Dan Sindelar

Dan Sindelar

Nationality
United States
United States

Biography

Born November 27, 1983, Dan Sindelar of Omaha, Nebraska attended the University of Nebraska—Lincoln as a part of the Class of 2006. Since then Sindelar has moved to Las Vegas. Prior to his deep run in the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event, Sindelar had $335,962 in tournament winnings.

“By the time my junior year rolled around, I pretty much withdrew from all my classes,” Sindelar told PokerNews. “Started playing in casinos and everywhere I could play. Made the move to Omaha to play at Council Bluffs, Iowa, and started playing a little bit more online there. When I turned 22 I moved out here to Vegas.”

Intro

Sindelar’s deep run in the 2014 WSOP Main Event began on Day 1b when he finished the 1,428 survivors 686th in chips with 40,850. He then made it through Day 2a/b with 152,900 in chips, which put him 407 of 1,864 heading into Day 3. Just 746 players would make it out of that day, and was one of them, finishing in 132nd in chips with 421,500. Sindelar came on strong on Day 4 when he chipped up to 1.621 million, good for 17 of 291 players; however, it was on Day 5 that he finally cracked the top ten and finished seventh out of 79 players with 5.24 million. Sindelar improved upon that on Day 6 by finishing the top 27 with 16.345 million, good for the third biggest stack in the room.

“This is so much fun, I can’t really explain it right now, so much blood pumping right now,” Sindelar told PokerNews on Day 6 of the 2014 WSOP Main Event. “I’ve never played for this amount of money, so I’ve never really quite felt this feeling before. I just love it. I want to come back again next year and hopefully do the same thing.”

Day 7 saw Sindelar spend quite a bit of time in the chip lead, but things slowed down for him at the final two tables. By the time the November Nine was established, he sat fifth in chips with 21.2 million. One man Sindelar has his eye on is none other than Mark Newhouse, who made poker history by making back-to-back November Nines.

“He’s tough, he’s a tough player right there, and it’s amazing what he’s done to make it back-to-back final tables. A lot of respect for him,” Sindelar said of his opponent. Fortunately for him, he and Newhouse are seated in the eight and four seats respectively, so their positions are relatively balanced.

Background

His best cash up to the 2014 WSOP Main Event has been $105,312 for winning the 2007 Fall Poker Classic $1,000 Championship Event at Canterbury Park in Shakopee, Minnesota. Other tournament highlights for Sindelar include winning the 2013 Card Player Poker Tour Wynn Las Vegas Event #1 $550 No-Limit Hold’em for $60,000; a 13th-place finish for $44,110 in the 2012 WSOP Event #57 $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em Six Handed; runner-up in the 2013 WSOP Circuit Caesars Palace $365 No-Limit Hold’em Reentry for $31,523; and 27th in the 2012 WSOP Event #46 $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em for $20,327.

“The games have been getting tougher, but I don’t really play as much as I used to, so I just kind of relax,” Sindelar said of the Vegas games. Indeed, Sindelar admits he’s been playing more on the golf course than he has on the green felt.

Sindelar ultimately finished in seventh place in the 2014 WSOP Main Event for $1,235,862.

PokerNews Covered Events

Event Place Prize
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #91: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha
54th $4,494
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #38: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em
173rd $7,987
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #33: $600 Pot-Limit Omaha DeepStack (8-Handed)
156th $1,471
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #4: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better (8-Handed)
42nd $4,907
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #95: $1,000 Super Turbo No-Limit Hold'em
52nd $4,271
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #88: $1,500 The Closer
26th $24,060
2023 World Series of Poker
Online Event #19: $500 NL Hold'em Summer Saver
170th $1,164
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #46: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout
521st $1,000
2022 WSOP Online
Event #13: $1,000 NLH
8th $7,555
2022 WSOP Online
Event #12: $400 NLH Ultra Deepstack
13th $2,417
2022 WSOP Online
Event #9: $600 NLH Deepstack Championship
13th $2,475
2022 WSOP Online
Event #2: $500 NLH Monster Stack
16th $2,209
2022 World Series of Poker
[Online] $500 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo Deepstack
116th $1,100
2022 World Series of Poker
[Online] $1,000 PLO 6-Max
87th $1,568
2022 Wynn Summer Classic
$2,200 Mystery Bounty
213th $3,675
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #30: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed
53rd $4,690
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #14: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em
346th $2,405
2022 Wynn Millions
$1,600 Mystery Bounty [$1,500,000 GTD]
38th $8,423
2021 World Series of Poker
WSOP.com (NV/NJ) Online Bracelet $5,300 NL Hold’em Freezeout
11th $10,140
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #33: $500 NLH Grand Finale
1st $159,100
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #32: $1,000 NLH Championship
100th $1,478
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #30: $600 NLH 6-Max Championship
25th $2,368
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #19: $888 PLO Crazy Eights - 8-Handed
28th $2,109
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #18: $1,000 NLH North American Open
119th $1,384
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #17: $400 NLH 8-Max
58th $1,094
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #12: $500 NLH Turbo Deepstack
2nd $51,527
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #11: $400 NLH Ultra Deepstack
22nd $2,602
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #2: $600 Monster Stack
100th $897
2020 World Series of Poker Main Event
2020 WSOP Main Event - WSOP.com
81st $15,566
2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #24: $400 No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed
93rd $1,214
2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #1: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Kick-Off
29th $3,164
2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Planet Hollywood
$1,700 Main Event
72nd $2,977
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #84: The Closer - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
335th $2,352
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #80: $1,500 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em, Pot Limit Omaha
101st $2,696
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #64: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold'em
355th $3,862
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #50: Monster Stack - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
393rd $3,934
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #19: Millionaire Maker - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
848th $2,886
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #3: BIG 50 - $500 No-Limit Hold'em
1103rd $1,953
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #67: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Bounty
45th $2,772
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #54: Big Blind Antes $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em
112th $4,720
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #45: Big Blind Antes $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em (30 minute levels)
89th $2,503
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #21: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MILLIONAIRE MAKER
347th $5,097
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #60: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed
421st $2,907
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #50: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em BOUNTY
9th $21,477
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #16: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed
40th $8,187
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #12: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
53rd $6,843
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #5: THE COLOSSUS III - $565 No-Limit Hold'em
273rd $4,418
2014 World Series of Poker
Event #65: $10,000 Main Event
7th $1,235,862
2014 World Series of Poker
Event #37: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha
99th $2,689
2014 World Series of Poker
Event #26: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
100th $3,356
2014 World Series of Poker
Event #23: $1,000 Turbo No-Limit Hold'em
65th $3,234
2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open
$3 Million Guaranteed WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship
115th $6,739
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #56: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em
88th $6,713
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #49: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
37th $10,465
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #14: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
188th $2,774
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 59: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em
466th $1,830
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 57: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em - Six-Handed
13th $44,110
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 46: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em
27th $20,327
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 23: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em - Six-Handed
92nd $5,019
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 11: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha
13th $11,995
2011-12 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Choctaw Durant
Main Event
15th $17,104
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #52: $2,500 Mixed Hold'em (Limit/No-Limit)
13th $14,936
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #3: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Low Split 8 or Better
34th $6,868
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #9: $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em
59th $2,851
2010 NAPT Venetian
2010 NAPT Venetian Main Event
31st $18,080
2008 World Series of Poker
Event 51 - $1,500 H.O.R.S.E.
26th $5,042
2008 World Series of Poker
Event 27 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
214th $2,954
2008 World Series of Poker
Event 2 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
114th $4,826