Dan Harrington

Name: Dan Harrington
Nickname: Action Dan
Current Residence: Santa Monica, Calif.
Birth Date: 1945
Birth Place: Cambridge, Mass.

Although "Action" Dan Harrington tends to shy away from the public spotlight he has quietly amassed one of the most impressive resumes in poker to date.

His career highlights include winning the WSOP Main Event in 1995, making the WSOP Main Event final table a total of four times (17th in 1987, first in 1995, third in 2003, fourth in 2004), writing three critically acclaimed books on poker and winning the 2007 WPT Legends of Poker. His...

Trivia

Won the 1996 WSOP Main Event
Is CEO of a successful investment company called Anchor Loans
One of the few players to have success at the WPT and WSOP
Made back to back final tables at the WSOP Main Event in 2003 and 2004
Author of the popular Harrington on Hold'em series
Suffolk University graduate
1971 Massachusetts State Chess Champion
1980 Champion, World Cup of Backgammon
Former attorney

Recent Tournament Placings

Tournament	Place	Winnings
WPT Season 6, Legends of Poker	1st	$1,600,365
2006 WSOP, Event 31, No-Limit Hold'em	23rd	$18,655
WPT Season 4, Bay 101 Shooting Star	22nd	$50,000
WPT Season 4, Doyle Brunson North American Poker Championships	2nd	$620,730
2004 WSOP, Event 33, World Championship No-Limit Texas...	4th	$1,500,000
2003 WSOP, World Series of Poker Main Event - 2003	3rd	$650,000

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Player Statistics

Cashes	9
Total Winnings	$5,528,500
First Place Finishes	2
WSOP Bracelets	1

Player Analysis of Dan Harrington

Description

Dan was a solid player in the ‘80s before moving on to a successful business career involving some sort of real estate loans. His running-buddy in the ‘80s was Ray Zee who always ridiculed tournaments (as did many winning cash-game players) and advised Dan of the foolishness of playing in them.

What I like best about Dan is he not animated like a lot of poker players and not too full of himself. He is incredibly thrifty, to put it mildly. When Dan goes to a new venue his mission is finding the cheapest place to eat. I’m not sure if he owns a car and he used to rent rooms in friend’s houses at discount rates even when he was well off financially.

Best Game

I'm not sure, but he has some nice results in No-Limit Hold'em tournaments

Weakness

He isn't willing to put much money at risk, even if it is warranted

Dan Harrington's Score

6.5 6.3/10

Agressiveness 4
Looseness 3
Limit 7
No-Limit 7
Side Games 7
Steam Control 8
Against Strong Players 7
Tournaments 7
Short-Handed 6
Against Weak Players 7

Amusing Anecdote

When Dan made it to the final table of the 1995 World Series of Poker, he proposed a nine-way settlement to the other players. He explained how they would each get enough money that they could invest it and be rich.

Chuck Thompson, one of the players and a friend of mine, rejected the idea and told the other players that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make a million dollars. One by one, as each player got knocked out, Dan tried to sell the idea, even offering investment counseling. There were no takers and eventually Dan came away with the full million.

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