Daniel Garner: 2026 WSOP Circuit Tunica Runner-Up
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Daniel Garner emerged as a notable World Series of Poker Circuit tournament player in August 2026, producing two major finishes only weeks apart. He placed third in a massive Monster Stack at Harrah’s Cherokee for $59,878 before reaching heads-up play in the WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Tunica Main Event and finishing second for $74,824.
Those performances quickly changed the scale of Garner’s tournament résumé. Poker.org listed him with $220,200 in career earnings following the Tunica result on August 31, 2026, while describing him as a relatively new face on the Circuit.
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Who Is Daniel Garner?
Daniel Garner is an American poker player whose profile rose sharply during the 2026 World Series of Poker Circuit season.
Publicly available tournament records for players named Daniel Garner require careful identification because poker databases contain more than one player with that name. The Daniel Garner covered in this profile is the player who recorded major WSOP Circuit finishes at Harrah’s Cherokee and Horseshoe Tunica in August 2026.
Garner’s recent results have been concentrated primarily in no-limit hold’em. Rather than building his reputation through a long list of major titles, he moved into wider attention by making consecutive deep runs against large and experienced Circuit fields.
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Daniel Garner’s 2026 WSOP Circuit Breakthrough
August 2026 represented the most significant stretch of Garner’s publicly documented tournament career.
At Harrah’s Cherokee, Garner entered the $400 No-Limit Hold’em Monster Stack during the August WSOP Circuit series. The tournament drew 3,269 entries and generated a $789,219 prize pool.
Garner reached the final stages of that enormous field and finished third for $59,878. John Kim won the tournament for $128,450, while David Moses finished second for $79,327.
View the official WSOP results from the 2026 Harrah’s Cherokee Monster Stack.
The result was significant not only because of the payout but also because of the field size. Reaching the final three of a tournament with more than 3,200 entries established Garner as a player capable of navigating a large-field Circuit event deep into its final stages.
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Runner-Up in the 2026 WSOP Circuit Tunica Main Event
Garner followed the Cherokee performance with an even larger score at the WSOP Circuit stop at Horseshoe Tunica.
He reached the final table of the $1,700 WSOP Circuit Tunica Main Event, which attracted 367 entries and created a $556,005 prize pool.
Garner eventually advanced to heads-up play against Matt Higgins. Higgins won the tournament for $110,841 and his 10th WSOP Circuit ring, while Garner earned $74,824 for second place.
Poker.org described Garner as a relatively new Circuit presence who competed effectively at a final table containing considerably more WSOP Circuit experience.
The runner-up finish became Garner’s largest publicly reported tournament cash as of August 31, 2026.
Read Poker.org’s report on the 2026 WSOP Circuit Tunica Main Event.
Readers planning to follow future events at the property can also review the Angry Aces Poker 2026 WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Tunica Tournament Guide.
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Garner’s Other 2026 WSOP Circuit Results
Garner’s August results were not limited to the two major final-table appearances.
Earlier during the Harrah’s Cherokee series, he finished 17th in a $600 No-Limit Hold’em event for $1,900. That tournament drew 417 entries.
After Cherokee, Garner also cashed in the $400 No-Limit Hold’em Monster Stack at Horseshoe Tunica. He finished 21st from a field of 442 entries and earned $1,082.
View the official WSOP results from Garner’s $600 Harrah’s Cherokee cash.
View the official WSOP results from the Horseshoe Tunica Monster Stack.
Taken together, those results show that Garner’s breakthrough was not based on a single tournament. His August 2026 Circuit stretch included multiple cashes and two finishes inside the top three of major events.
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Daniel Garner’s Live Tournament Earnings
Poker.org listed Garner with $220,200 in career tournament earnings following his runner-up finish at Tunica on August 31, 2026.
That figure should be treated as a point-in-time statistic because live poker earnings databases change as new results are recorded and older results are added or corrected.
The two largest confirmed scores from Garner’s August 2026 run accounted for $134,702:
$74,824 for second place in the 2026 WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Tunica Main Event
$59,878 for third place in the 2026 WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Cherokee $400 Monster Stack
Those back-to-back finishes were the defining results behind his emergence on the WSOP Circuit.
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Daniel Garner’s WSOP Circuit Record
Garner’s most important documented WSOP Circuit accomplishment as of August 31, 2026, was reaching heads-up play in the Horseshoe Tunica Main Event.
He did not win the ring in that tournament, with Higgins taking the championship. Garner also finished third rather than first in the Cherokee Monster Stack.
His notable 2026 Circuit results included:
Second place in the WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Tunica $1,700 Main Event for $74,824
Third place in the WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Cherokee $400 Monster Stack for $59,878
17th place in a $600 No-Limit Hold’em event at Harrah’s Cherokee for $1,900
21st place in the $400 Monster Stack at Horseshoe Tunica for $1,082
No WSOP bracelet victory is established by the official results reviewed for this profile.
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What Makes Daniel Garner’s 2026 Run Significant?
Tournament poker careers can change quickly when a player converts deep runs into major final-table appearances. Garner did that twice within the same month.
The Cherokee Monster Stack required him to advance through a field of 3,269 entries. Only a short time later, he reached heads-up play in a Circuit Main Event against Higgins, an established tournament professional with extensive WSOP success.
Neither performance produced a championship, but together they demonstrated substantially more than a single isolated cash. Garner showed an ability to survive large fields, reach major final tables and compete deep in events carrying meaningful WSOP Circuit prestige.
The $134,702 earned from those two finishes also represented a major jump in his documented tournament earnings.
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Daniel Garner’s Current Poker Status
As of August 31, 2026, Garner was an active tournament player coming off the strongest documented stretch of his career.
His August schedule included cashes at both Harrah’s Cherokee and Horseshoe Tunica, highlighted by consecutive top-three performances in significant WSOP Circuit tournaments.
The next stage of Garner’s career will depend on whether those results develop into sustained Circuit success. It would be premature to project future titles or describe him as an established Circuit star, but his 2026 performances have made him a player worth following when he appears in future major tournament fields.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Daniel Garner?
Daniel Garner is an American poker player who gained wider attention in 2026 after major World Series of Poker Circuit final-table appearances at Harrah’s Cherokee and Horseshoe Tunica.
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What is Daniel Garner’s biggest poker cash?
As of August 31, 2026, Garner’s largest publicly reported cash was $74,824 for finishing second in the WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Tunica Main Event.
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How did Daniel Garner finish in the 2026 WSOP Circuit Tunica Main Event?
Garner finished second in the $1,700 WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Tunica Main Event, earning $74,824. Matt Higgins won the tournament for $110,841.
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How did Daniel Garner finish at WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Cherokee in 2026?
Garner finished third in the $400 No-Limit Hold’em Monster Stack at Harrah’s Cherokee. The tournament attracted 3,269 entries, and Garner earned $59,878.
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How much has Daniel Garner won in live poker tournaments?
Poker.org listed Garner with $220,200 in career earnings following the Tunica Main Event on August 31, 2026. Tournament earnings totals can change as new results are recorded.
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Has Daniel Garner won a WSOP Circuit ring?
Garner did not win a ring in either of his two major August 2026 final-table appearances. He finished third at Harrah’s Cherokee and runner-up in the Horseshoe Tunica Main Event.
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Is Daniel Garner still active in poker?
Yes. Garner was actively competing on the WSOP Circuit in August 2026, with multiple cashes at Harrah’s Cherokee and Horseshoe Tunica.
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