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Alec Torelli
Nickname(s)Traheho
ResidenceLas Vegas, Nevada
Born (1987-03-24) March 24, 1987 (age 37)
Newport Beach, California, U.S.
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)None
Final table(s)2
Money finish(es)5
Highest ITM
Main Event finish		11th, 2023
World Poker Tour
Title(s)None
Final table(s)3
Money finish(es)3
European Poker Tour
Money finish(es)3
Information accurate as of 21 June 2024.

Alec Michael Torelli (born March 24, 1987), is an American professional poker player from Orange County, California, known for competing in high-stakes no-limit Texas hold 'em cash games and winning over $2,200,000 in poker tournaments.[1][2] Torelli is also the founder of the poker training site Conscious Poker,[3] which offers online courses and private coaching, and the author of The Poker Coach: Practical Strategies to Manage Your Bankroll and Outsmart Your Opponents.[4]

Early life and education[edit]

Torelli graduated from Woodbridge High School (Irvine, California) in 2005 and became an Eagle Scout at the age of 17. He then attended Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas, Texas on a scholarship, but dropped out during his freshman year to pursue a professional poker career.

Poker career[edit]

Torelli began playing poker in 2003 in home games and local casinos, and made the Final Table of the Ultimate Bet Aruba Poker Classic[5] in 2006, taking home $39,730. In 2006, Torelli moved to Melbourne, Australia, where, in 2007, he won the Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) Main Event, earning $288,000.[6] That same year, he became the 9th biggest winner on Full Tilt Poker, earning $1,105,857 in cash games.

After turning 21, Torelli moved to Las Vegas. During his first World Series of Poker (WSOP) series in 2008, he finished second in the $10,000 World Heads-Up Poker Championship event winning $336,896.[7] The next summer, he placed 6th in the $40,000 40th-anniversary WSOP event,[8] and 4th in the World Poker Tour Bellagio Cup V, cashing for $329,730 and $271,165 respectively[9][10] Later in the fall of 2008, Torelli became the only player in history to win back-to-back events at the Bellagio during the World Poker Tour Fiesta al Lago, winning $84,100 and $120,715.[11]

In 2009, Torelli was the first poker pro selected by Doyle Brunson to join the “Brunson 10,” representing Doyles Room poker site.[12]

From 2012 to 2015, Torelli lived in Macau, SAR and shifted his focus to cash games, competing at the nosebleed limits held at the Starworld and Wynn Macau.[13][14] Torelli has been featured on poker TV shows[15] and live streams, such as partypoker Big Game,[16] Poker Night in America,[17] Live at the Bike, at The Bicycle Hotel & Casino,[18] and Hustler Casino Live.[19]

Torelli returned to the tournament scene in 2023, finishing 11th out of 10,043 entrants in the World Series of Poker Main Event, earning $700,000.[20]

Sponsorships[edit]

Torelli was the first member of Doyles Room‘s group of sponsored pros “Brunson 10” from 2009 to 2010.[21] In 2013, Torelli served as an ambassador for PokerStars.it.[22][23][24] Torelli is currently an ambassador for Phenom Poker, a decentralized poker site, expected to launch in 2024.[25]

TV and media appearances[edit]

Alec Torelli made a cameo appearance in the Season 7 premiere of Entourage (American TV series).[26] He was also featured in the documentary A Kid’s Game: The Story of Online Poker[27] and appeared on Brain Games (2011 TV series) in 2020.[28] In 2017, Torelli was interviewed by Dr. Bobby Hoffman on the topic of Motivation.[29] This segment was then featured in Psychology Today[30] and included in Hoffman’s academic textbook, Motivation for Learning and Performance: Lessons from Leaders.[31]

In 2015, Torelli launched his YouTube channel, Conscious Poker, where he analyzes key hands from high-stakes games and answers questions from viewers.[32]

Public speaking[edit]

Torelli has given speeches on topics that stem from poker and apply to business, such as decision-making and taking calculated risk. He has spoken at University of Southern California (USC),[33] Cisco, The Women’s President’s Organization, War Room Mastermind and others.[34]

Controversy[edit]

In 2017, members of the 2+2 forum initiated a debate on whether or not Alec Torelli engaged in angle shooting during a hand played in Ep.4, S.5 of “Poker Night in America”,[35][36] that aired on CBS Sports Network the previous year. During the hand, two larger denomination chips totaling $10,000 were placed behind smaller denomination chips in Torelli's stack of poker chips. Poker etiquette and rules in casinos require that larger denomination chips have to be in plain view. This influenced Torelli's isolated opponent in the hand, Daniel Wolf, who ended up losing $10,000 more than he believed was at stake.[37] Later, Torelli posted a video on YouTube faulting his opponent for not knowing his chip stack size.[38] A year after the hand took place, professional poker player Doug Polk released a video questioning the ethics of the hand,[39] provoking a backlash on social media. Torelli responded on his YouTube channel[40] and in an interview on the “Nick Vertucci Show”.[36] Torelli was defended by poker professionals Daniel Negreanu,[41] Brian Rast[42] and Charlie Carrel,[43] who deemed the controversy to be disproportionate and unfair.

Personal life[edit]

Torelli is married, a dual citizen of the United States and Italy[44] and has visited over 50 countries.[44] He has practiced daily meditation for nearly 10 years.[45] Torelli runs a syndicate on the crowd funding platform AngelList called “WHealthier”, which invests in wellness companies.[46] Beyond poker, Torelli’s interests include travel, wellness, investing[44] and writing for poker news outlets such as “Bluff Magazine”,[47] “PokerNews”,[48] and “Cardplayer Magazine.[49]

References[edit]

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  3. ^ "Home - Conscious Poker Official Website".
  4. ^ "The Poker Coach: Practical Strategies to Manage Your Bankroll and Outsmart Your Opponents by Alec Torelli, Paperback | Barnes & Noble®". Archived from the original on June 21, 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  5. ^ "2006 UltimateBet Aruba Poker Classic, Championship Event: Hendon Mob Poker Database". Archived from the original on March 24, 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  6. ^ Green, Shawn Patrick (February 18, 2007). "Online Poker: Traheho Wins FTOPS Main Event". www.cardplayer.com. Archived from the original on June 21, 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  7. ^ "News: Kenny Tran is the new Heads-Up Champion". www.pokerstrategy.com. Archived from the original on June 20, 2008. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
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  9. ^ "Black Friday Chronicles: Changed Priorities Featuring Alec Torelli". www.pokernews.com. April 30, 2012. Archived from the original on June 21, 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  10. ^ Lucchesi, Ryan (July 20, 2009). "WPT -- Alexandre Gomes Wins Bellagio Cup V". www.cardplayer.com. Archived from the original on June 21, 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  11. ^ Rodriguez, Julio (October 9, 2008). "Alec Torelli Goes Back-to-Back at Bellagio". www.cardplayer.com. Archived from the original on June 21, 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  12. ^ Jenkins, Tom (July 17, 2009). "Alec Torelli (traheho) Signs with Doyle's Room". Archived from the original on June 21, 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  13. ^ "Cash Games, Macau & High Stakes Poker - Alec Torelli Q&A". April 15, 2016. Archived from the original on June 21, 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024 – via YouTube.
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  17. ^ "Alec Torelli Archives - Page 2 of 2". Archived from the original on June 21, 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  18. ^ "Alec Torelli Returns to Live at the Bike! ♠ Live at the Bike!". May 3, 2018. Archived from the original on June 21, 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024 – via YouTube.
  19. ^ "HIGH STAKES $25/50/100 w/ Mariano, Alec Torelli, Zeo, Henry & Eric - Commentary by Christian Soto". January 24, 2024. Archived from the original on January 25, 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024 – via YouTube.
  20. ^ "Making Day 8 at the World Series of Poker Main Event: A Journey of Highs and Lows". www.pokernews.com. June 5, 2024. Archived from the original on June 21, 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  21. ^ Oresteen, Paul (November 11, 2023). "Alec Torelli: Life after a deep Main Event run". dlv.poker.gcpp.io.
  22. ^ Mod, Assopoker (August 21, 2013). "Alec Torelli: "Giocherò gli IPT come ospite di PokerStars"". Assopoker (in Italian). Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  23. ^ "Alec Torelli, il Cash Game, l'Italia e il gelato!". www.pokernews.it. September 8, 2013.
  24. ^ "L'Italia di Alec Torelli: amore e poker - PokerStars.it". September 6, 2013. Archived from the original on June 24, 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024 – via YouTube.
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  28. ^ "Ted Danson: Fact or Fiction". January 20, 2020 – via IMDb.
  29. ^ "Motivational Leaders: Alec Torelli The Complete Interview". April 11, 2017. Archived from the original on June 21, 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024 – via YouTube.
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  31. ^ Hoffman, Bobby (July 15, 2015). Motivation for Learning and Performance | ScienceDirect. Elsevier Science. ISBN 978-0-12-800779-2. Archived from the original on June 21, 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  32. ^ "Conscious Poker by Alec Torelli - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Archived from the original on January 2, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  33. ^ "5 Things I Learned Playing Poker for 20 Years | USC Keynote". May 18, 2023. Archived from the original on June 21, 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024 – via YouTube.
  34. ^ "Hire Alec as High Performance or Poker Lifestyle Speaker". Archived from the original on September 29, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  35. ^ "Twitch". Twitch.
  36. ^ a b "THE NICK VERTUCCI SHOW "ALEC TORELLI DISCUSSES 'THE HAND'! " #040". February 27, 2023 – via YouTube.
  37. ^ Sofen, Jon (July 4, 2017). "Alec Torelli (Finally) Responds to Doug Polk's Angle Shooting Accusation". Cardschat. Archived from the original on July 29, 2017. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  38. ^ "New Detailed Video Analysis of Alec Torelli "Chip hiding" Scandal Emerges". HighstakesDB. July 13, 2017. Archived from the original on August 3, 2017. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  39. ^ "Did Alec Torelli ANGLESHOOT An Amateur On Television?". June 1, 2017. Archived from the original on June 24, 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024 – via YouTube.
  40. ^ "Alec Torelli Response to Doug Polk: The REAL & UNEDITED STORY (Torelli vs. Wolf - PNIA)". July 3, 2017. Archived from the original on June 24, 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024 – via YouTube.
  41. ^ @RealKidPoker (July 26, 2018). "Still boggles my mind that somehow people have been tricked and convinced that Alec Torelli was shooting an angle trying to play a massive pot with ACE QUEEN. Truly shameful to pin him as an angle shooter for that silliness. Absurd". x.com.
  42. ^ @tsarrast (April 6, 2023). "I never watched the hand originally. After watching the full in-edited hand, really don't see how this is angling ever. Crazy this was a thing. Obviously a shitty spot, and people should always keep big chips out - but fwiw this happens regularly in cash games for various reasons and it usually isn't angling. Many people instinctively keep their big chips somewhere safe - which often isn't clearly visible to the entire table. You should always ask someone for a count before moving them all-in if you're not 100% sure more or less how much they have. Lesson learned the hard way for this guy". x.com.
  43. ^ @Charlie_Carrel (April 6, 2023). "Most people I speak to about it don't think @AlecTorelli intentionally hid his chips in the infamous hand. Looking at the footage, it's not even close whether it was intentional. The amount of hate from the hand is wildly disproportionate and stupid". x.com.
  44. ^ a b c "About Alec Torelli". Archived from the original on June 21, 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  45. ^ Torelli, Alec (March 25, 2023). "I Meditated Every Day for 8 Years. Here's What I Learned". Archived from the original on June 21, 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  46. ^ "Invest with WHealthier's Syndicate". venture.angellist.com. Archived from the original on June 21, 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  47. ^ "Poker Magazine, Poker Articles, Poker News". www.bluffmagazine.com. Archived from the original on March 26, 2010.
  48. ^ "Editors". www.pokernews.com. June 5, 2024. Archived from the original on May 11, 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  49. ^ "Poker News - Alec Torelli". www.cardplayer.com. Archived from the original on June 22, 2008.

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