Daniel Alaei, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Professional poker player.
Date of Birth: 28-Jul-1984
Place of Birth: Santa Fe Springs, California, United States
Profession: poker player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Daniel Alaei
- Daniel Christopher Alaei (born 1983) is a professional poker player from Santa Fe Springs, California.
- He is of Assyrian descent. Primarily a $50–100 no-limit Texas hold 'em cash game player, Alaei won his first World Series of Poker bracelet in 2006 in a no-limit 2-7 draw Lowball event.
- He was featured on the first three seasons of High Stakes Poker.In 2007, Alaei cashed in the 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event, coming in a career-best 25th place out of a field of 6,358 players and winning $333,490.
- Alaei has two other Main Event cashes (59th in 2004 and 140th in 2005). On December 19, 2009, he outlasted a field of 329 players to take down the WPT Doyle Brunson Five Diamond Classic, winning $1,428,430 in the process.
- He beat a final table that included poker professionals Scotty Nguyen and Josh Arieh, whom he defeated heads-up to win the tournament.At the 2010 World Series of Poker, Alaei first finished 7th in the $50,000 Player's Championship Event for $221,105 before clinching his third WSOP bracelet when he defeated 345 players to win the $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Championship for $780,599.At the 2013 World Series of Poker, Alaei won his fourth WSOP bracelet when he won the $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Championship for $852,692.
- He also cashed the $111,111 Big One for One Drop Super High Roller Event for $173,723.At the 2015 World Series of Poker, Alaei won the $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship event for his fifth career bracelet and $391,097.As of 2015, his total live tournament winnings exceed $6,800,000.
- His 20 cashes at the WSOP account for $2,535,621 of those winnings.
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