Daniel Ott (poker player)
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| Residence | Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States[1] | ||||||
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| Bracelet(s) | None | ||||||
| Final table(s) | 3 | ||||||
| Money finish(es) | 13 | ||||||
| Highest ITM Main Event finish | 2nd, 2017 | ||||||
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Daniel Ott is an American pro-amateur[2][3] poker player.
Family
[edit]Daniel Ott's family include his parents,[citation needed] a sister, and a twin brother.[4]
Dillon Ott
[edit]Daniel Ott's twin brother, Dillon Ott,[3] is a semi-amateur poker player.
As of July 2024, Dillon Ott has total live tournament winnings exceeding $125,000 including 13 World Series of Poker cashes and a 182nd place in the 2021 World Series of Poker Main Event.[5]
Education
[edit]Daniel Ott attended Altoona Area High School[3] and later Penn State Altoona where he earned a degree in marketing and management.[3][4]
World Series of Poker Main Event
[edit]Ott finished second in the 2017 $10,000 No Limit Texas Hold'em World Championship Event #73 for $4,700,000.[3][4][6][7][8]
World Series of Poker Circuit
[edit]Ott won his first hardware, a circuit ring, in an online ring event in 2022 ($215 No Limit Hold'em - Deep Turbo)[9] and came close to another one in the same series within his second place in the $500 No Limit Hold'em - BIG 500 6-Max.[10]
Career earnings
[edit]As of July 2024, Ott's total live tournament winnings exceeds $4,750,000.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Daniel Ott's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database.
- ^ "Pokertube Dan Ott". Pokertube. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Altoona's Ott back home after poker success". Altoona Mirror. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ a b c "Penn State Alumnus Dan Ott Places Second At World Series Of Poker". Onward State. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "Dillon Ott's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database.
- ^ "Dan Ott Poker Profile for WSOP Main Event". PokerNews. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ Cano, Regina Garcia (July 23, 2017). "Altoona, Pa., man wins $4.7 million in World Series of Poker". York Daily Record. Associated Press. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ Schoen, David (July 22, 2017). "2 Americans battle for World Series of Poker title". Las Vegas Review Journal. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "$215 No Limit Hold'em - Deep Turbo (ONLINE Ring Event 10)". The Hendon Mob Poker Database.
- ^ "$500 No Limit Hold'em - BIG 500 6-Max (ONLINE Ring Event 9)". The Hendon Mob Poker Database.