Dan Colman
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| Daniel Alan Colman | |
|---|---|
 Dan Colman in 2017 | |
| Nickname(s) | mrGR33N13 |
| Residence | Holden, Massachusetts, U.S. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Born | July 11, 1990 Holden, Massachusetts |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | 1 |
| Money finish(es) | 9 |
| Highest ITM Main Event finish | 31st, 2016 |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | None |
| Final table(s) | 3 |
| Money finish(es) | 6 |
Daniel Alan Colman[1] (born July 11, 1990) is an American high-stakes professional poker player, originally from Holden, Massachusetts. He is best known for winning the $1,000,000 buy-in Big One for One Drop at the 2014 World Series of Poker. He beat Daniel Negreanu heads-up for a first place prize of $15,306,668, the fourth largest single payout in poker tournament history.
Poker career
[edit]Colman is primarily an online player under the names "mrGR33N13" and "riyyc225". In 2013 he became the first player in history to win $1,000,000 in hyper-turbo tournaments in a calendar year, accomplishing the feat in only nine months.[2] In April 2014 he won the €100,000 Super High Roller at the European Poker Tour Grand Final in Monte Carlo, earning €1,539,300.
At the 2014 WSOP, Colman finished in third place in the $10,000 Heads-Up event, before winning The Big One for One Drop for $15,306,668.[3]
Colman added two more seven-figure cashes that summer. First, he finished second in the €50,000 Super High Roller at EPT 2014 for €843,066 ($1,120,186), then in September he won the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open, prevailing over a field of 1,499 and winning $1,446,710.[4] In October 2014 he won the WPT Alpha 8 super high roller for $990,000, bringing his live tournament cashes to 21 million in 2014.
In 2014, he won the BLUFF Player of the year award.[5]
As of May 2021, his total live winnings exceeded $28,900,000.[6]
World Series of Poker Bracelets
[edit]| Year | Tournament | Prize (US$) |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | The Big One for One Drop | $15,306,668 |
Awards
[edit]- ALL IN Magazine 2014 Poker Player of the Year[7]
- Card Player Magazine 2014 Player of the Year Award[8]
- Bluff Magazine 2014 Player of the Year Award[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Radaris - Public Records Deep Search". Radaris.
- ^ Hawk, Charles (August 29, 2013). "Interview with Daniel "mrgr33n13" Colman about reaching $1Million in Pokerstars!". husng.com. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
- ^ Tuley, Dave (July 2, 2014). "Colman wins One Drop for $15 million". ESPN. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
- ^ Fast, Erik (September 3, 2014). "Dan Colman Wins 2014 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open $10 Million Guaranteed Main Event". CardPlayer.com. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
- ^ a b "Dan Colman Wins 2014 BLUFF Player of the Year Award". BLUFF.com. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
- ^ "Daniel Colman's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
- ^ "Poker Player Of The Year". AllInMag.com. January 27, 2015. Archived from the original on August 21, 2016. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
- ^ Fast, Erik (January 1, 2015). "Daniel Colman Wins 2014 Card Player Player of the Year Award - Poker News". CardPlayer.com. Retrieved August 7, 2016.