Born on December 6, 1945 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, Dan Harrington is a professional poker player known as "Action Dan" in the world of players. His recognition in the sport came after the grinder secured the Main Event of the World Series of Poker in 1995. From this moment on, Harrington ended up accumulating another bracelet in his journey as a professional in the sport. In addition, Harrington is also a cousin of golfer Padraig Harrington and former NFL quarterback Joey Harrington.
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Life
Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Dan has had a life of strategy games since childhood. During a period of his youth, Harrington was a backgammon champion and even a chess teacher in the United States, having won the State Chess Championship in 1971 in Massachusetts.
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However, before embarking on a professional poker career, Harrington also worked as a bankruptcy attorney. During this period, he even considered entering the business world, something that happened later in his life.
During this episode, Harrington had the opportunity to play a game of poker against Microsoft creator Bill Gates while Bill was still at Harvard. In addition to Bill Gates, Harrington also had the pleasure of playing with some poker legends such as Erik Seidel, Steve Zolotowe and Howard Lederer.
However, before jumping straight into poker, Harrington was a real estate and stock market salesman. Among his businesses, Harrington was the co-founder of the Anchor Loans Board of Directors.
Poker journey
As for the journey in the poker modality, Harrington made his first participation in an edition of the World Series of Poker in 1986. However, it was not until 1987 that he conquered a presence in the final stretch of the WSOP, in the most important event of the tournament series , the Main Event. At the time, Harrington ended up in sixth place at the final table, having lost to Johnny Chan. In addition to Chan, Howard Lederer was also present, who finished fifth in the 1987 WSOP Main Event.
From that moment on, Dan Harrington became known for his green cap and tight-aggressive play style. After that, Harrington refined his style of play, which left his trademark.
That said, in 1995 at the World Series of Poker, Harrington was present at the Main Event, and this time the grinder was prepared to make the decision of the event. Facing Howard Goldfarb, Dan had his opponent put all of his chips into play. Through this, Harrington secured the victory of the confrontation.
That said, in 1995, in the $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em event, Dan secured the title, bracelet and $249,000 home. In the same period, Harrington secured Seven-card stut at the European Poker Open in London. Afterwards, Harrington also took the opportunity to do well in the WSOP's $10K No Limit Hold'em World Championship Main Event, securing the title of champion and another home bracelet, along with the sum of $1 million.
Since then, Harrington has participated in several series of tournaments, such as the World Poker Tour, which he participated in in 2005 and earned the sum of $62,730 for the runner-up.
Fortune
According to data collected in 2014, Harrington has already surpassed the US$ 6,600,000 margin with virtual poker. At the WSOP alone, the grinder has secured over $3.5 million from the tournament series. Through all these accomplishments, in the year 2010, Dan Harrington was inducted into the World Series of Poker Hall of Fame.
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