Daniel Alaei

Daniel Christopher Alaei, born in 1982, is a professional poker player from Santa Fe Springs, California, of Assyrian descent. He is primarily a $50-100 no-limit Texas hold 'em cash game player and was featured on the first three seasons of High Stakes Poker. He won his first World Series of Poker bracelet in 2006 in a no-limit 2-7 draw lowball event and had won five bracelets by 2015. In December 2009 he won the WPT Doyle Brunson Five Diamond Classic for $1,428,430. As of 2023 his total live tournament winnings exceed $7,400,000.