Dan Smith's career as a professional poker player started in 2007 at the age of 18. By the end of 2012, he had won three EPT events and amassed $4.5 million in live tournament winnings. In the following year he won the WPT Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic and currently his career winnings exceed $9,000,000.
Under his belt are also the $100,000 buy-in Bellagio Super High Roller win in 2014 and the Aussie Millions $100 000 Challenge win in 2012.