Alec Torelli

Alec Torelli

Nationality
United States
United States
GPI Rank 3,343
Total Live Earnings $2,774,163
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Biography

Alec Torelli is a professional poker player who also offers poker coaching. Torelli hails from Orange County, California, United States.

Torelli discovered poker as a fresh-faced 17-year-old in 2004 when a friend invited him to a home game. He may have only won $12, but playing poker lit something inside of Torelli, and he began studying the game, and putting what he learned into practice at the tables.

Although initially concentrating on online cash games when he turned 18, Torelli discovered he had a penchant for tournament poker, and headed to the 2006 $5,000 Aruba Poker Classic, finishing in 8th place for $39,730. He followed it up by winning first place in the FTOPS on Full Tilt Poker, then the biggest online poker tournament in history for $288,000.

Torelli headed to the 2008 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, where he entered the $10,000 World Championship Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em event. He navigated his way to the final confrontation, where Kenny Tran defeated him. Although Torelli missed out on a coveted WSOP bracelet, he did reel in a $336,896 score for his efforts.

Later that year, Torelli won back-to-back events at the 6th Annual Festa Al Lago Classic in Las Vegas for prizes totaling more than $200,000.

At the 2009 WSOP, Torelli finished sixth in the $40,000 buy-in 40th Anniversary Event, a result that came with an impressive $329,730. Torelli was full of confidence and took that fell good factor into the $15,400 Bellagio Cup V, part of the World Poker Tour, in July 2009. He banked $271,165 for a fourth-place finish.

In 2011, Alec moved to Macau to compete in the high-stakes nosebleed games out there and called this special region of China his home for the next few years. In 2013 he was among the first pros to open a YouTube channel, where he shares his knowledge with his viewers. He also founded the popular training site, Conscious Poker.

His interests range from business to investing, in particular, crypto, real estate, and venture capital.

"At the 2023 WSOP, Torelli entered the record-breaking $10,000 WSOP Main Event. He progressed to Day 8, where he finished 11th and cashed for $700,000.

PokerNews Covered Events

Event Place Prize
2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
€5,300 EPT Main Event
124th €13,300
2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
€10,300 EPT High Roller
57th €17,300
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #89: $3,000 Mid-Stakes Championship
3rd $517,525
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #76: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship
11th $700,000
2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 11 Malta
€5,300 Main Event
65th €12,800
The 2013 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final
Main Event
48th €21,500
2011/2012 WSOP Circuit Event - The Bicycle Casino
Main Event
23rd $6,215
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 29 - $10,000 World Championship Heads Up No Limit Hold'em
12th $38,424
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 2 - $40,000 No Limit Hold'em
6th $329,730
2009 Aussie Millions
Event 10 - $5,300 Heads Up Championship
2nd 60,000 AUD
2008 World Series of Poker
Event 25 - $10,000 Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em World Championship
2nd $336,896
2007 Aussie Millions Crown Casino Poker Championship
Event 7 - $1,650 Feature Event
18th $5,016

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