In addition to being a successful professional poker player, Harrington also works in real estate and the stock market. Some of his earlier poker experience came from the Mayfair Club in the mid-1980s, where he played with Howard Lederer, Steve Zolotow, and Erik Seidel. He also played poker against Bill Gates while Gates was at Harvard. Before becoming a poker professional and businessman, Harrington worked for many years as a bankruptcy lawyer. chess master (he won the 1971 Massachusetts State Chess Championship). Currently residing in Santa Monica, California, Harrington is a former champion backgammon player and U.S. Harrington was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He is a distant cousin to both professional golfer Pádraig Harrington and former NFL quarterback Joey Harrington. Harrington chose his own nickname 'Action Dan' even though he is known for being a tight conservative player. He is also a member of the Poker Hall of Fame. He has earned one World Poker Tour title, two WSOP bracelets, and over six million dollars in tournament cashes in his poker career.
Information accurate as of 12 September 2010.ĭan Harrington (born December 6, 1945) is a professional poker player, best known for winning the Main Event at the 1995 World Series of Poker. Dan Harrington in the World Series of Poker
