Daniel Weinman is an American pro poker player from Atlanta, Georgia, who is best known for his triumph at the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event. As a professional poker player, he has more than a decade's experience and has participated in high-profile tournaments, including WSOP, World Poker Tour (WPT) and PokerGO, among others.

While Weinman has fans across the globe, many are curious to know more about his poker career, how he became a WSOP bracelet winner and what made him a globally recognizable poker star.

Daniel Weinman's early steps into the poker vertical

Born on February 3, 1988, Daniel Weinman graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2009. The 37-year-old mechanical engineer started his career shortly after his college graduation.

According to data from The Hendon Mob reveals that in 2010, Daniel Weinman participated in the $2,500 No Limit Hold'em tournament during the 41st World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. At the time, he finished in 103rd place, taking home a prize of $6,071.

To date, the American professional poker player has participated in more than 140 tournaments and has triumphed holding first place 10 times. Throughout his career, he has participated in poker tournaments at casinos across the United States, as well as abroad, in Spain, the Czech Republic, France and even Australia.

Daniel Weinman biography at a glance

• Name: Daniel Weinman
• Born: February 3, 1988
• Lives in: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
• Best live cash: $12.1m
• Total live poker earnings: $16.2m
• WSOP Bracelets: 2
• WSOP Rings: 1
• WPT Wins: 2
• Skill traits: instinctive, adaptable, strategic, precise, calm, thoughtful

Daniel Weiman's strategy is a unique blend of thoughtfulness, adaptability and experience

What makes the 2023 WSOP champion stand out from his fellow poker players is a unique combination of creative adaptability, razor-sharp technical precision and solid experience. Undoubtedly, Daniel Weinman's mechanical engineering background helps him build strong strategies and that has been evident from his outstanding performance in tournaments over the last 15 years.

Unlike some poker players, the WSOP 2023 champion isn't flashy or aggressive at the poker table. Weinman often makes calculated decisions that strike a balance between the tendencies he sees in his opponents and game theory. At the same time, he maintains an image of a quiet and thoughtful player, enabling him to easily challenge opponents that play aggressively or recklessly.

Playing live poker, Daniel Weinman has proven his ability to withstand pressure, ensuring the execution of his strategies and overcoming difficult situations.

Other skills that help Weinman stand out are his ability to instinctively read his opponents. This instinct, backed by solid fundamental knowledge of the game and extensive experience, allows him to execute successful strategies that can include anything from bluffing to going all-in at the right moment.

While Daniel Weinman may be holding a marginal hand, he can easily turn it in his favor thanks to his adaptability and experience that match the dynamics of each table and opponent he is facing. Besides adaptability, experience, solid knowledge and the execution of technical strategies, the WSOP 2023 champion has also proven his ability to withstand pressure, especially during high-stakes games.

The poker pro's biggest triumph: a win at the 2023 WSOP Main Event

Daniel Weinman propelled his popularity after winning the 2023 WSOP Main Event. During the 54th Annual World Series of Poker, he emerged as the winner of the $10,000 Main Event No-Limit Hold'em World Championship, eliminating more than 10,000 entries in what was the then-largest player pool in history. The WSOP Main Event winner took home the top prize of $12,100,000. Not unexpectedly, Dainel Weinman also collected a WSOP bracelet.

After an action-packed poker play with lots of twists and turns, in the end, Weinman faced Steven Jones. In the final hand, the former was a chip leader with 431.5m chips, while Jones held 171m chips.

Taking first place at the WSOP $10,000 Main Event No-Limit Hold'em World Championship, Daniel Weinman collected a WSOP bracelet along with the top prize of $12.1m.

While Weinman held a king of clubs and a jack of diamonds, his opponent's hand was a jack of clubs and an eight of diamonds. During the flop, the duo saw a jack and five of spades along with two of diamonds appear. Then, four of clubs appeared on the turn.

At the time, there was already 53.5m on the pot, before Weinman bet 38m. Jones' response was an all-in raise of 146m. It didn't take long for Weinman to call Jones' bet and once an ace of hearts appeared on the river, the former won the WSOP Main Event.

With pocket jacks, Daniel Weinman emerged as the winner of the 2023 WSOP Main Event.

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Daniel Weinman career earnings

Daniel Weinman net worth is estimated at $16,221,663, based on information from The Hendon Mob. While his lifetime earnings from live poker are estimated at $16.2m, a major part of that sum, or $14.3m, came from WSOP tournaments.

Overall, the 2023 WSOP Main Event winner has 94 WSOP cashes, two bracelets and one ring, his WSOP player profile reveals. Daniel Weinman earned $13.3m from 70 cashes during WSOP competitions, while 19 circuit cashes brought him $828,571. He has also earned nearly $100,000 from four cashes at European WSOP tournaments.

Besides WSOP 2023 champion, Weinman is also a WPT Borgata 2017 winner. The second-largest prize in his career came from the WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open in Atlantic City, New Jersey. In January 2017, he won the $3,300 + 200 No Limit Hold'em WPT Main Event for a $892,433 payday.

Daniel Weinman's third-largest payday came from WPT's Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown's $15,000 No Limit Hold'em WPT Tournament Of Champions in April 2017. At the time, he triumphed as the winner of the event, taking home $381,500.

Other noteworthy triumphs include WSOP Circuit's $1,675 No Limit Hold'em Main Event win and Weinman's win at the WSOP 2022 $1,000 Pot Limit Omaha, where he won $280,260 and $255,359, respectively.

The WSOP 2023 champion has a growing fan base

The aforementioned tournament wins by no means do not exhaust the extensive list of events the professional poker player has participated in. Undoubtedly, the WPT Borgata 2017 winner and WSOP 2023 champion has a growing fan base across the globe.

At the time of writing, Daniel Weinman's page on X, formerly Twitter, has more than 10,600 followers. On Instagram, the professional poker player also has a growing following of more than 3,360 fans.

Most recently, Daniel Weinman appeared at the WSOP Circuit in North Carolina early in December 2024. Participating in $1,100 No Limit Hold'em, a ring event, he finished 54th for a prize of $2,354.

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