Trying to keep track of all of Dan Harrington’s amazing accomplishments throughout his lifetime is almost impossible.  Not only is the extremely effective Texas Hold’em poker tournament player an attorney, but he has also successfully managed a career as a professional backgammon player and is considered to be a master of chess, but he was also part of a special MIT team of students that were put together to beat roulette wheels using mathematics and keeping track of the probabilities at the roulette table. When the MIT roulette team disbanded, Dan Harrington became part of the blackjack team at the MIT facility. With an incredibly strong portfolio and history as a tight player who brings home winnings nearly every time he competes, Dan Harrington is a player to be feared at the Texas Hold’em poker tournament tables.  Winning the World Series of poker main event in 1995 for a whopping $1 million prize, Harrington has also placed three other separate occasions at the main event, coming in fourth in 2004 for grand total of $1.5 million, third place at the Main event in 2003, raking in $650,000 and sixth place as far back as 1987, bringing in $43,750.  Also in 1995, Harrington was victorious at the seven card stud event at the world famous European Poker Open held in Europe, specifically in London, as well as winning the $2500 no limit Hold’em bracelet for $249,000, a hefty fee considering the procurement of the bracelet required little more than playing Dan’s continuously strong game and bringing home the pot.

Considering Harrington’s extreme wealth, as he has invested in real estate and other extremely lucrative ventures that have multiplied his winnings many times over the years, it is no surprise that he has been so effective at earning and winning at the Texas Hold’em poker tournament tables.  Any player who sits down against him is quite familiar with the concept of the term Action Dan, as competing against Dan Harrington means taking on an extremely tight player who is at the height of his game and very unwilling to be beaten or have his money taken by anyone, regardless of skill level. Competing against Harrington in this way is difficult to say the least.  Even some of the professional level Texas Hold’em poker tournament players who make their living competing in these types of tournaments are intimidated by Dan Harrington, who has earned his nickname of Action Dan through continuing and consistent victories in all manner of Texas Hold’em poker tournaments.

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