Dan Heimiller
| Dan Heimiller | |
|---|---|
 Heimiller at the WPPA Tournament of Champions | |
| Residence | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Born | June 25, 1962 |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | 2 |
| Final table(s) | 15 |
| Money finish(es) | 52 |
| Highest ITM Main Event finish | 43rd, 2002 |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | None |
| Final table(s) | 2 |
| Money finish(es) | 11 |
| European Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | None |
| Final table(s) | 1 |
| Money finish(es) | 1 |
Daniel Heimiller (born June 25, 1962) is an American professional poker player who won the ½ Hold'em - ½ Seven-Card Stud event at the 2002 World Series of Poker and the Seniors No-Limit Hold'em Championship in 2014.[1] His total live tournament winnings exceed $4.7 million.[2][3]
Heimiller was born in California and raised in Livonia, Michigan. At one time he was a Las Vegas Cab driver as well as an industrial engineer, who for over 25 years been playing a variety of poker events which includes the World Series of Poker (WSOP), the World Poker Tour (WPT) and the Professional Poker Tour (PPT). Dan Heimiller is survived by a younger brother John Heimiller who works in the IT industry. Dan Heimiller won Best All Around Player at the Commerce Casino in 1999. In one two-year period, Heimiller won nine tournaments and appeared at 33 final tables. He ranks 21st in all time cashes at the World Series of Poker[4] including two WSOP bracelets and 15 final tables.[3]
World Series of Poker
Heimiller won his first WSOP bracelet in the $2000 buy-in mixed game event that was made up of one-half Texas Hold'em and one-half Seven-card stud, defeating follow professional poker player Ram Vaswani during heads-up play, the final table at the event also included such notables as Paul 'Cigar' McKinney, Max Stern and Alan "Boston" Dvorkis.[5] Heimiller has cashed 39 times at the WSOP besides the event in which he won his bracelet, Heimiller has also made 14 other WSOP final tables which includes finishing runner-up in for $63,580 in the 2001 WSOP $ 1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split Eight or Better event to CardPlayer Magazine publisher and CEO Barry Shulman. Finishing 3rd for $103,360 at 2001 WSOP $2,000 Limit Hold'em event won by Kevin Song and most recently placing 3rd at the 2008 WSOP $1,500 No Limit Hold'em event, earning $275,695[2] Heimiller has also cashed three times in the WSOP Main Event, in 2002, 2006 and 2007.
At the 2014 WSOP, Heimiller won the $1,000 Seniors Championship event, defeating a record field of 4,425 players to win $627,462 and his second bracelet.[1]
World Series of Poker bracelets
| Year | Event | Prize Money |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | $2,000 ½ Hold'em - ½ Seven-Card Stud | $108,300 |
| 2014 | $1,000 Seniors No Limit Hold'em Championship | $627,462 |
Online poker
World Championship of Online Poker
Heimiller playing under the PokerStars screen name "Lenny"[6] ranks first in all time final tables with five[7] and tied in fifth for all time cashes with 18[8] in the World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) including one bracelet from the 2003 WCOOP $300 buy-in Pot Limit Omaha High-Low event.[9][10]
Other poker events
Heimiller has cashed four times at the World Poker Tour, with his biggest cash being the 2008 Borgata Poker Open, where he finished in 3rd place for $387,500. He also finished 5th in a Professional Poker Tour event for $30,000[2][3]
At the 2009 European Poker Tour's PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, Heimiller made the final table and finished in seventh place, earning $300,000.[11]
As of June 2014, his total live tournament winnings exceed $4,700,000.[12] His 52 cashes at the WSOP account for $1,025,279 of those winnings.[13]
Notes
- 1 2 Feldman, Andrew (2014-06-09). "Heimiller outlasts 4,425 in Seniors". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
- 1 2 3 Butt, Robert. "Dan Heimiller - Results". TheHendonMob. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
- 1 2 3 "Dan Heimiller - WPT profile". worldpokertour.com. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
- ↑ Butt, Robert. "All Time WSOP Cashes". TheHendonMob.com. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
- ↑ Butt, Robert. "$ 2,000 1/2 Hold'em - 1/2 7 Card Stud". TheHendonMob. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
- ↑ "Screen Names of Professional Poker Players". gankowns.com. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
- ↑ "All Time: Most Final Tables By Individual". pokerstars.com. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
- ↑ "All Time: Most Cashes By Player". pokerstars.com. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
- ↑ "Event 3: $300 Pot Limit Omaha High/Low". pokerstars.com. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
- ↑ "Poker Tournament Information - Dan Heimiller". PokerPages.com. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
- ↑ Lucchesi, Ryan (2009-01-10). "EPT -- Poorya Nazari Wins the 2009 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure". CardPlayer.com. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
- ↑ Butt, Robert. "Dan Heimiller - Stats". TheHendonMob.com. Retrieved 2008-05-08.
- ↑ World Series of Poker Earnings, worldseriesofpoker.com