Alec Torelli

A regular on cash game programs like Poker Night in America and Live At The Bike, Torelli is a recognisable face in the poker world.

Alec Torelli, is very much the pro of the life hack generation, a regular high stakes cash game player, occasional tournementista, poker coach, self-help guru, Instagram traveller, blogger, vlogger, Tweeter, writer and self-marketer. 

A regular on cash game programs like Poker Night in America and Live At The Bike, Torelli is a recognisable face in the poker world. This high profile has put him in the firing line a couple of times, most notably chipgate in which $10,000 in large chips weren’t front and centre during a hand, leading to accusations of angle-shooting from poker pundit Doug Polk among others.


An Early Start

Alec Torelli started playing poker when he was 16, finding that the boom triggered by Moneymaker’s first place in the WSOP served his young self well. By the time he was nineteen he was a multi-tabling cash pro, mixing in the odd tournament to keep things crunchy. 

One of those tourneys was his big break, satelliting him into the $5,000 UltimateBet Aruba Poker Classic. Taking eighth in Aruba event in September 2006 gave him $39,730 and the confidence to take his name to the next level.

Nowadays as well as his regular TV appearances, Torelli spends a lot of time playing cash in Macau, in the sort of high stakes poker games that stirred up many a Tom Dwan/Triad rumour. 

Along the way he’s picked up three tournament titles and $1,517,086 in winnings. Of that $336,896 was for a second place finish in the $10,000 Heads Up Poker Championship in the 2008 World Series of Poker.


The Internet Star

In 2013 he started vlogging his adventures, along with hand analyses and short tutorials on poker, good living and in particular productivity. With 28.5k followers and a long back catalogue – he vlogged most weeks for the last four and a half years – he was well positioned to take advantage when Andrew Neeme kicked off the poker vlogging boom in 2016.

Torelli also sells coaching and courses from his website, selling his expertise and time as a low-variance side-hustle to go with the high-stakes poker playing.

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Alec Torelli - Decision Making in Tournament Poker

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Alec Torelli's Top 3 Hero folds of 2015

Alec Torelli shows us his 3 best hero folds of 2015, featuring Phil Hellmuth and 2015 WSOP ME Champion Joe McKeehan

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​It’s not exclusive to poker, of course, every sportsman at some point in their career hitting that low point where every move or play seems to fall flat on its face.

Daniel Negreanu Blocks Doug Polk & Releases his $2Million WSOP Schedule!

Negreanu’s posted his schedule for the Summer, a massive mix of high stakes WSOP events of all shapes and sizes.

Alec Torelli: The Subtle Art of Knowing When You're Beat

Torelli used his experience and intuition in making a sick fold that kept his chip stack from being decimated.

Alec Torelli: How To Play The Nuts

​Alec Torelli’s Hand of the Week this week, takes a look at an interesting hand which was sent in to him by Guido, our hero for the hand.

The Top Three Angle Shots of All Time

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Alec Torelli: How to Play Deep Stack Poker

With just ten minutes to do his explaining, Torelli mainly addresses how to adjust to the problem of stacking off light when the stacks are so deep.

Joe Ingram Shuts Alec Torelli Down Over ‘Editing Lies’

They got their controversy, unfortunately we're not sure “unprofessional, sordid and infantile” was the kind of controversy they were hoping for.

Alec Torelli: How Much is Your Time Worth?

There are only 24 hours in each day and we can do only so much, so why not do the things that matter to us and are the most important?

Daniel Negreanu Jumps to Alec Torelli’s Defence in Cheating Row

Daniel Negreanu took to Twitter to defend serially-accused angleshooter Alec Torelli.

The Most Insane Call in the History of Poker

​A hand breakdown that has received a lot of attention among poker fans everywhere saw Doug Polk facing off against Alec Torelli.