Daniel Colman biography
Daniel Colman was born on July 11, 1990, in Holden, Massachusetts, and built his reputation almost entirely online before becoming a public name, grinding hyper-turbo sit-and-gos and high-stakes cash games under the screen names "mrGR33N13" and "riyyc225." In 2013 he became the first player ever to win $1 million online in a single calendar year, completing the feat in just nine months.
His breakout live run came in 2014, one of the most dominant single seasons in poker history, when he won the inaugural $1,000,000 buy-in Big One for One Drop for $15,306,668, at the time the fourth-largest live tournament prize ever recorded, followed by an EPT Grand Final Super High Roller title, a Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Main Event win, and a WPT Alpha8 London championship that pushed his single-season earnings past $22 million.
That year he was named Player of the Year by Card Player, BLUFF, and ALL IN magazines, along with the Global Poker Index. Colman drew as much attention for his reaction to the One Drop win as for the win itself, giving a brief, uneasy post-victory interview in which he criticized the ethics of skimming charity buy-ins from players, a stance that made him one of the sport's more polarizing figures.
After a final live cash in December 2017, he largely disappeared from the tournament circuit and has kept an intensely private profile ever since.
Career summary
Winner of the inaugural $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop for $15,306,668 during one of the greatest single seasons in poker history (2014), with career live earnings exceeding $28.9 million despite stepping away from the public spotlight since 2017.
Daniel Colman poker winnings
| Year | Event | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Triton Super High Roller Series Manila 6-Max | 1st | HK$3,641,600 |
| 2014 | WSOP $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop | 1st | $15,306,668 |
| 2014 | EPT Grand Final Super High Roller | 1st | €1,539,300 |
| 2014 | Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Main Event | 1st | $1,446,710 |
| 2014 | WPT Alpha8 London | 1st | $957,396 |
Verified live tournament earnings: $28,925,059 from 50+ cashes, plus 1 WSOP bracelet.
Daniel Colman playing style
An aggressive, hyper-analytical player who rose through online hyper-turbo sit-and-gos and cash games before applying that same relentless, mathematically precise approach to the highest buy-in live tournaments.
Cash games
Built his fortune primarily as an elite online cash-game and hyper-turbo sit-and-go specialist before pivoting to live tournaments, and has never had a significant public presence in tracked live cash games.
Business & sponsorships
No major publicly known business ventures outside poker; withdrew almost entirely from the public poker spotlight after his last recorded cash in December 2017.
Daniel Colman Net Worth
As of November 2026, Daniel Colman net worth estimates range from $15 million to $25 million.
Verified live tournament earnings account for $28.9M of prize money across 50+ cashes. Tournament prize money is not the same as profit: buy-ins, staking deals and taxes are not deducted, so all net worth figures are estimates based on public reporting.
Why Daniel matters
A reclusive online prodigy whose terse, unenthusiastic reaction to winning a record-setting $15.3 million, followed by outspoken criticism of high buy-in charity poker events, made him one of the sport's most enigmatic superstars.
FAQ about Daniel Colman
Why did Daniel Colman's reaction to winning $15.3 million surprise the poker world?
Rather than celebrating, Colman gave a brief, uneasy post-win interview criticizing the "One Drop" charity structure and the media attention surrounding high buy-in poker, a response that generated nearly as much discussion as the win itself.
Is Daniel Colman still an active tournament player?
No. After cashing regularly through 2017, he stepped back from the live tournament circuit and has maintained an unusually low public profile ever since, with no notable recorded results in the years that followed.
How much has Daniel Colman won playing poker?
Daniel Colman has won $28,925,059 in live tournament earnings. Total cashes: 50+.
How many WSOP bracelets does Daniel Colman have?
Daniel Colman has won 1 WSOP bracelet.