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Daniel Ott (poker player)

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Daniel Ott
ResidenceAltoona, Pennsylvania, United States[1]
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)None
Final table(s)3
Money finish(es)13
Highest ITM
Main Event finish
2nd, 2017
World Series of Poker Circuit
Circuit ring(s)1
Final table(s)5 (including unofficial)
Information accurate as of 2 July 2024.

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]

  1. ^ a b "Daniel Ott's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database.
  2. ^ "Pokertube Dan Ott". Pokertube. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Altoona's Ott back home after poker success". Altoona Mirror. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "Penn State Alumnus Dan Ott Places Second At World Series Of Poker". Onward State. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Dillon Ott's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database.
  6. ^ "Dan Ott Poker Profile for WSOP Main Event". PokerNews. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Altoona, Pa., man wins $4.7 million in World Series of Poker". York Daily Record. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  8. ^ "2 Americans battle for World Series of Poker title". Las Vegas Review Journal. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  9. ^ "$215 No Limit Hold'em - Deep Turbo (ONLINE Ring Event 10)". The Hendon Mob Poker Database.
  10. ^ "$500 No Limit Hold'em - BIG 500 6-Max (ONLINE Ring Event 9)". The Hendon Mob Poker Database.