2025 WPT Rolling Thunder champion, WSOP bracelet winner and 2026 Bay 101 finalist
POKER HALL OF FAME
Inducted 2014
Shawn Daniels is an American tournament poker player and World Poker Tour champion. He won the 2025 WPT Rolling Thunder Championship at Thunder Valley Casino Resort and reached the televised final six of the 2026 WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star Championship.
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Major titles and recorded results
The World Poker Tour's 2025 announcement identifies Daniels as the Rolling Thunder champion. The WPT event record lists a $257,600 winner's package, while the live update describes $229,000 including a $10,400 WPT World Championship seat. These different published figures are not interchangeable, so the title is the clearest established result here.
The World Series of Poker record credits Daniels with winning the 2023 $777 Lucky 7's event for $777,777. WSOP's player profile records one bracelet and three Circuit rings. Tournament prizes are gross cashes, not profit.
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Bay 101 Shooting Star final table
The WPT's official final-table report lists Daniels fourth in chips with 3,000,000 after the San Jose portion of the 2026 Bay 101 Shooting Star Championship. The six remaining players are scheduled to resume in Las Vegas on December 15. Each has secured at least $94,000; the title and final payout remain undecided.
