Dylan Smith: WSOP Bracelet Winner and WPT Champion
POKER HALL OF FAME
Inducted 2014
Dylan Smith has developed into one of the more versatile American tournament players of his generation, combining a background in high-stakes Pot-Limit Omaha with major results in no-limit hold'em and mixed games. His résumé includes a World Poker Tour championship, a World Series of Poker bracelet, a WSOP Circuit ring and nearly $6 million in recorded live tournament earnings.
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Who Is Dylan Smith?
Dylan Smith is an American professional poker player known particularly for Pot-Limit Omaha and mixed games, while also producing significant results in major no-limit hold'em tournaments.
Hendon Mob lists Smith as a resident of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and records live tournament results dating to 2010. His career accelerated substantially during the 2020s as he began recording six-figure scores across WSOP, WPT, PokerStars and PokerGO Tour events.
Smith has described himself as primarily a PLO cash-game player. After winning the $25,000 PCA PLO High Roller in 2023, he told PokerNews that he played high-stakes PLO cash games online, including stakes as high as $200/$400.
That PLO foundation has become only part of his tournament identity. Smith's later results include deep runs in prestigious mixed-game championships, a WPT title in no-limit hold'em and, eventually, his first WSOP bracelet in a seven-game big-bet mix.
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Dylan Smith's Live Tournament Earnings
As of September 2026, Hendon Mob lists Dylan Smith with $5,967,321 in live tournament earnings and a career-best live cash of $662,200. Tournament databases are updated as new results are recorded, so career earnings and rankings can change over time.
Smith's largest score came in December 2024, when he won the WPT Seminole Rock 'N' Roll Poker Open Championship at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood.
His other major six-figure scores include a $364,440 victory in the 2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $25,000 PLO High Roller, $363,914 for fourth place in the 2024 WSOP $50,000 Poker Players Championship and $325,000 for a 21st-place finish in the 2026 WSOP Main Event.
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Career Development and Breakthrough Results
Smith's recorded tournament history stretches back more than a decade. An early notable victory came in January 2018, when he won a $1,090 six-max no-limit hold'em event at the Borgata Winter Poker Open for $69,011.
His results became considerably larger in the following years. Smith finished 18th in the 2021 Wynn Millions for $97,274 and made several notable online WSOP runs during the same period.
He also earned a WSOP Circuit ring in 2021. The official WSOP player profile for Dylan Smith lists one Circuit ring in addition to his bracelet.
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Pot-Limit Omaha Success
Pot-Limit Omaha has played a central role in Smith's development.
In January 2023, he won the $25,000 PCA PLO High Roller at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure. Smith defeated a 44-entry field that included high-level PLO and mixed-game players and earned $364,440. The victory followed another PLO high-roller win in Florida earlier that month.
Smith continued producing major PLO results in the years that followed. In March 2025, he won a $10,100 Pot-Limit Omaha event during the PokerGO Tour PLO Series, defeating a 99-entry field for $252,450.
Those performances established Smith as more than a player capable of occasional PLO tournament success. His combination of high-stakes cash-game experience and repeated tournament results made the four-card game one of the defining elements of his poker résumé.
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Deep Run in the Poker Players Championship
Smith demonstrated his broader mixed-game ability at the 2024 World Series of Poker, where he reached the final five of the $50,000 Poker Players Championship.
The Poker Players Championship is one of the WSOP's most demanding events because competitors must play multiple poker variants at an elite level. Smith finished fourth for $363,914 in a final group that included Daniel Negreanu, Bryce Yockey, Chris Brewer and David Benyamine.
Negreanu ultimately won the championship, but Smith's fourth-place finish provided one of the clearest indications that his skill set extended well beyond PLO.
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Dylan Smith Wins His First WPT Title
Smith reached another career level in late 2024.
After finishing fifth for $230,000 in the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship earlier that year, he returned to the same property for the Seminole Rock 'N' Roll Poker Open Championship.
This time, Smith finished the job.
The World Poker Tour confirmed Smith's first WPT championship in December 2024 after he defeated a field of 1,435 entries. The victory paid $662,200 and placed his name on the Mike Sexton WPT Champions Cup.
The score remains his largest recorded live tournament cash as of September 2026.
Smith continued to contend on the WPT in 2025, finishing runner-up to Connor Rash in the WPT bestbet Scramble Championship for another $200,000.
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First WSOP Bracelet in 2026
Smith entered the 2026 World Series of Poker with numerous deep WSOP runs but no bracelet.
That changed in Event #71, the $2,500 Mixed Big Bet Event.
The tournament required players to navigate a seven-game rotation of big-bet poker variants. According to the official WSOP results, Smith topped 386 entries and defeated Matthew Vengrin heads-up to win $182,591 and his first WSOP bracelet.
The title was particularly fitting for a player whose career had increasingly demonstrated proficiency outside a single specialty. Smith had already final-tabled the Poker Players Championship, finished runner-up in the 2025 $10,000 Dealer's Choice Championship and recorded several other mixed-game results.
His bracelet confirmed that versatility with a WSOP title.
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Strong 2026 World Series of Poker
The bracelet was only part of Smith's productive 2026 WSOP.
Earlier in the series, he placed third in the $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw event for $69,456. He also finished seventh in the $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship and cashed in several high-roller and mixed-game events.
Smith then made one of the deepest runs of his career in the $10,000 WSOP Main Event, finishing 21st for $325,000.
The combination of a bracelet, multiple mixed-game results and a top-25 Main Event finish helped Smith finish 17th in the official 2026 WSOP Player of the Year standings.
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What Games Does Dylan Smith Play?
Smith's tournament résumé spans several formats, but Pot-Limit Omaha remains the discipline most closely associated with his background.
His results also show substantial proficiency in:
Pot-Limit Omaha
No-limit hold'em
Dealer's Choice
Mixed big-bet games
Limit hold'em
H.O.R.S.E.
Lowball and draw variants
In April 2026, Smith won a $600 H.O.R.S.E. event during the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown for $12,135. During that series, he told the WPT that Badeucy was his favorite poker game, another indication of his interest in formats outside the most commonly played tournament variants.
Rather than fitting neatly into a single category, Smith's results increasingly resemble those of a multidiscipline tournament player whose strongest foundation happens to be PLO.
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Major Poker Accomplishments
Smith's most significant verified accomplishments as of September 2026 include:
One WSOP bracelet
One WSOP Circuit ring
One WPT Main Tour title
2024 WPT Seminole Rock 'N' Roll Poker Open Championship winner for $662,200
2026 WSOP $2,500 Mixed Big Bet champion for $182,591
2023 PCA $25,000 PLO High Roller winner for $364,440
2025 PokerGO Tour $10,100 PLO winner for $252,450
Fourth place in the 2024 WSOP $50,000 Poker Players Championship for $363,914
Runner-up in the 2025 WSOP $10,000 Dealer's Choice Championship for $230,374
Runner-up in the 2025 WPT bestbet Scramble Championship for $200,000
21st place in the 2026 WSOP Main Event for $325,000
More than $5.9 million in Hendon Mob-listed live tournament earnings
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Dylan Smith's Current Status
Smith remains an active high-level tournament player.
His 2026 results were among the strongest of his career. He won his first WSOP bracelet, made several additional WSOP deep runs and reached 21st place in the Main Event. The WSOP player database lists him with one bracelet, one Circuit ring and more than 100 WSOP cashes across its tracked events.
His résumé now spans major success in PLO, mixed games and no-limit hold'em. That combination separates Smith from players whose tournament careers are built primarily around one format and makes him a player capable of contending across a wide range of championship events.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many WSOP bracelets does Dylan Smith have?
Dylan Smith has one WSOP bracelet as of September 2026. He won it in the $2,500 Mixed Big Bet Event at the 2026 World Series of Poker.
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How many WSOP Circuit rings does Dylan Smith have?
The WSOP lists Dylan Smith with one WSOP Circuit ring as of September 2026.
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Has Dylan Smith won a World Poker Tour title?
Yes. Smith won his first WPT title in the 2024 Seminole Rock 'N' Roll Poker Open Championship, earning $662,200.
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How much has Dylan Smith won in live poker tournaments?
Hendon Mob lists Dylan Smith with $5,967,321 in live tournament earnings as of September 2026. That figure can change as additional tournament results are recorded.
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What is Dylan Smith's biggest live tournament cash?
Smith's largest recorded live tournament cash is $662,200 for winning the 2024 WPT Seminole Rock 'N' Roll Poker Open Championship.
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What type of poker does Dylan Smith specialize in?
Smith is particularly associated with Pot-Limit Omaha and has described himself as primarily a high-stakes PLO cash-game player. His tournament results also demonstrate significant success in no-limit hold'em and mixed games.