Los Angeles pro and WSOP regular Daniel Alaei, 30, is the winner of the most prestigious Omaha High-Low Split tournament of the Year. The $10,000 buy-in event attracted 157 entries who battled it out over three days of play. The total prize pool amounted to $1,4,75,800 and 9 of the 18 players who cashed had won WSOP gold in the past.
Alaei now has five gold bracelets under his belt and is the second-youngest player in history to have accomplish that after Allen Cunningham, who picked up his fifth bracelet only a few months earlier at the same age.
To put things into perspective, Phil Hellmuth, who won his 14th bracelet earlier this week, was 31-years-old when he won his fifth bracelet. If Daniel Alaei keeps up the current pace, he could possibly catch up with Hellmuth and other multiple bracelet winners in the future. It will be interesting to see what the poker gods have in stock for him!
Final table results:
Other players who cashed in this event aside from those who made the final table included - Joe Cassidy (11th), Gary Benson (16th), Eli Elezra (17th), and Erik Seidel (18th).
Winner info:
Name: Daniel Alaei
Birthplace: Millbrea, CA (USA)
Age: 30
Current Residence: Los Angeles, CA (USA)
Marital Status: Married
Children: 3
Profession: Professional Poker Player
Number of WSOP Cashes: 31
Number of WSOP Final Table Appearances: 7
Number of WSOP Gold Bracelet Victories (with this tournament): 5
Best Previous WSOP Finish: 1st (2006, 2009, 2010, 2013)
Total WSOP Earnings: $4,178,533
Personal Facts: Alaei is the second-youngest player to reach five WSOP victories in history, behind Allen Cunningham, who was just a few months younger with his 5th win in 2007.
