Dan Sepiol: WPT World Champion and WSOP Bracelet Winner
POKER HALL OF FAME
Inducted 2014
Dan Sepiol is an American professional poker player whose career is highlighted by victory in the 2023 WPT World Championship, a World Series of Poker bracelet and a WPT Alpha8 title. His $5,282,954 victory in the WPT World Championship transformed an already successful tournament career and established him as a major championship winner.
Sepiol continued building on that breakthrough in 2024 by winning his first WSOP bracelet and later capturing a $25,000 WPT Alpha8 event. As of September 8, 2026, The Hendon Mob lists him with $9,993,221 in live tournament earnings, while the WSOP credits him with one bracelet and one Circuit ring.
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Who Is Dan Sepiol?
Dan Sepiol is a professional poker player from Indiana who has competed extensively on the World Poker Tour, World Series of Poker, Mid-States Poker Tour and PokerGO Tour.
Before the final table of the 2023 WPT World Championship, the World Poker Tour listed Sepiol's birthplace as Valparaiso, Indiana, and his residence as Las Vegas, Nevada. A 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open result also listed him as a Las Vegas resident.
Sepiol developed a substantial tournament résumé before becoming a world champion. One of his first major breakthroughs came in March 2021, when he won the MSPT Riverside $1,100 Main Event in Iowa. The tournament drew 862 entries, and Sepiol earned $162,750 according to the official MSPT recap.
He added another significant title in August 2023 by winning the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open $2,700 Big 4 No-Limit Hold'em event. Sepiol defeated a 411-entry field and overcame Chance Kornuth heads-up to collect $204,735.
That victory proved to be a prelude to the biggest result of his career.
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Dan Sepiol's 2023 WPT World Championship Victory
Sepiol won the 2023 WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas for a deal-adjusted $5,282,954 award. He and Georgios Sotiropoulos made a heads-up deal, and the WPT's final-hand report specifies that Sepiol's award included a $10,400 seat into the following year's championship. The $10,400 tournament attracted 3,835 entries and carried a $40 million guaranteed prize pool.
The final table included several accomplished professionals, including Andrew Lichtenberger, Ben Heath and Georgios Sotiropoulos. Sepiol ultimately defeated Sotiropoulos heads-up to become a member of the WPT Champions Club.
The win represented an extraordinary jump in Sepiol's career earnings. Before the final table, the WPT listed him with roughly $1.38 million in lifetime live tournament winnings. His championship payout alone exceeded $5.28 million.
The performance also received industry recognition. At the 2024 Global Poker Awards, Sepiol won the award for Best Final Table Performance for his run to the WPT World Championship title.
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Dan Sepiol's WSOP Bracelet and Circuit Ring
Sepiol added a World Series of Poker bracelet to his résumé in June 2024.
He won Event #23, the $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout, defeating a field of 1,534 entries for $305,849. The final stages included accomplished bracelet winners such as Jeremy Ausmus, Daniel Strelitz and Scott Ball.
Sepiol's heads-up comeback against Robert Natividad became one of the defining elements of the victory. He fell to a massive chip disadvantage before recovering to win the tournament and his first bracelet.
As of September 2026, the WSOP player database credits Sepiol with:
One WSOP bracelet
One WSOP Circuit ring
More than 160 cashes in the website's All Brands view, which includes multiple organizers
More than $7 million in tournament earnings in that All Brands view, rather than WSOP-only earnings
The Circuit ring predates his bracelet. Tournament records show Sepiol winning an online WSOP Circuit Super Circuit event on June 22, 2022, for $20,417.
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WPT Alpha8 Title and Other Major Results
Sepiol's success continued after his WPT World Championship and WSOP bracelet victories.
In July 2024, he won a $25,000 WPT Alpha8 Trifecta event at Wynn Las Vegas. The WPT lists his first-place payout at $672,000. That gave Sepiol victories in both a WPT Main Tour championship and a WPT Alpha8 event.
His official WPT record also includes a fifth-place finish in the 2024 WPT Voyage Championship for $75,000, an 11th-place finish in the 2025 WPT Rolling Thunder Championship for $20,800 and a 24th-place finish in the 2026 WPT Rolling Thunder Championship for $7,700.
Sepiol has also produced results outside the WPT and WSOP. His schedule has included PokerGO Tour high rollers, MSPT events and major tournament festivals around the United States.
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Dan Sepiol's Live Tournament Earnings
As of September 8, 2026, The Hendon Mob lists Daniel Sepiol with $9,993,221 in recorded live tournament earnings.
His largest live cash remains the $5,282,954 he earned for winning the 2023 WPT World Championship.
Recorded tournament earnings are gross cashes before buy-ins, expenses and taxes, rather than profit or net worth. Database totals and rankings change as new results are recorded.
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Dan Sepiol's Tournament Career and Playing Reputation
Sepiol's results establish him primarily as a tournament professional with extensive no-limit hold'em experience. His résumé ranges from mid-major events to championship tournaments and high rollers, with victories on the MSPT, WPT, WSOP and WPT Alpha8 stages.
Several of his most important victories have also involved major comebacks. He recovered from a significant heads-up deficit against Chance Kornuth in the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open, survived another large deficit against Robert Natividad while winning his WSOP bracelet and navigated a demanding WPT World Championship final table.
Those results demonstrate a record of success across different tournament structures rather than dependence on a single championship score.
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Dan Sepiol's Recent Poker Results
Sepiol remained active throughout 2026.
At the 2026 World Series of Poker, PokerNews recorded eight Sepiol cashes, including an 11th-place finish in the $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship for $24,181 and a 26th-place finish in the $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship for $43,742.
He also cashed twice during the 2026 PokerGO Cup, finishing eighth in a $5,000 event for $22,200 and 16th in the $3,000 PokerGO Cup Showcase for $9,500.
His most notable recent victory came on August 5, 2026, at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open in Hollywood, Florida. Sepiol won the $10,000 Deep Stack Six-Max No-Limit Hold'em event after a heads-up deal, earning $134,797. Seminole Hard Rock Poker described it as his second major-series trophy victory at the property following his 2023 Big 4 title.
Those results confirm that Sepiol remains an active tournament professional several years after his WPT World Championship breakthrough.
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Why Dan Sepiol Matters in Poker
Sepiol's career is notable because his rise did not end with one life-changing result.
Winning the 2023 WPT World Championship gave him one of poker's major championship titles and a payout of more than $5.28 million. Within the following year, he added a WSOP bracelet and a WPT Alpha8 victory, strengthening a résumé that already included an MSPT championship and a major Seminole Hard Rock title.
By September 2026, he had accumulated nearly $10 million in recorded live tournament earnings while continuing to compete across major tours.
Sepiol therefore represents more than a player associated with a single championship. His results before and after the WPT World Championship show sustained success across different tournament levels, venues and formats.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much has Dan Sepiol won playing live poker?
As of September 8, 2026, The Hendon Mob lists Dan Sepiol with $9,993,221 in recorded live tournament earnings. That figure can change as new tournament results are added.
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What is Dan Sepiol's biggest poker win?
Sepiol's largest recorded live cash is $5,282,954 for winning the 2023 WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas.
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Has Dan Sepiol won a WSOP bracelet?
Yes. Sepiol won his first WSOP bracelet in the 2024 $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout, earning $305,849.
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How many WSOP Circuit rings does Dan Sepiol have?
As of September 2026, the WSOP credits Sepiol with one Circuit ring. Tournament records show his ring victory came in an online WSOP Circuit Super Circuit event in June 2022.
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Has Dan Sepiol won a WPT title?
Yes. Sepiol won the 2023 WPT World Championship for $5,282,954. The WPT also credits him with a 2024 WPT Alpha8 Trifecta victory worth $672,000.
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Where is Dan Sepiol from?
The World Poker Tour has listed Sepiol's birthplace as Valparaiso, Indiana. He has subsequently been listed as a Las Vegas, Nevada resident.
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Is Dan Sepiol still playing poker?
Yes. Sepiol recorded multiple major tournament cashes during the 2026 WSOP and won a $10,000 six-max event at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open in August 2026.