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"Action" Dan Harrington is a professional poker player.

Harrington is a former champion backgammon player, U.S. chess master, and bankruptcy lawyer. During his time at Suffolk University, he was part of an MIT team that cheated at roulette. He also played poker against Harvard University students Bill Gates and Paul Allen. Some of his earlier poker experience came from the Mayfair Club in the mid-80's where he played with Howard Lederer and Erik Seidel.

He has won the World Series of Poker (WSOP) main event once in 1995 for $1,000,000 and has sat at three other final tables at the main event, placing 6th in 1987 for $43,750, 3rd in 2003 for $650,000, and 4th in 2004 for $1,500,000. The same year as his main event win, he also won a bracelet in the $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em event for $249,000 and the Seven-card stud event at European Poker Open in London.

Sporting his iconic green Boston Red Sox cap, Dan Harrington is known as a crafty, tight-aggressive player, employing starting hand standards that are stricter than most professionals. He has a keen understanding of his expectation in any situation, and is superb at reading opponents. When he reached the final table at the 1995 main event, few expected him to win due to his conservative play, but he set the runner-up, Howard Goldfarb, to bluff for all his chips in the final hand. Players familiar with Harrington know he plays fewer hands and will frequently fold if he makes a large bet. His conservative play allows him to make it to many final tables at large events, such as the 2003 WSOP (839 players) and the 2004 WSOP (2576 players). He made his first final table at the World Poker Tour (WPT) in 2005, winning $620,730 for his 2nd place finish to Minh Ly in the Doyle Brunson North American Championship.

In addition to being a successful professional poker player, Harrington also works in real estate and the stock market.

He has written (co-authored with Bill Robertie) two popular books on tournament poker, both published by Two Plus Two Publishing:

Harrington on Hold'em: Volume I: Strategic Play ISBN 1880685337 (2004)
Harrington on Hold'em: Volume II: The Endgame ISBN 1880685353 (2005)

According to the notes at the end of Volume II, a third book will be published at some point in the future.

As of 2005, his live tournament winnings exceed $4,400,000.

Harrington's cousin is the golfer Padraig Harrington. He is also related to professional football player Joey Harrington.

He currently resides in Santa Monica, California.

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