David Benyamine

Total WSOP & Circuit Earnings: $1,230,136

WSOP Bracelets: 1
WSOP Cashes: 10
WSOP Earnings: $1,206,561

Circuit Cashes: 1
Circuit Earnings: $23,575

Birthdate: 1973
Birthplace: Paris, France
Resides: Paris, France and Las Vegas, NV

•	Benyamine plays regularly in some of the highest-stakes cash poker games in the world.

•	David aspired to be a professional tennis player and had the talent to succeed at one point. However, a painful back injury forced him to take up other competitive pursuits.

•	After retiring from professional tennis, Benyamine focused largely on shooting pool and eventually became one of the best pocket billiards players in France.

•	When asked about his toughest opponent at this final table, Benyamine jokingly answered, "Myself, and the deck."

Tournament data:

Event	Date	Place	Winnings
2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker Event #57: No-Limit Hold'em Championship $10,000 buy-in	7/5/2010	58th	$138,285
2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker Event #37: H.O.R.S.E. $3,000 buy-in	6/19/2010	14th	$14,406
2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker World Championship NL Texas Hold'em (Event 57) $10,000 buy-in	7/3/2009	102nd	$40,288
2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker World Championship NL 2-7 Draw Lowball (Event 23) $10,000 buy-in	6/10/2009	7th	$30,492
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker World Championship Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better (Event 37) $10,000 buy-in	6/19/2008	1st	$535,687
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker World Championship Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better (Event 33) $5,000 buy-in	6/17/2008	10th	$30,667
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker Pot-Limit Omaha W/Rebuys (Event 28) $5,000 buy-in	6/14/2008	3rd	$316,307
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball w/ReBuys (Event 18) $5,000 buy-in	6/9/2008	7th	$58,990
2007 38th Annual World Series of Poker H.O.R.S.E. (Event 26) $5,000 buy-in	6/15/2007	14th	$11,731
2007 38th Annual World Series of Poker Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better (Event 5) $2,500 buy-in	6/3/2007	6th	$29,708
2005/2006 WSOP Circuit Event - Caesars Palace No-Limit Hold'em Championship $10,000 buy-in	5/8/2006	13th	$23,575