David Williams (card player)
| David Williams | |
|---|---|
| Residence | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
| Born | David Anthony Williams June 9, 1980 Arlington, Texas, U.S. |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | 1 |
| Money finish(es) | 19 |
| Highest ITM Main Event finish |
2nd, 2004 |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | 1 |
| Final table(s) | 4 |
| Money finish(es) | 10 |
| David Williams | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |
 USA
|
| Pro Tour wins (Top 8) | 0 (1)* |
| Grand Prix wins (Top 8) | 3 (9) |
| Lifetime Pro Points | 177 |
| Planeswalker Level | 48 (Archmage) |
| * Williams reached the Top 8 of 2001 Pro Tour Tokyo and the 2001 Worlds but was disqualified from the World Championship | |
David Anthony Williams (born June 9, 1980) is a professional poker player and popular Magic: The Gathering player.
Williams was born in Arlington, Texas. At 16, he attended the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science, a two-year early college entrance program at the University of North Texas. Later, he briefly attended Princeton University before switching to study economics at Southern Methodist University. Williams currently resides in Las Vegas, Nevada. Williams is married with one daughter, Liliana.
Williams's poker success was capped at the 2004 World Series of Poker. He won his buy-in through an online poker site and made it to the final table of the Main Event, ultimately finishing second to Greg Raymer, but still winning $3.5 million for the runner-up prize. Four months later, he finished second at the Borgata Open World Poker Tour, where he collected $573,800.
As of 2010, his total live tournament winnings exceed $7,900,000. $4,317,983 of his live winnings have come at the WSOP, and most of the rest has come from the WPT.
Williams won his sole WSOP bracelet in 2006 in the $1,500 Seven-card stud event when his ( ) defeated John Hoang's ( ). His mother, Shirley Williams, often attends his poker events, and even competed in the 2006 WSOP Main Event, outlasting her son in the process.
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