Daniel Rezaei

Last Updated on September 8, 2026 by Bala Kumar

Daniel Rezaei is one of the most consistent high-stakes tournament poker players to emerge from Austria in the last decade. Built on relentless volume in Super High Roller events, a rapid rise through six- and seven-figure scores since 2023, and a maiden WSOP bracelet won in dramatic turbo fashion, Rezaei has climbed into the upper tier of the 2026 global tournament circuit,  and into the top handful of the year’s Player of the Year races.

The Austrian pro has become a fixture on the Triton Poker, Onyx Super High Roller Series, and World Series of Poker high-roller trail, and as of 2026 his live tournament earnings sit at roughly $13.8–14 million, placing him among the top handful of players on Austria’s all-time money list.

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Daniel Rezaei Quick Facts

Early Career & Path to High Stakes

Rezaei’s rise wasn’t an overnight story. Public profiles trace his background to work as a local casino dealer in Austria before he transitioned full-time into the professional tournament grind,  a background that stands out on a modern high-roller circuit increasingly dominated by former online specialists.

His earliest recorded tournament win came at the Banco Casino Masters XII (€165 NLHE) for a modest $25,979, and he steadily built his bankroll through the late 2010s with a mix of European mid-major and online results. By March 2019 his career earnings had crossed the $282,000 mark, built on a string of smaller titles rather than one breakout score.

The real turning point came from 2023 onward, when Rezaei began consistently cashing for six figures in Super High Roller events across the Triton, PokerGO Tour, and Wynn festival circuits.

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Daniel Rezaei’s WSOP Bracelet Win

Rezaei’s first WSOP gold bracelet came at WSOP Paradise in the Bahamas on December 6, 2025. He raced through a 151-entry field in a single-day turbo structure,  the tournament ran start to finish in roughly 12 hours,  to bank a career-best $1.9 million from a prize pool of nearly $7.5 million. Notable names he outlasted in that field included Talal Shakerchi, Viktor Blom, Kristen Foxen, and Nick Petrangelo.

Major Career Highlights (Non-Bracelet)

2025 was, by a wide margin, Rezaei’s best year on the circuit, his first three seven-figure scores all came within roughly five months of each other, between the Wynn Summer Classic in July, the Onyx SHRS title in Cyprus in August, and the WSOP Paradise bracelet in December.

Real-Time Poker Earnings (2026)

According to live tracking databases, Daniel Rezaei’s recorded live tournament earnings currently stand at:

$13,803,819 – $13,991,933 (figures vary slightly between Hendon Mob and CardPlayer tracking, both updated in 2026)

This places him:

• #3 on Austria’s all-time money list
• Among the top players in the 2026 GPI Player of the Year race, briefly holding the #2 position with 4,339.42 points following a strong WSOP 2026 showing
• A regular top-15 finisher in field-leading positions at WSOP high-roller events, he led the $50,000 buy-in event at WSOP 2026 immediately after the Main Event bubble burst

Daniel Rezaei’s Biggest Cashes

Playing Style & Reputation

Rezaei has built his reputation specifically in high-stakes turbo and Super High Roller formats, fast-structured events where field sizes are small, variance is high, and mistakes are punished quickly. His results show a pattern of showing up consistently in $25,000–$51,000 buy-in events rather than grinding low- and mid-stakes volume, a hallmark of the modern European high-roller specialist.

Unlike more media-forward pros, Rezaei keeps a low public profile,  he isn’t a prolific streamer or content creator, and his results have largely done the talking as he’s climbed the money lists.

2026 Season Form

Rezaei enters the second half of 2026 in some of the best form of his career:

• Deep, leaderboard-topping runs at WSOP 2026, including leading the field in the $50,000 buy-in event right after the Main Event bubble burst
• A push into the top tier of the 2026 GPI Player of the Year standings, a race currently led by Alex Foxen but featuring Rezaei among a tight group of contenders
• Continued appearances on the Onyx High Roller Series schedule in early 2026, including a 13th-place finish in a $10,000 PLO opener

Personal Life & Public Presence

Rezaei maintains a modest social media footprint, used mostly for travel logistics and tournament updates rather than personal branding. Public biographical detail beyond his hometown of Leibnitz, Austria, and his career path from casino dealer to high-roller regular remains limited,  he has not published detailed information about his age, education, or personal life, and no confirmed net worth figure beyond his tracked tournament earnings is publicly available.

Daniel Rezaei Social Media

• X (Twitter): @daniel_rezaei
• Instagram: @danielrezaei

Why Daniel Rezaei Is a Player to Watch

• Maiden WSOP bracelet won in a stacked 151-entry turbo field
• Three separate seven-figure scores within a single 12-month stretch (2025)
• #3 on Austria’s all-time money list and climbing
• Genuine 2026 GPI Player of the Year contender
• A rare modern high-roller success story built from a casino-dealer background rather than the online-poker pipeline

Final Thoughts

Daniel Rezaei’s trajectory over the past three years,  from steady mid-major cashes to a maiden WSOP bracelet and a run of seven-figure scores on poker’s biggest high-roller stages, makes him one of the standout stories in European tournament poker heading into the back half of 2026. With his form continuing into this year’s WSOP and Onyx series schedule, and a live spot in the 2026 Player of the Year conversation, Rezaei looks positioned to keep climbing Austria’s all-time money list and the sport’s global rankings alike.

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