{{Short description|American poker player (born 1986)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2023}} {{Infobox poker player |name= Darren Elias |nickname= "The End Boss, Big Brisket<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-06 |title=The End Boss: How Darren Elias Conquered Poker (And What You Can Learn From Him) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cuf9tCQqxOA&t=2636s |access-date=2025-05-19 |website=YouTube |publisher=Table 1 Podcast}}</ref>" |image=Darren Elias 2019.jpg |caption=Elias in 2019 |birth_date= {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1986|11|18}} |birth_place= |wsop bracelet count=1 |wsop final tables=13 <ref>{{cite web | title=Darren S Elias | USA | url=https://www.wsop.com/players/darren-s-elias/ }}</ref> |wsop money finishes=68 |wsop main event best finish rank= 50th |wsop main event best finish year= 2020 |wpt titles=4 |wpt final tables=13 |wpt money finishes=50 |updated=2025-1-22 }}
'''Darren Elias''' (born November 18, 1986) is an American professional [[poker]] player. He holds the record for most [[World Poker Tour]] titles, with four.
==Early life and online poker== Elias was born in [[Boston]] and now lives in [[Medford, New Jersey]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jackson |first=Vincent |date=September 25, 2015 |title=What it takes to film World Poker Tour at Borgata |url=https://pressofatlanticcity.com/life/what-it-takes-to-film-world-poker-tour-at-borgata/article_0f6f8bf3-cbee-538a-944d-f0593d43531c.html |access-date=December 8, 2023 |website=Press of Atlantic City |language=en}}</ref> He was an ocean lifeguard in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina before he became a professional poker player. Elias attended the University of Redlands in Redlands, California with the chosen studies of mathematics and physics - later switching to creative writing - where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2008.
In addition to his successes in live poker, he has also done well in online poker, winning over $8 million online. He played under the username "darrenelias" on Pokerstars and Full Tilt Poker, where he won two World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) titles and an FTOPS title. Elias was the #1 ranked online poker player in the world in 2009.<ref name="wsop">{{Cite web |title=Darren Elias |url=https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerID=40083 |access-date=2024-04-02 |website=WSOP.com}}</ref>
==Professional career== As of 2025, Elias has live tournament winnings of over $14,000,000.<ref name="thehendonmob">{{Cite web |title=Darren Elias' profile on The Hendon Mob |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=97522 |access-date=December 8, 2023 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}</ref> His cashes on the World Poker Tour make up over $4,800,000 of his total winnings. He is ranked #1 all-time in victories, final tables, and cashes on the World Poker Tour. Elias is often referred to as "The End Boss," a moniker that reflects his formidable presence at the poker table and the challenge he presents to opponents, akin to the final adversary in a video game.<ref name="worldpokertour">{{Cite web |title=Darren Elias |url=https://www.worldpokertour.com/player/darren-elias/ |access-date=December 8, 2023 |website=World Poker Tour |language=en-US}}</ref>
Elias has served as BetMGM's Poker Ambassador since 2021.<ref>{{cite web | title=BetMGM Ambassador Darren Elias | website=BetMGM | date=2024-04-21 | url=https://poker.betmgm.com/en/blog/darren-elias/ | access-date=2025-04-15}}</ref>
===World Poker Tour=== {| class="wikitable" !Year !Tournament !Prize (US$) |- |2014 |Borgata Poker Open |$843,744 |- |2014 |WPT Caribbean |$127,680 |- |2017 |Fallsview Poker Classic |$335,436 |- |2018 |Bobby Baldwin Classic |$387,580 |}
==Media appearances== In 2025, he has appeared in a video for [[Insider (news website)|''Insider'']], where he discusses the rules, methods, and procedures of poker and rates the accuracy of well-known television shows and movies, such as ''[[Rounders (film)|Rounders]]'', ''[[Casino Royale (2006 film)|Casino Royale]]'', ''[[The Simpsons]]'', and ''[[The Sting]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Guzman |first1=Margaret |last2=Isbell |first2=Korey |title= Poker champion rates 11 poker scenes in movies and TV |url= https://www.businessinsider.com/poker-champion-rates-poker-scenes-movies-and-tv-darren-elias-2025-4|access-date=2025-04-21 |website=Insider |language=en-US}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/77895-darren-elias Card Player profile] *[https://www.globalpokerindex.com/poker-players/darren-elias-97522/ Global Poker Index profile] *[https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=97522 Hendon Mob profile] *[https://www.pokernews.com/poker-players/darren-elias/ PokerNews profile] *[https://www.worldpokertour.com/player/darren-elias/ WPT profile] *[http://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerID=40083 WSOP profile]
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