{"id":20762,"date":"2025-06-05T21:29:16","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T00:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldpokerfederation.org\/?p=20762"},"modified":"2026-10-05T10:47:35","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T13:47:35","slug":"dan-harrington-il-calmo-campione-poker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldpokerfederation.org\/it\/mondo-poker\/leggende-poker\/dan-harrington-il-calmo-campione-poker\/","title":{"rendered":"Dan Harrington: il campione del poker calmo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dan Harrington \u00e8 noto per essere una delle menti pi\u00f9 acute che si siano mai sedute a un tavolo da gioco. Soprannominato ironicamente &quot;Action Dan&quot; per il suo gioco serrato e disciplinato, Harrington si \u00e8 guadagnato uno status leggendario grazie alla sua strategia metodica, alla sua incrollabile pazienza e alla sua straordinaria capacit\u00e0 di leggere le situazioni con precisione chirurgica. Ex maestro di scacchi, esperto di backgammon e avvocato specializzato in diritto fallimentare, Harrington ha portato al gioco un intelletto e una seriet\u00e0 unici, che si sono distinti in ogni epoca in cui ha giocato.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Noto soprattutto per le sue due finali consecutive ai Main Event delle WSOP nel 2003 e nel 2004, due dei tornei pi\u00f9 competitivi della storia, Harrington non solo \u00e8 sopravvissuto al boom del poker, ma vi ha prosperato. Ha anche lasciato un segno indelebile come autore di una delle serie di strategia pi\u00f9 influenti mai pubblicate, plasmando il modo in cui generazioni di giocatori si avvicinano al gioco dei tornei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"936\" height=\"622\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/worldpokerfederation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dan-Harrington.webp?resize=936%2C622&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Dan Harrington\" class=\"wp-image-20763\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/worldpokerfederation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dan-Harrington.webp?w=936&amp;ssl=1 936w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/worldpokerfederation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dan-Harrington.webp?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/worldpokerfederation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dan-Harrington.webp?resize=768%2C510&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/worldpokerfederation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dan-Harrington.webp?resize=18%2C12&amp;ssl=1 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 936px) 100vw, 936px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&quot;Dan Harrington&quot; di Photos by flipchip \/ LasVegasVegas.com \u00e8 distribuito con licenza CC BY-SA 3.0.<\/figcaption><\/figure><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_88 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor:pointer\">Sommario<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Attiva\/disattiva la tabella dei contenuti\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Mostra\/nascondi<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg 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href=\"https:\/\/worldpokerfederation.org\/it\/mondo-poker\/leggende-poker\/dan-harrington-il-calmo-campione-poker\/#Personal_Life\" >Vita privata<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/worldpokerfederation.org\/it\/mondo-poker\/leggende-poker\/dan-harrington-il-calmo-campione-poker\/#Beginning_in_Poker\" >Gli inizi nel poker<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/worldpokerfederation.org\/it\/mondo-poker\/leggende-poker\/dan-harrington-il-calmo-campione-poker\/#Greatest_Achievements_in_Poker\" >I pi\u00f9 grandi successi nel poker<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/worldpokerfederation.org\/it\/mondo-poker\/leggende-poker\/dan-harrington-il-calmo-campione-poker\/#%F0%9F%8F%86_World_Series_of_Poker_WSOP\" >\ud83c\udfc6 Serie mondiali di poker (WSOP)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/worldpokerfederation.org\/it\/mondo-poker\/leggende-poker\/dan-harrington-il-calmo-campione-poker\/#%F0%9F%8F%85_World_Poker_Tour_WPT\" >\ud83c\udfc5 Tour mondiale di poker (WPT)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/worldpokerfederation.org\/it\/mondo-poker\/leggende-poker\/dan-harrington-il-calmo-campione-poker\/#%F0%9F%92%BC_Business_and_Books\" >\ud83d\udcbc Affari e libri<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/worldpokerfederation.org\/it\/mondo-poker\/leggende-poker\/dan-harrington-il-calmo-campione-poker\/#Strategies_in_Poker_and_Playing_Style\" >Strategie nel poker e stile di gioco<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/worldpokerfederation.org\/it\/mondo-poker\/leggende-poker\/dan-harrington-il-calmo-campione-poker\/#Poker_Books\" >Libri di poker<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/worldpokerfederation.org\/it\/mondo-poker\/leggende-poker\/dan-harrington-il-calmo-campione-poker\/#%F0%9F%93%9A_Harrington_on_Holdem_Series\" >\ud83d\udcda Harrington sulla serie Hold&#039;em<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/worldpokerfederation.org\/it\/mondo-poker\/leggende-poker\/dan-harrington-il-calmo-campione-poker\/#%F0%9F%93%98_Harrington_on_Cash_Games\" >\ud83d\udcd8 Harrington sui Cash Game<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/worldpokerfederation.org\/it\/mondo-poker\/leggende-poker\/dan-harrington-il-calmo-campione-poker\/#%F0%9F%93%98_Harrington_on_Online_Cash_Games_2010\" >\ud83d\udcd8 Harrington sui giochi di denaro online (2010)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/worldpokerfederation.org\/it\/mondo-poker\/leggende-poker\/dan-harrington-il-calmo-campione-poker\/#%F0%9F%A7%A0_Legacy_as_an_Author\" >\ud83e\udde0 L&#039;eredit\u00e0 di un autore<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/worldpokerfederation.org\/it\/mondo-poker\/leggende-poker\/dan-harrington-il-calmo-campione-poker\/#Notable_TV_Shows_Appearances\" >Apparizioni in programmi TV degni di nota<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/worldpokerfederation.org\/it\/mondo-poker\/leggende-poker\/dan-harrington-il-calmo-campione-poker\/#%F0%9F%83%8F_World_Series_of_Poker_ESPN\" >\ud83c\udccf Serie mondiale di poker (ESPN)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/worldpokerfederation.org\/it\/mondo-poker\/leggende-poker\/dan-harrington-il-calmo-campione-poker\/#%F0%9F%83%8F_Poker_After_Dark\" >\ud83c\udccf Poker dopo il tramonto<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/worldpokerfederation.org\/it\/mondo-poker\/leggende-poker\/dan-harrington-il-calmo-campione-poker\/#%F0%9F%83%8F_High_Stakes_Poker\" >\ud83c\udccf Poker con puntate alte<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/worldpokerfederation.org\/it\/mondo-poker\/leggende-poker\/dan-harrington-il-calmo-campione-poker\/#Most_Iconic_Hands_and_TV_Moments\" >Le mani pi\u00f9 iconiche e i momenti televisivi<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/worldpokerfederation.org\/it\/mondo-poker\/leggende-poker\/dan-harrington-il-calmo-campione-poker\/#Harrington_vs_Moneymaker_WSOP_2004_%E2%80%93_The_Semifinal_Clash\" >Harrington contro Moneymaker (WSOP 2004) \u2013 Lo scontro in semifinale<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/worldpokerfederation.org\/it\/mondo-poker\/leggende-poker\/dan-harrington-il-calmo-campione-poker\/#FAQ_about_Dan_Harrington\" >Domande frequenti su Dan Harrington<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Personal_Life\"><\/span>Vita privata<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dan Harrington \u00e8 nato il 6 dicembre 1945 a Cambridge, Massachusetts. Prima che poker diventasse il suo regno, Harrington ha messo in mostra il suo intelletto e il suo acume strategico in altri campi, in particolare negli scacchi e nel backgammon. \u00c8 stato campione statunitense juniores di scacchi e anche un giocatore di backgammon di alto livello, gareggiando in partite ad alto rischio ben prima di mescolare un mazzo di carte a livello professionale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Studi\u00f2 alla Suffolk University e in seguito divenne un affermato avvocato specializzato in diritto fallimentare. Il suo background analitico e il suo atteggiamento calmo si adattarono perfettamente a poker, dove si sarebbe guadagnato il rispetto non solo per i suoi risultati, ma anche per la sua integrit\u00e0 e il suo approccio pragmatico al gioco.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Noto per essere estremamente riservato e concentrato, Harrington evita i riflettori e vive una vita tranquilla lontano dai tavoli poker, distribuendo il suo tempo tra iniziative imprenditoriali e un programma selettivo poker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Beginning_in_Poker\"><\/span>Gli inizi nel poker<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il viaggio di Dan Harrington nel poker inizi\u00f2 negli anni &#039;70, quando giocava regolarmente al famoso Mayfair Club di New York City, una leggendaria fucina di talenti del poker. L\u00ec, si scontr\u00f2 con menti come Howard Lederer, Erik Seidel e Steve Zolotow, che sarebbero poi diventati nomi noti nel mondo del poker. Il Mayfair Club era noto non per le giocate vistose, ma per la profonda strategia e l&#039;intelletto, che si adattavano perfettamente alla natura analitica di Harrington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sebbene il suo primo premio alle WSOP risalga al 1986, Harrington mantenne un basso profilo per tutta la fine degli anni &#039;80 e l&#039;inizio degli anni &#039;90. Era pi\u00f9 interessato alla costanza che alla fama, scegliendo di partecipare a tornei selezionati solo quando riteneva che il vantaggio fosse significativo. Il suo approccio serio e la capacit\u00e0 di concentrarsi per lunghi periodi lo aiutarono a diventare un giocatore forte e disciplinato sia nei cash game che nei tornei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La svolta arriv\u00f2 nel 1995, quando fece notizia vincendo il Main Event delle WSOP, consolidando immediatamente il suo posto nella storia del poker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Greatest_Achievements_in_Poker\"><\/span>I pi\u00f9 grandi successi nel poker<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La carriera di Dan Harrington nel torneo poker \u00e8 caratterizzata dalla qualit\u00e0 pi\u00f9 che dalla quantit\u00e0. Pur non essendo un habitu\u00e9 del circuito dei tornei, ha ottenuto successi notevoli, soprattutto nelle World Series of Poker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%8F%86_World_Series_of_Poker_WSOP\"><\/span>\ud83c\udfc6 Serie mondiali di poker (WSOP)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Braccialetti WSOP<\/strong>: 2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Totale incassi WSOP<\/strong>: 13<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Guadagni totali WSOP<\/strong>: Oltre $3.500.000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Risultati WSOP degni di nota:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Anno<\/th><th>Evento<\/th><th>Risultato<\/th><th>Premio<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>1995<\/td><td>Evento principale WSOP $10.000<\/td><td>\ud83e\udd47 1\u00b0 posto<\/td><td>$1,000,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2003<\/td><td>Evento principale WSOP $10.000<\/td><td>\ud83e\udd49 3\u00b0 posto<\/td><td>$650,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2004<\/td><td>Evento principale WSOP $10.000<\/td><td>\ud83c\udfc5 4\u00b0 posto<\/td><td>$1,500,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1995<\/td><td>$2.500 No-Limit Hold&#039;em (Braccialetto #2)<\/td><td>\ud83e\udd47 1\u00b0 posto<\/td><td>$249,000<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le corse profonde consecutive di Harrington nel <strong>Eventi principali delle WSOP del 2003 e del 2004<\/strong>\u2014arrivando rispettivamente al terzo e al quarto posto in campi da record \u2014 sono ampiamente considerati tra le imprese pi\u00f9 impressionanti nella storia dei tornei moderni. Queste prestazioni si sono verificate durante i primi anni del boom, contro avversari sempre pi\u00f9 aggressivi e imprevedibili.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%8F%85_World_Poker_Tour_WPT\"><\/span>\ud83c\udfc5 Tour mondiale di poker (WPT)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sebbene non sia attivo nel WPT come alcuni dei suoi colleghi, Harrington ha un curriculum solido anche l\u00ec:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Tavoli finali WPT<\/strong>: 2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Guadagni WPT<\/strong>: Oltre $1.600.000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Risultati WPT degni di nota:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Anno<\/th><th>torneo<\/th><th>Risultato<\/th><th>Premio<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>2007<\/td><td>Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic<\/td><td>\ud83e\udd48 2\u00b0 posto<\/td><td>$1,635,365<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%92%BC_Business_and_Books\"><\/span>\ud83d\udcbc Affari e libri<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Al di fuori del campo da gioco, Harrington \u00e8 noto anche per il suo contributo come scrittore e imprenditore. Il suo successo va oltre i guadagni, rendendolo una delle menti pi\u00f9 rispettate nella storia del gioco.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Strategies_in_Poker_and_Playing_Style\"><\/span>Strategie nel poker e stile di gioco<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lo stile di Dan Harrington \u00e8 la definizione da manuale di gioco tight-aggressive. A differenza di molti suoi contemporanei, Harrington non si affidava a bluff vistosi o strategie ad alta varianza. Piuttosto, affrontava il gioco con disciplina, pazienza e una profonda comprensione delle probabilit\u00e0 e della teoria dei giochi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Si \u00e8 guadagnato il soprannome <strong>\u201cAzione Dan\u201d<\/strong> Ironicamente, perch\u00e9 raramente inseguiva posizioni marginali. Harrington costruiva i suoi stack lentamente e con attenzione, spesso foldando mani che altri avrebbero potuto giocare, e poi applicando la massima pressione quando le probabilit\u00e0 erano decisamente a suo favore. La sua capacit\u00e0 di mantenere la calma sotto pressione ed evitare decisioni emotive lo rendeva incredibilmente difficile da leggere e da battere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Una componente chiave del suo gioco era <strong>Consapevolezza della posizione<\/strong>Harrington era un precursore nel riconoscere quanto la posizione dovesse influenzare il comportamento di puntata, la selezione delle mani e la tolleranza al rischio. Sottoline\u00f2 anche l&#039;importanza delle dimensioni dello stack e fu uno dei primi professionisti a discutere di come diversi stack di chip dovessero influenzare le decisioni nei tornei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La sua immagine conservatrice gli ha dato l&#039;opportunit\u00e0 di eseguire bluff al momento giusto, soprattutto in tornei con stack elevati, dove la sua reputazione spingeva gli avversari a foldare mani forti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Poker_Books\"><\/span>Libri di poker<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Si pu\u00f2 dire che Dan Harrington sia altrettanto influente per ci\u00f2 che ha scritto quanto per il suo modo di giocare. La sua serie di libri, scritta in collaborazione con Bill Robertie, \u00e8 diventata un testo fondamentale per la strategia poker nei tornei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%93%9A_Harrington_on_Holdem_Series\"><\/span>\ud83d\udcda <em>Harrington su Hold&#039;em<\/em> Serie<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Volume I: Gioco strategico (2004)<\/strong><br>Si concentra su concetti chiave come posizione, selezione delle mani, schemi di puntata e tipologie di giocatori. Considerata una lettura essenziale per chiunque si avvicini al torneo poker.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Volume II: La fine dei giochi (2005)<\/strong><br>Copre le fasi intermedie e avanzate dei tornei, compresi concetti come M-ratio e ICM (Independent Chip Model), che all&#039;epoca erano rivoluzionari.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Volume III: Il quaderno di lavoro (2006)<\/strong><br>Offre problemi e scenari pratici affinch\u00e9 i giocatori possano testare e applicare i concetti dei primi due volumi.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%93%98_Harrington_on_Cash_Games\"><\/span>\ud83d\udcd8 <em>Harrington sui Cash Game<\/em><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Una serie in due volumi (2008-2009) che trasferisce le intuizioni di Harrington al formato cash game, concentrandosi sulla strategia deep stack, sulla lettura delle mani e sulla dimensione delle puntate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%93%98_Harrington_on_Online_Cash_Games_2010\"><\/span>\ud83d\udcd8 <em>Harrington sui giochi di denaro online<\/em> (2010)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Progettato su misura per l&#039;era digitale, con particolare attenzione al multi-tabling, all&#039;uso dell&#039;HUD e ai modelli specifici online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%A7%A0_Legacy_as_an_Author\"><\/span>\ud83e\udde0 L&#039;eredit\u00e0 di un autore<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Questi libri hanno demistificato la strategia dei tornei in un&#039;epoca in cui le risorse a disposizione erano limitate. Sono stati elogiati per essere strutturati, leggibili e profondamente informativi, senza sopraffare i principianti. Molti professionisti moderni considerano ancora i libri di Harrington il primo materiale serio che hanno studiato per apprendere la teoria dei tornei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Notable_TV_Shows_Appearances\"><\/span>Apparizioni in programmi TV degni di nota<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dan Harrington, pur non essendo noto per la sua personalit\u00e0 appariscente nei media, ha lasciato un segno indelebile grazie al suo atteggiamento calmo e alla sua presenza cerebrale in alcune delle produzioni televisive pi\u00f9 iconiche di poker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%83%8F_World_Series_of_Poker_ESPN\"><\/span>\ud83c\udccf <em>Serie mondiale di poker (ESPN)<\/em><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I successi di Harrington nei Main Event delle WSOP del 2003 e del 2004, entrambi ampiamente seguiti da ESPN, lo hanno fatto conoscere a un pubblico globale. Il suo contrasto con personalit\u00e0 pi\u00f9 blasonate al tavolo come Mike Matusow e <a href=\"https:\/\/worldpokerfederation.org\/it\/mondo-poker\/leggende-poker\/phil-hellmuth-il-re-dei-braccialetti\/\">Phil Hellmuth<\/a> lo hanno reso un assassino silenzioso. Le trasmissioni hanno messo in risalto la sua disciplina nel processo decisionale e la sua leggendaria pazienza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%83%8F_Poker_After_Dark\"><\/span>\ud83c\udccf <em>Poker After Dark<\/em><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sebbene apparisse con parsimonia, il suo tempo su <em>Poker After Dark<\/em> lo ha mostrato in un ambiente di cash game pi\u00f9 rilassato. La sua immagine di professionista riflessivo e incrollabile \u00e8 stata rafforzata negli episodi in cui ha giocato contro <a href=\"https:\/\/worldpokerfederation.org\/it\/mondo-poker\/leggende-poker\/phil-ivey-la-leggenda-definitiva-dellpoker\/\">Phil Ivey<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/worldpokerfederation.org\/it\/mondo-poker\/leggende-poker\/tom-dwan-leggenda-delle-grandi-scommesse\/\">Tom Dwan<\/a>e altri grandi moderni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%83%8F_High_Stakes_Poker\"><\/span>\ud83c\udccf <em>High Stakes Poker<\/em><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sebbene Harrington non fosse una presenza fissa, le sue poche apparizioni sono state caratterizzate dal suo stile analitico e dalla capacit\u00e0 di tenere testa ai professionisti aggressivi nelle partite ad alto rischio, offrendo uno scorcio della guardia &quot;vecchia scuola&quot; che resiste nella nuova era.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Most_Iconic_Hands_and_TV_Moments\"><\/span>Le mani pi\u00f9 iconiche e i momenti televisivi<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dan Harrington potrebbe non essere noto per i bluff selvaggi o le esplosioni, ma molte delle sue mani televisive sono diventate iconiche grazie alla sua stoica disciplina e alla sua capacit\u00e0 decisionale d&#039;\u00e9lite sotto pressione. Questi momenti hanno dimostrato perch\u00e9 si \u00e8 guadagnato il soprannome di &quot;Action Dan&quot; \u2013 ironia della sorte, per un giocatore noto per aspettare il momento perfetto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Harrington_vs_Moneymaker_WSOP_2004_%E2%80%93_The_Semifinal_Clash\"><\/span><em>Harrington contro Moneymaker (WSOP 2004) \u2013 Lo scontro in semifinale<\/em><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In uno degli eventi principali delle WSOP pi\u00f9 seguiti di sempre, Harrington ha affrontato <a href=\"https:\/\/worldpokerfederation.org\/it\/mondo-poker\/leggende-poker\/chris-moneymaker-la-scintilla-dietro-il-boom\/\">Chris Moneymaker<\/a> alla bolla del tavolo finale. La mano in cui Moneymaker ha floppato la top pair e Harrington ha tentato di spostarlo dalla mano \u00e8 spesso riproposta nei documentari. Ha simboleggiato il passaggio dalla precisione della vecchia scuola all&#039;aggressivit\u00e0 audace e influenzata dal web di una nuova era.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Tavolo finale del Main Event delle World Series of Poker 2004 con Greg Raymer e Dan Harrington #WSOP\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Of-_LkGJo54?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:44px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-faq\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/FAQPage\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading wp-block-coblocks-faq__title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FAQ_about_Dan_Harrington\"><\/span>Domande frequenti su Dan Harrington<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading wp-block-coblocks-faq__title\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-coblocks-faq-item\" itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\"><summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-faq-item__question\" itemprop=\"name\"><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-faq-item__question__content\">Qual \u00e8 il patrimonio netto di Dan Harrington?<\/div><svg fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" class=\"wp-block-coblocks-faq-item__question__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M19.39 14.99l-1.41 1.41L12 10.43 6.02 16.4l-1.41-1.41L12 7.6l7.39 7.39z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-faq-item__answer\" itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\"><div itemprop=\"text\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il patrimonio netto stimato di Dan Harrington \u00e8 di circa <strong>$6 milioni<\/strong>, in gran parte grazie alle vincite nei tornei poker, alle sue iniziative imprenditoriali di successo e alle vendite durature dei suoi libri di strategia poker.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-coblocks-faq-item\" itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\"><summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-faq-item__question\" itemprop=\"name\"><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-faq-item__question__content\">Perch\u00e9 Dan Harrington \u00e8 chiamato &quot;Action Dan&quot;?<\/div><svg fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" class=\"wp-block-coblocks-faq-item__question__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M19.39 14.99l-1.41 1.41L12 10.43 6.02 16.4l-1.41-1.41L12 7.6l7.39 7.39z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-faq-item__answer\" itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\"><div itemprop=\"text\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ironicamente, il soprannome &quot;Action Dan&quot; gli \u00e8 stato dato a causa del suo <strong>stretto e metodico<\/strong> stile di gioco. Inizi\u00f2 come uno scherzo in contrasto con il suo approccio conservatore, ma rimase impresso e divenne un&#039;icona.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-coblocks-faq-item\" itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\"><summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-faq-item__question\" itemprop=\"name\"><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-faq-item__question__content\">Quanti braccialetti WSOP ha vinto Dan Harrington?<\/div><svg fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" class=\"wp-block-coblocks-faq-item__question__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M19.39 14.99l-1.41 1.41L12 10.43 6.02 16.4l-1.41-1.41L12 7.6l7.39 7.39z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-faq-item__answer\" itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\"><div itemprop=\"text\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Harrington ha vinto <strong>due braccialetti WSOP<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Campione del Main Event WSOP 1995<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1995 $2.500 No Limit Hold&#039;em<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Inoltre, ha raggiunto due tavoli finali consecutivi nel 2003 (3\u00b0 posto) e nel 2004 (4\u00b0 posto), contro field composti rispettivamente da oltre 800 e 2.500 giocatori: una delle prestazioni pi\u00f9 impressionanti di sempre nel Main Event \u00e8 ampiamente considerata.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-coblocks-faq-item\" itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\"><summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-faq-item__question\" itemprop=\"name\"><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-faq-item__question__content\">I suoi libri sono ancora attuali?<\/div><svg fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" class=\"wp-block-coblocks-faq-item__question__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M19.39 14.99l-1.41 1.41L12 10.43 6.02 16.4l-1.41-1.41L12 7.6l7.39 7.39z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-faq-item__answer\" itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\"><div itemprop=\"text\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Assolutamente. La sua serie &quot;Harrington on Hold&#039;em&quot; \u00e8 considerata <strong>letteratura fondamentale poker<\/strong>Sebbene alcune strategie si siano evolute, i principi fondamentali, in particolare quelli relativi alla struttura del torneo, ai range di mani e ai punti di pressione, restano validi ancora oggi.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-coblocks-faq-item\" itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\"><summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-faq-item__question\" itemprop=\"name\"><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-faq-item__question__content\">Cosa faceva Harrington fuori dall&#039;poker?<\/div><svg fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" class=\"wp-block-coblocks-faq-item__question__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M19.39 14.99l-1.41 1.41L12 10.43 6.02 16.4l-1.41-1.41L12 7.6l7.39 7.39z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-faq-item__answer\" itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\"><div itemprop=\"text\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lui \u00e8 un uomo di successo <strong>capitalista di rischio<\/strong> e co-fondatore di Anchor Loans, una societ\u00e0 di investimenti immobiliari. Noto per la sua mentalit\u00e0 analitica, Harrington ha applicato il suo pensiero strategico oltre il poker, prosperando nel mondo degli affari.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-coblocks-faq-item\" itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\"><summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-faq-item__question\" itemprop=\"name\"><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-faq-item__question__content\">Dan Harrington gioca ancora poker?<\/div><svg fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" class=\"wp-block-coblocks-faq-item__question__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M19.39 14.99l-1.41 1.41L12 10.43 6.02 16.4l-1.41-1.41L12 7.6l7.39 7.39z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-faq-item__answer\" itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\"><div itemprop=\"text\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00c8 quasi in pensione dal gioco professionistico. Pur non essendo pi\u00f9 attivo nel circuito high-stakes, occasionalmente partecipa a eventi selezionati e rimane una figura rispettata nella comunit\u00e0.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/details>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dan Harrington is known as one of the sharpest minds to ever sit at a table. Nicknamed \u201cAction Dan\u201d ironically for his tight and disciplined play, Harrington earned legendary status through methodical strategy, unwavering patience, and his uncanny ability to read situations with surgical precision. A former chess master, backgammon expert, and bankruptcy lawyer, Harrington [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":173886969,"featured_media":20763,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_wpf_sched_at":"2026-10-16 14:00:00","_wpf_sched_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dan Harrington is an American poker player and author, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1945, who won the 1995 World Series of Poker Main Event and was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 2010. Known as \"Action Dan\", he reached four WSOP Main Event final tables, including third place in 2003 and fourth in 2004, won a World Poker Tour title in 2007 and co-wrote the <em>Harrington on Hold'em<\/em> book series. <sup><a href=\"#source-1\">[1]<\/a><a href=\"#source-3\">[3]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":20763,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\",\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img src=\"https:\/\/worldpokerfederation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dan-Harrington.webp\" alt=\"Dan Harrington, 1995 World Series of Poker Main Event champion\" class=\"wp-image-20763\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\"Dan Harrington\" by Photos by flipchip \/ LasVegasVegas.com is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dan Harrington: key facts<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:table {\"className\":\"wpf-keyfacts\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table wpf-keyfacts\"><table><tbody>\n<tr><th>Full name<\/th><td>Dan Harrington<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><th>Nickname<\/th><td>\"Action Dan\" <sup><a href=\"#source-3\">[3]<\/a><\/sup><\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><th>Country<\/th><td>United States <sup><a href=\"#source-1\">[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><th>Born<\/th><td>December 6, 1945, Cambridge, Massachusetts <sup><a href=\"#source-1\">[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><th>Known for<\/th><td>1995 WSOP Main Event title; four Main Event final tables; <em>Harrington on Hold'em<\/em> books<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><th>Poker Hall of Fame<\/th><td>Inducted 2010 <sup><a href=\"#source-3\">[3]<\/a><\/sup><\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><th>WSOP bracelets<\/th><td>2 (both in 1995) <sup><a href=\"#source-2\">[2]<\/a><\/sup><\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><th>Major titles<\/th><td>WSOP Main Event 1995; WPT Legends of Poker 2007 <sup><a href=\"#source-1\">[1]<\/a><a href=\"#source-2\">[2]<\/a><\/sup><\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><th>Live tournament earnings<\/th><td>$6,653,820 as of October 5, 2026 <sup><a href=\"#source-1\">[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:table -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Early life: chess, backgammon and the law<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Harrington was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on December 6, 1945. Both of his parents were born in Ireland: his mother came from Waterford and his father from the Cork area. <sup><a href=\"#source-1\">[1]<\/a><a href=\"#source-4\">[4]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Games came first. He won the 1971 Massachusetts State Chess Championship and also excelled at backgammon. <sup><a href=\"#source-3\">[3]<\/a><\/sup> \"Yes, chess was my first love,\" he told PokerListings in 2015, adding that he later played backgammon for a couple of years and won a major tournament before moving on to poker. <sup><a href=\"#source-4\">[4]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>He learned poker while studying at Suffolk University and, according to PokerNews, often travelled to Harvard to play against Microsoft co-founders Bill Gates and Paul Allen. He graduated with a degree in government and history and worked as a bankruptcy lawyer for about ten years before switching to poker. <sup><a href=\"#source-1\">[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Beginning in poker: the Mayfair Club<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In the mid-1980s Harrington made poker his main game at the Mayfair Club, an underground card club in New York where Howard Lederer, Steve Zolotow and Erik Seidel also played. <sup><a href=\"#source-3\">[3]<\/a><\/sup> He cashed at the WSOP for the first time in 1986 and reached his first Main Event final table in 1987, finishing sixth. <sup><a href=\"#source-1\">[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>His breakthrough came at the 1995 WSOP. He first won the $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em event for $249,000, then beat a Main Event field of 273 players. Barbara Enright finished fifth and 1992 champion Hamid Dastmalchi fourth at that final table, and Harrington defeated Howard Goldfarb heads-up to win $1,000,000. <sup><a href=\"#source-1\">[1]<\/a><a href=\"#source-2\">[2]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Soon afterwards he stepped away from the game. \"I dropped out of poker in 1996 to do formal business. I stayed away until 2003, when it exploded on TV,\" he said in 2015. He explained that he had started a company with partners that did bridge financing and real estate deals, and that he came back when the money in poker was getting better again. <sup><a href=\"#source-4\">[4]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Playing style<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Harrington's results came mostly in <a href=\"https:\/\/worldpokerfederation.org\/poker\/how-to-play-poker\/variants-and-rules\/how-to-play-texas-holdem\/\">No-Limit Texas Hold'em<\/a> tournaments. Card Player described his nickname as sarcastic: he is \"sarcastically known as 'Action Dan' for his tight image at the tables.\" The same article called him \"a bottom-line type of guy\" who \"has always insisted that he competes for the money, not the fame or glory.\" <sup><a href=\"#source-3\">[3]<\/a><\/sup> Asked in 2015 whether he was immune to tilt, he answered: \"I'd say I have less of a tilt factor compared to other people but I'm not insensitive.\" <sup><a href=\"#source-4\">[4]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Greatest achievements<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tournament results<\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:table -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Year<\/th><th>Event<\/th><th>Result<\/th><th>Prize<\/th><th>Source<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody>\n<tr><td>1987<\/td><td>WSOP Main Event<\/td><td>6th<\/td><td>not published by our sources<\/td><td><a href=\"#source-1\">[1]<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>1995<\/td><td>WSOP $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em (249 entries)<\/td><td>1st<\/td><td>$249,000<\/td><td><a href=\"#source-2\">[2]<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>1995<\/td><td>WSOP $10,000 Main Event (273 entries)<\/td><td>1st<\/td><td>$1,000,000<\/td><td><a href=\"#source-2\">[2]<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>2003<\/td><td>WSOP $10,000 Main Event (839 entries)<\/td><td>3rd<\/td><td>$650,000<\/td><td><a href=\"#source-1\">[1]<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>2004<\/td><td>WSOP $10,000 Main Event (2,576 entries)<\/td><td>4th<\/td><td>$1,500,000<\/td><td><a href=\"#source-1\">[1]<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>2005<\/td><td>WPT Doyle Brunson North American Poker Championship<\/td><td>2nd<\/td><td>$620,730<\/td><td><a href=\"#source-1\">[1]<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>2007<\/td><td>WPT Legends of Poker, Bicycle Casino (485 entries)<\/td><td>1st<\/td><td>$1,635,365<\/td><td><a href=\"#source-2\">[2]<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:table -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Back-to-back Main Event final tables, 2003 and 2004<\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Harrington returned to the WSOP Main Event in the year Chris Moneymaker won it. He came to the 2003 final table with more bracelets (2) and more career earnings than any other finalist, and finished third out of 839 players when Moneymaker eliminated him: Harrington had flopped a pair and a flush draw, and Moneymaker's top pair held. <sup><a href=\"#source-5\">[5]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A year later, with the field grown to 2,576 players, he made the final table again and finished fourth for $1,500,000. PokerNews notes that many have called the two final tables the greatest accomplishment in WSOP history. <sup><a href=\"#source-1\">[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">World Poker Tour title, 2007<\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In 2005 he finished second in the WPT Doyle Brunson North American Poker Championship at Bellagio for $620,730. <sup><a href=\"#source-1\">[1]<\/a><\/sup> In August 2007 he won the WPT Legends of Poker at the Bicycle Casino, a $9,500 plus $200 event with 485 entries, for $1,635,365, the largest cash of his career. <sup><a href=\"#source-1\">[1]<\/a><a href=\"#source-2\">[2]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">World Series of Poker record<\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Harrington has two WSOP bracelets, both won in 1995. His WSOP.com profile lists 24 cashes, 8 final tables and $6,056,396 in earnings, a total that includes the WPT and PokerGO Tour events shown on that profile. He still plays occasionally: at the 2024 WSOP he cashed in the $5,000 Champions Reunion event and in the $1,000 Super Seniors event. <sup><a href=\"#source-2\">[2]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Poker Hall of Fame, 2010<\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Harrington and his longtime Mayfair Club friend Erik Seidel were elected to the Poker Hall of Fame as the class of 2010, becoming its 39th and 40th members. \"I'm very honored to be elected to the Poker Hall of Fame this year and it's an extra bonus for me to be going in with Dan Harrington,\" Seidel said at the time. <sup><a href=\"#source-3\">[3]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Books<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Harrington is best known away from the table for <em>Harrington on Hold'em<\/em>, a three-volume series published between 2004 and 2006: <em>Volume I: Strategic Play<\/em>, <em>Volume II: The Endgame<\/em> and <em>Volume III: The Workbook<\/em>. He followed it with two volumes of <em>Harrington on Cash Games<\/em>, <em>Harrington on Online Cash Games<\/em> (2010) and <em>Harrington on Modern Tournament Poker<\/em> (2014). <sup><a href=\"#source-1\">[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The books were co-written with Bill Robertie. In a PokerNews ranking of the most important poker strategy books, former WSOP Media Director Nolan Dalla placed <em>Harrington on Hold'em<\/em> third and described it as \"the best-selling poker book in history, having now surpassed 300,000 copies sold.\" <sup><a href=\"#source-6\">[6]<\/a><\/sup> Harrington has said there will be no fourth volume: \"I was involved in six poker books that sold very well.\" <sup><a href=\"#source-4\">[4]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In his own words<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\"Yes, chess was my first love.\" PokerListings, 2015. <sup><a href=\"#source-4\">[4]<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n<li>\"I dropped out of poker in 1996 to do formal business. I stayed away until 2003, when it exploded on TV.\" PokerListings, 2015. <sup><a href=\"#source-4\">[4]<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n<li>\"I'd say I have less of a tilt factor compared to other people but I'm not insensitive.\" PokerListings, 2015. <sup><a href=\"#source-4\">[4]<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Iconic hands and moments<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The 2004 WSOP Main Event final table<\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>PokerGO's broadcast of the 2004 Main Event final table, won by Greg Raymer, where Harrington finished fourth. <sup><a href=\"#source-7\">[7]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:embed {\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Of-_LkGJo54\",\"type\":\"video\",\"providerNameSlug\":\"youtube\",\"responsive\":true,\"className\":\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Of-_LkGJo54\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:embed -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Legends of Poker champion (World Poker Tour)<\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The World Poker Tour's video on his 2007 Legends of Poker win. <sup><a href=\"#source-8\">[8]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:embed {\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tFYefE8g4x8\",\"type\":\"video\",\"providerNameSlug\":\"youtube\",\"responsive\":true,\"className\":\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tFYefE8g4x8\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:embed -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FAQ about Dan Harrington<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:details -->\n<details class=\"wp-block-details\"><summary>How old is Dan Harrington?<\/summary><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dan Harrington was born on December 6, 1945, so he is 80 years old as of October 5, 2026. <sup><a href=\"#source-1\">[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/details>\n<!-- \/wp:details -->\n\n<!-- wp:details -->\n<details class=\"wp-block-details\"><summary>What is Dan Harrington's net worth?<\/summary><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There is no reliable public figure for his net worth. What can be verified is his live tournament record: $6,653,820 in earnings as of October 5, 2026, according to PokerNews. He has also had a business career outside poker, whose results are not public. <sup><a href=\"#source-1\">[1]<\/a><a href=\"#source-4\">[4]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/details>\n<!-- \/wp:details -->\n\n<!-- wp:details -->\n<details class=\"wp-block-details\"><summary>Why is Dan Harrington called \"Action Dan\"?<\/summary><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The nickname is ironic. Card Player wrote that he is \"sarcastically known as 'Action Dan' for his tight image at the tables.\" <sup><a href=\"#source-3\">[3]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/details>\n<!-- \/wp:details -->\n\n<!-- wp:details -->\n<details class=\"wp-block-details\"><summary>How many WSOP bracelets does Dan Harrington have?<\/summary><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Two, both from 1995: the $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em event ($249,000) and the $10,000 Main Event ($1,000,000). <sup><a href=\"#source-2\">[2]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/details>\n<!-- \/wp:details -->\n\n<!-- wp:details -->\n<details class=\"wp-block-details\"><summary>When did Dan Harrington win the WSOP Main Event?<\/summary><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In 1995, when he beat a field of 273 players and defeated Howard Goldfarb heads-up. He also finished sixth in 1987, third in 2003 and fourth in 2004. <sup><a href=\"#source-1\">[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/details>\n<!-- \/wp:details -->\n\n<!-- wp:details -->\n<details class=\"wp-block-details\"><summary>Is Dan Harrington in the Poker Hall of Fame?<\/summary><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Yes. He was inducted in 2010, together with Erik Seidel. <sup><a href=\"#source-3\">[3]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/details>\n<!-- \/wp:details -->\n\n<!-- wp:details -->\n<details class=\"wp-block-details\"><summary>Who wrote Harrington on Hold'em?<\/summary><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dan Harrington, with co-author Bill Robertie. <sup><a href=\"#source-6\">[6]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/details>\n<!-- \/wp:details -->\n\n<!-- wp:details -->\n<details class=\"wp-block-details\"><summary>Does Dan Harrington still play poker?<\/summary><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Occasionally. His most recent results on WSOP.com are two cashes at the 2024 World Series of Poker. <sup><a href=\"#source-2\">[2]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/details>\n<!-- \/wp:details -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related Poker Legends<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Read more about <a href=\"https:\/\/worldpokerfederation.org\/poker-world\/poker-legends\/erik-seidel-a-quiet-giant-of-the-game\/\">Erik Seidel<\/a>, his Mayfair Club friend and fellow Hall of Fame inductee, <a href=\"https:\/\/worldpokerfederation.org\/poker-world\/poker-legends\/chris-moneymaker-the-spark-behind-the-boom\/\">Chris Moneymaker<\/a>, who eliminated him at the 2003 Main Event final table, and <a href=\"https:\/\/worldpokerfederation.org\/poker-world\/poker-legends\/barbara-enright-a-true-icon\/\">Barbara Enright<\/a>, who sat at his 1995 Main Event final table.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sources<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list {\"ordered\":true,\"className\":\"wpf-sources\"} -->\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list wpf-sources\">\n<li id=\"source-1\">PokerNews, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pokernews.com\/poker-players\/dan-harrington\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Dan Harrington player profile<\/a>, accessed October 5, 2026.<\/li>\n<li id=\"source-2\">WSOP.com, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsop.com\/players\/621014248\/dan-harrington\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Dan Harrington player profile<\/a>, accessed October 5, 2026.<\/li>\n<li id=\"source-3\">Card Player, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cardplayer.com\/poker-news\/10000-dan-harrington-and-erik-seidel-inducted-into-2010-poker-hall-of-fame\" rel=\"noopener\">Dan Harrington and Erik Seidel Inducted Into 2010 Poker Hall of Fame<\/a>, October 19, 2010.<\/li>\n<li id=\"source-4\">PokerListings, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pokerlistings.com\/harrington-on-hold-em-in-2015-it-s-at-a-stalling-point-again-47056\" rel=\"noopener\">Harrington on Hold'em in 2015: \"It's at a Stalling Point Again\"<\/a>, 2015.<\/li>\n<li id=\"source-5\">PokerNews, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pokernews.com\/news\/2022\/11\/is-chris-moneymaker-s-win-still-the-biggest-wsop-upset-ever-42557.htm\" rel=\"noopener\">Is Chris Moneymaker's Win STILL the Biggest WSOP Upset Ever?<\/a>, November 22, 2022.<\/li>\n<li id=\"source-6\">PokerNews (Nolan Dalla), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pokernews.com\/news\/2017\/09\/nolan-dalla-10-most-important-poker-strategy-books-18297.htm\" rel=\"noopener\">The 10 Most Important Poker Strategy Books Ever Written and Why They're Special<\/a>, November 10, 2023.<\/li>\n<li id=\"source-7\">PokerGO on YouTube, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Of-_LkGJo54\" rel=\"noopener\">World Series of Poker Main Event 2004 Final Table with Greg Raymer &amp; Dan Harrington<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"source-8\">World Poker Tour on YouTube, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tFYefE8g4x8\" rel=\"noopener\">Legends of Poker Champion Dan Harrington<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"wpf-last-verified\"} -->\n<p class=\"wpf-last-verified\"><em>Last verified: October 5, 2026. 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