Dan Shak
{{Short description|American poker player and hedge fund manager (born 1959)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
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|name=Dan Shak
|image=Dan Shak 2019.jpg
|caption=Dan Shak in 2019
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1959|05|07}}
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|wsop bracelet count=None
|wsop money finishes=20
|wsop main event best finish rank=167th
|wsop main event best finish year=2012
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|wpt titles=None
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|wpt money finishes=10
|ept titles=None
|ept final tables=None
|ept money finishes=3
|updated=2014-03-12
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Daniel Shak (born May 7, 1959){{Cite web |title=Daniel Shak |url=http://www.globalpokerindex.com/poker-players/daniel-shak-29384/ |access-date=March 12, 2014 |website=Global Poker Index}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Wachtel |first=Katya |date=January 28, 2011 |title=This Poker-Playing Hedge Fund Manager Sent Shocks Through The Gold Market Last Week |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/hedge-fund-manager-gold-daniel-shak |access-date=October 26, 2015 |website=Business Insider}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.pokernews.com/poker-players/dan-shak/|title=Dan Shak|publisher=PokerNews|accessdate=March 12, 2014}}
In March 2013, Shak won the $125,000 Party Poker Premier League Poker VI in London winning $528,000, defeating Sam Trickett heads-up.{{Cite web |title=PartyPoker.com Premier League Poker VI, No Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=79799 |access-date=2025-04-20 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://iveypoker.com/team-ivey-adds-new-poker-team-pro-dan-shak/ |title=Team Ivey adds new Poker Team Pro Dan Shak |publisher=Ivey Poker |date=January 5, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313035050/http://iveypoker.com/team-ivey-adds-new-poker-team-pro-dan-shak/ |archivedate=March 13, 2014 }}
{{As of|2014}}, his total live tournament winnings exceeded $7,400,000 of which $709,290 came from cashes at the WSOP.{{Cite web |title=Dan Shak's profile on The Hendon Mob |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=29384 |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}
Personal life
Shak is the son of Paula J. Felmeister (née Cohen).[http://njjewishnews.com/community/lifecycle/obituaries/obituary-paula-felmeister New Jersey Jewish News: "Obituaries - Paula Felmeister"] October 26, 2014 He was married to poker player and model Beth Shak; the two divorced in 2009.{{Cite web |last=Barry |first=Doug |date=July 18, 2012 |title=Daniel Shak Decides He Doesn't Want His Ex-Wife's $1M Shoe Collection After All |url=http://jezebel.com/5927215/daniel-shak-decides-he-doesnt-want-his-ex-wifes-1m-shoe-collection-after-all |publisher=Jezebel}} In 2012, Dan Shak sued Beth over a shoe collection containing 1,200 shoes worth approximately $1 million, but then subsequently dropped the lawsuit.{{Cite web |last=Adams |first=Rebecca |date=June 25, 2012 |title=Beth Shak Sued For Shoe Collection By Ex-Husband |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/24/beth-shak-shoes-sued-divorce_n_1622401.html |publisher=Huffington Post}} In 2014, Dan Shak married former model Anna Shak. He was recently charged with manipulating the gold and silver markets.{{Cite web |last=Golubova |first=Anna |date=August 8, 2022 |title=CFTC charges World Series of Poker player with manipulating gold and silver markets |url=https://www.kitco.com/news/article/2022-08-08/cftc-charges-world-series-poker-player-manipulating-gold-and-silver-markets |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=KITCO}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/5468-dan-shak Card Player profile]
- [http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=29384 Hendon Mob profile]
- [https://www.worldpokertour.com/player/dan-shak/ WPT profile]
- [https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerid=457 WSOP profile]
- {{twitter|daniel_shak}}
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