User:Calman5555/David Daneshgar

= David Daneshgar =

David Daneshgar (born June 18, 1981 in Westlake Village, California) is a professional poker player and entrepreneur.

David is notable for his success in poker tournaments including a 2008 World Series of Poker golden bracelet and a $625,443 payday.

Early Life
David attended Westlake High School when his interest in poker first began. He then attended the University of California, Berkeley where he taught a course on the probability of statistics and gaming. He began by playing at local card rooms near the university and continued honing his interest at several Los Angeles casinos after graduating for Berkeley.

Poker
He started winning tournament early on at Hollywood Park casino in Inglewood, California. In February 2005 he hit his first major cashout for $32,713 with a third place finish at Commerce Casino. His first major first place victory came in January 2006 with a $110,410 win at Borgata Winter Open World Poker Tour at Borgata Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The ended up being his first of five different six figure wins that year. Other included $198,000 at the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles, California $110,910 at the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles, California $204,345 at the European Poker Tour in Barcelona, Spain $330,105 at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, Nevada

David ended the 2006 year ranked top 5 in the world both by CardPlayer and Bluff Magazine

He has since won several other titles including his victory on July 3rd, 2008 at the World Series of Poker with a field of 2693 entrants which generated a total prize pool of $3,675,945.

Post Poker
David is currently attending the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business.