Dan Shak
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| Highest WSOP Main Event finish | 167th, 2012 |
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Daniel Shak (born May 7, 1959)[1] is an American semi-professional poker player and hedge fund manager known for his accomplishments in high buy-in poker events.
Poker career
Prior to poker, Shak was a trader on the New York Mercantile and Commodities Exchange (COMEX). In 2002, Shak established SHK Asset Management, a hedge fund focused on gold futures.[2]
He began seriously focusing on poker in 2004. In 2005, he had his first World Series of Poker cash totaling $45,000. He has been active on the circuit since and came close to winning his first WSOP bracelet in 2010 when he came in second to Chris Bell at the $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better event.
Shak has participated in the World Poker Tour, though he has been less successful. He cashed for $70,000 at the 2007 North American Poker Championships in Ontario. Shak has been most successful at the Aussie Millions where he scored his biggest cash of $1,107,553 in the 2010 $100,000 buy-in event.[3]
In March 2013, Shak won the $125,000 Party Poker Premier League Poker VI in London winning $528,000, defeating Sam Trickett heads-up.[4]
Shak has always considered poker a hobby and turned down any business offers related to it. However, in 2013, at the request of his friend Phil Ivey, Shak made an exception and joined Ivey Poker.[5]
As of 2014[update], his total live tournament winnings exceeded $7,400,000 of which $709,290 came from cashes at the WSOP.[6]
Personal life
Shak is the son of Paula J. Felmeister (née Cohen).[7] He was married to poker player and model Beth Shak; the two divorced in 2009.[8] In 2012, Dan Shak sued Beth over a shoe collection containing 1,200 shoes worth approximately $1 million, but then subsequently dropped the lawsuit.[9] In 2014, Dan Shak married former model Anna Shak. He was recently charged with manipulating the gold and silver markets.[10]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Daniel Shak". Global Poker Index. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Wachtel, Katya (January 28, 2011). "This Poker-Playing Hedge Fund Manager Sent Shocks Through The Gold Market Last Week". Business Insider. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Dan Shak". PokerNews. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."PartyPoker.com Premier League Poker VI, No Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Team Ivey adds new Poker Team Pro Dan Shak". Ivey Poker. January 5, 2013. Archived from the original on March 13, 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Dan Shak's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- ^ New Jersey Jewish News: "Obituaries - Paula Felmeister"[permanent dead link] October 26, 2014
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Barry, Doug (July 18, 2012). "Daniel Shak Decides He Doesn't Want His Ex-Wife's $1M Shoe Collection After All". Jezebel.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Adams, Rebecca (June 25, 2012). "Beth Shak Sued For Shoe Collection By Ex-Husband". Huffington Post.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Golubova, Anna (August 8, 2022). "CFTC charges World Series of Poker player with manipulating gold and silver markets". KITCO. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
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