Daniel Cates

Daniel Cates, born on 14 November 1989 and also known as Jungleman, jungleman12 or w00ki3z, is a professional poker player from the United States who was once considered one of the best heads-up No Limit Texas Hold'em players in the world. By 2014 his online cash game earnings at Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars were over 11 million US dollars, and in 2010 he won over 5 million dollars, making him the biggest winner for the year. He was born and raised in Bowie, Maryland, began playing poker at the age of 17, studied Economics at the University of Maryland and dropped out to make poker a full-time career. He began online as jungleman12 at the 0.25 and 0.50 dollar level, rose to 25 and 50 dollars in two years, lost most of his bankroll to Viktor Blom in 2009 and rebuilt it, and in 2010 beat noted professionals including Tom Dwan heads-up.