Daniel Christopher Alaei^[1] (born 1982^[2]) is a professional poker player from Santa Fe Springs, California. He is of Assyrian descent.

Primarily a $50–100 no-limit Texas hold 'em cash game player, Alaei won his first World Series of Poker bracelet in 2006 in a no-limit 2-7 draw Lowball event.^[3] He was featured on the first three seasons of High Stakes Poker.^[4]

In 2007, Alaei cashed in the 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event, coming in a career-best 25th place out of a field of 6,358 players and winning $333,490.^[5] Alaei has two other Main Event cashes (59th in 2004 and 140th in 2005).^[6][7]

On December 19, 2009, he outlasted a field of 329 players to take down the WPT Doyle Brunson Five Diamond Classic, winning $1,428,430 in the process. He beat a final table that included poker professionals Scotty Nguyen and Josh Arieh, whom he defeated heads-up to win the tournament.^[8]

At the 2010 World Series of Poker, Alaei first finished 7th in the $50,000 Player's Championship Event for $221,105 before clinching his third WSOP bracelet when he defeated 345 players to win the $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Championship for $780,599.^[9][10]

At the 2013 World Series of Poker, Alaei won his fourth WSOP bracelet when he won the $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Championship for $852,692.^[11] He also cashed the $111,111 Big One for One Drop Super High Roller Event for $173,723.^[12]

At the 2015 World Series of Poker, Alaei won the $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship event for his fifth career bracelet and $391,097.^[13]

As of 2023, his total live tournament winnings exceed $7,400,000.^[14] His 42 cashes at the WSOP account for $4,727,644 of those winnings.^[15]