“My family weren’t super-supportive when I first dropped out of college to play professionally,” he says. The Princeton-raised professional didn’t always find it easy in the early days, however. It’s fun to see it up there – my family really wanted to see pictures of it with me in the foreground so they sent it out to friends.”ĭan’s recent achievements in the game are vast and the reigning 2022 Player of the Year at WSOP already has over $3.2 million in live cashes alone. “I didn’t need it front and center the way Josh did last year it’s round the corner in the Horseshoe. “It’s good they actually hid it this year!” he said. Dan, being the humble guy he is, is happy that it’s not too prominent. This year it has been raised and placed at the Horseshoe Las Vegas.
Last year, Dan’s victory in the WSOP Player of the Year race earned him the respect of his peers, along with a giant flag congratulating him on the win. We caught up with him at Paris casino in Las Vegas to see how the champ is enjoying being back amongst it. Last year, on the World Series return to the Las Vegas Strip, the ‘Year of Dan’ saw Dan Zack outrun friend and rival Daniel Weinman in the tightest Player of the Year race for some years.
