOP Circuit Cherokee Main Event. PokerNews.com. December 7, 2015. July 17, 2023.
  4. Web site: World Poker Tour - WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open, No Limit Hold'em WPT Main Event (Event #19) . 2024-04-13 . The Hendon Mob . en.
  5. Web site: Daniel Weinman Wins Season XV Monster® WPT® Tournament of Champions. World Poker Tour. April 12, 2017. July 17, 2023.
  6. Web site: Fast. Erik. Daniel Weinman Wins First Bracelet In 2022 World Series of Poker $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Event. CardPlayer.com. June 16, 2022. July 17, 2023.
  7. Web site: Seaton. Paul. Revisiting the 2022 WSOP Part 1: Dan Zack, Phil Hellmuth and Daniel Weinman on Expectations vs. Success. PokerStake.com. August 4, 2022. July 17, 2023.
  8. Web site: 52nd World Series of Poker - WSOP 2021, No Limit Hold'em - WSOP Main Event (Event #67) . 2024-03-24 . The Hendon Mob . en.
  9. Web site: Richards. Connor. Daniel Weinman Wins Record-Breaking 2023 WSOP Main Event for $12,100,000. PokerNews.com. July 17, 2023. July 17, 2023.
  10. Web site: Bradley. Lance. Daniel Weinman and Toby Lewis Make Most of WSOP Main Event Day Off. World Poker Tour. July 15, 2023. July 17, 2023.

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