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Daniel “Dan” Colman is an American professional poker player from Holden, Massachusetts, born in 1990. A specialist in high-stakes online sit-and-gos, he had one of the most productive tournament years on record in 2014, when he won the World Series of Poker $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop for $15,306,668 and was named Player of the Year by Card Player and the Global Poker Index. He has not been active on the public tournament circuit since 2017. [1][3][7][11]
Dan Colman: key facts
| Full name | Daniel Colman [1] |
|---|---|
| Online aliases | mrGR33N13, riyyc225 [1] |
| Country | United States [1] |
| Born | July 11, 1990; from Holden, Massachusetts [1] |
| Known for | Winning the 2014 Big One for One Drop; $22,319,279 in live tournament earnings in 2014 [3][7] |
| WSOP bracelets | 1 (10 WSOP cashes, 2 final tables) [2] |
| Major titles | EPT Grand Final €100,000 Super High Roller 2014; WSOP Big One for One Drop 2014; Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Main Event 2014; WPT Alpha8 London 2014; Triton Manila HK$250,000 6-Max 2017 [5][3][9][10][12] |
| Awards | 2014 Card Player Player of the Year; 2014 Global Poker Index Player of the Year [7][11] |
| Live tournament earnings | $28,925,058 as of October 27, 2026 (no recorded cash since December 2017) [1][2] |
Early life and online career
Colman was born on July 11, 1990, and comes from Holden, Massachusetts. [1] He built his reputation online under the screen names “mrGR33N13” and “riyyc225”, mainly in high-limit hyper-turbo sit-and-gos. [1] Card Player describes him as a respected heads-up sit-n-go specialist who was staked and coached by Olivier Busquet after Colman correctly read Busquet’s own online play. In 2013 he became the first hyper-turbo sit-n-go player to win more than $1,000,000 online in a calendar year. [7] PokerNews also described him as a WCOOP Heads-Up champion. [5]
His first live tournament cash came in 2008, a fourth place in the Heartland Poker Tour $5,000 Verona Main Event for $23,275. Over the next years his live results were modest, including $229,344 in 2011 and $194,000 in 2013, and he entered 2014 with $504,699 in lifetime tournament earnings. [1]
Playing style
Colman’s background is in short-handed and heads-up No-Limit Hold’em, played at speed online. [1][7] That experience showed in his live wins: at the 2014 EPT Grand Final he turned a large chip deficit against Dan Cates into victory through what PokerNews called “patient play”, and the heads-up match lasted 23 hands. [5] After the One Drop final, Daniel Negreanu said of him: “Really he’s a class act, a good kid and I really like the way he plays.” [4]
Greatest achievements
The 2014 season
In April 2014 Colman won the €100,000 Super High Roller at the EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo. The event drew 62 entries (50 unique players and 12 re-entries) for a prize pool of €6,015,240; Colman was the only player to buy in three times, a total of €300,000, and after a three-handed deal he took €1,539,300. [5]
At the 2014 WSOP he finished third in the $10,000 Heads-Up Championship for $111,942 before winning the Big One for One Drop. [1] He then finished third in an Aria $100,000 Super High Roller for $796,821 and second in the EPT Barcelona €50,000 Super High Roller, which drew a record 77 entries; after a heads-up deal with Olivier Busquet he received €843,066. [1][8]
Weeks later he won the $5,300 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Main Event in Florida, which had a $10,000,000 guarantee and 1,499 entrants, for $1,446,710, with Mike Leah second. It was his third title, fourth seven-figure score and sixth final table of the year. [9] In October he won the £60,000 WPT Alpha8 London from 23 entries, beating Max Altergott heads-up for £600,000, a win that moved him past Erik Seidel and Phil Ivey on the all-time money list. [10] In November he added seventh place in the Asia Championship of Poker Super High Roller for $373,932. [1]
Card Player counted $22,319,279 in live tournament earnings for his 2014 season, more than $3 million above the previous single-year record, from nine final tables and four titles. He won the 2014 Card Player Player of the Year race with 5,498 points, ahead of Ami Barer (5,042) and Mike Leah (4,830). [7] He also finished first in the 2014 Global Poker Index Player of the Year standings with 4141.91 points, just ahead of Ole Schemion, and was named Player of the Year by BLUFF Magazine and ALL IN Magazine. [11][1]
The 2014 Big One for One Drop
The second edition of the $1,000,000 buy-in Big One for One Drop, WSOP Event #57, drew 42 entries and a prize pool of $37,333,338. [6][3] Colman, then 23, reached heads-up play against Daniel Negreanu. The match lasted 46 hands; on the last one Colman’s king-queen made a straight on the turn against Negreanu’s ace-four. Colman won $15,306,668, the largest score of his career, and Negreanu took $8,288,001. [3][4] Card Player called it the second-largest payout in tournament poker history at the time. Before the WSOP his WSOP earnings stood at $159,010. [4][1]
Colman declined interview requests after the win and posed only reluctantly for the winner’s photo. [6] He later explained his position in a post on the Two Plus Two forum (see “In his own words” below). [1]
Tournament results
| Year | Event | Result | Prize | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | WSOP $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop (42 entries) | 1st | $15,306,668 | [3] |
| 2014 | EPT Grand Final €100,000 Super High Roller, Monte Carlo (62 entries) | 1st (after a three-way deal) | €1,539,300 | [5] |
| 2015 | WSOP $111,111 High Roller for One Drop | 3rd | $1,544,121 | [1] |
| 2014 | Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open $5,300 Main Event (1,499 entrants) | 1st | $1,446,710 | [9] |
| 2014 | EPT Barcelona €50,000 Super High Roller (77 entries) | 2nd (after a heads-up deal) | €843,066 | [8] |
| 2014 | Aria $100,000 Super High Roller | 3rd | $796,821 | [1] |
| 2014 | WPT Alpha8 London £60,000 (23 entries) | 1st | £600,000 | [10] |
| 2017 | Triton Super High Roller Series Manila HK$250,000 6-Max (43 entries) | 1st | HK$3,641,600 ($473,408) | [12] |
| 2014 | Asia Championship of Poker Super High Roller | 7th | $373,932 | [1] |
| 2016 | WSOP $10,000 Main Event | 31st | $216,211 | [1] |
| 2017 | WSOP $111,111 High Roller for One Drop | 16th | $187,772 | [1] |
| 2014 | WSOP $10,000 Heads-Up Championship | 3rd | $111,942 | [1] |
World Series of Poker
The 2014 Big One for One Drop is Colman’s only WSOP bracelet. [1] He came close to a second in 2015, finishing third in the $111,111 High Roller for One Drop for $1,544,121, and he placed 31st in the 2016 Main Event for $216,211. [1] Card Player credits him with 10 WSOP cashes, 2 final tables and $17,413,655 in WSOP winnings. [2]
Later career
In February 2017 Colman won the HK$250,000 6-Max event of the Triton Super High Roller Series in Manila, from 43 entries, for HK$3,641,600 ($473,408), with Erik Seidel second. [12] Later that year he finished sixth and tenth in two high roller events at the PokerStars Championship Barcelona. [1] His most recent recorded cash came on December 10, 2017, when he finished 14th in the $10,400 WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic for $61,436. [2] PokerNews notes that he stepped away from poker publicly after 2017. [1]
In his own words
- “I really don’t owe anyone an explanation but I’ll give one.” Opening his Two Plus Two post on why he avoided the media after the One Drop, 2014. [1]
- “It bothers me that people care so much about poker’s well-being. As poker is a game that has such a net negative effect on the people playing it. Both financially and emotionally.” From the same post. [1]
Iconic hands and moments
The Big One for One Drop final table (WSOP)
Colman fighting for an EPT title (PokerStars)
FAQ about Dan Colman
How old is Dan Colman?
Dan Colman was born on July 11, 1990, so he is 36 in 2026. He was 23 when he won the Big One for One Drop. [1][4]
Where is Dan Colman from?
He is American and comes from Holden, Massachusetts. [1]
What is Dan Colman’s net worth?
There is no reliable public figure for his net worth. What can be verified is his live tournament record: $28,925,058 in earnings as of October 27, 2026, according to The Hendon Mob data shown by PokerNews. Prize totals do not show buy-ins, staking deals or the share of action sold to others. [1]
How much did Dan Colman win in the Big One for One Drop?
He won $15,306,668 in the 2014 $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop, beating Daniel Negreanu heads-up. [3]
How many WSOP bracelets does Dan Colman have?
One, from the 2014 Big One for One Drop. [1]
Does Dan Colman still play poker?
He has no recorded tournament cash since December 2017, and PokerNews notes that he stepped away from poker publicly after that year. [2][1]
What is Dan Colman’s screen name?
He played online as “mrGR33N13” and “riyyc225”. [1]
Was Dan Colman Player of the Year?
Yes. He was the 2014 Card Player Player of the Year and the 2014 Global Poker Index Player of the Year. [7][11]
Related Poker Legends
Read more about Daniel Negreanu, runner-up to Colman in the 2014 Big One for One Drop, Erik Seidel, second to him in the 2017 Triton 6-Max in Manila, and Phil Ivey, whom he passed on the all-time money list in 2014.
Sources
- PokerNews, Dan Colman player profile (earnings data from The Hendon Mob), accessed October 27, 2026.
- Card Player, Daniel Colman recorded earnings, accessed October 27, 2026.
- PokerNews, 2014 WSOP Day 36: Daniel Colman Wins Big One for One Drop, $15.3M; Negreanu 2nd, July 2, 2014.
- Card Player, Daniel Colman Wins $15.3 Million In 2014 World Series Of Poker Big One For One Drop, July 2, 2014.
- PokerNews, Daniel Colman Beats Dan Cates To Win EPT Grand Final Super High Roller for €1,539,300, April 26, 2014.
- PokerNews, This Day in WSOP History: Dan Colman Wins $1M One Drop, July 1, 2020.
- Card Player, Daniel Colman Wins 2014 Card Player Player Of The Year Award, January 1, 2015.
- PokerNews, Olivier Busquet Wins Record-Breaking EPT Barcelona €50,000 Super High Roller, August 20, 2014.
- Card Player, Dan Colman Wins 2014 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open $10 Million Guaranteed Main Event, September 3, 2014.
- PokerNews, Five Thoughts: Colman Continues Insane Run, Danzer vs. Shack-Harris, and More, October 8, 2014.
- PokerNews, Global Poker Index: Daniel Colman Ends 2014 POY Race on Top; Schemion Overall Leader, January 2, 2015.
- PokerNews, Daniel Colman Wins Triton 6-Max Title in Manila (HK$ 3,641,600), February 19, 2017.
Last verified: October 27, 2026. Figures that change over time, such as career earnings, are given with the date they were checked.
