David Benyamine

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• • Bluff Power Ranking:  51^st
  • 2009 POY Rank:  414^th
  • 2008 POY Rank:  8^th
  • 2007 POY Rank:  247^th
  • Earnings:  $2,474,146  
  • WSOP Bracelets:  1
  
  
  • Birthdate: 1973
  • Birthplace: Paris, France
  • Resides: Paris, France and Las Vegas, NV
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  • 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."
  • 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.
• News about David

• Event
• Place
• Earnings
• POY pts

• 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker
  Friday, July 03, 2009
  World Championship NL Texas Hold'em (Event 57)
  $10,000 buy-in
• 102nd
• $40,288
• 80.2

• 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker
  Wednesday, June 10, 2009
  World Championship NL 2-7 Draw Lowball (Event 23)
  $10,000 buy-in
• 7th
• $30,492
• 69.3

• 2009 Five Star World Poker Classic
  Saturday, April 18, 2009
  WPT Championship - Event 16
  $25,000 buy-in
• 45th
• $32,685
• 20.3

• 2008 Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic
  Saturday, December 13, 2008
  WPT No Limit Hold'em Championship Doyle Brunson Classic
  $15,000 buy-in
• 25th
• $43,235
• 40.0

• 2008 PokerStars EPT London
  Sunday, October 05, 2008
  No Limit Hold'em EPT Showdown
  £ 20,000 buy-in
• 8th
• £ 69,000
• 73.9

• 2008 PokerStars EPT London
  Wednesday, October 01, 2008
  EPT No Limit Hold'em Championship
  £ 5,200 buy-in
• 12th
• £ 35,891
• 31.5

• 2008 Bellagio Cup IV
  Friday, July 11, 2008
  No-Limit Hold'em Championship Event
  $15,000 buy-in
• 2nd
• $840,295
• 280.0

• 2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker
  Thursday, June 19, 2008
  World Championship Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better (Event 37)
  $10,000 buy-in
• 1st
• $535,687
• 315.0

• 2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker
  Tuesday, June 17, 2008
  World Championship Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better (Event 33)
  $5,000 buy-in
• 10th
• $30,667
• 21.0

• 2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker
  Saturday, June 14, 2008
  Pot-Limit Omaha W/Rebuys (Event 28)
  $5,000 buy-in
• 3rd
• $316,307
• 97.5

• 2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker
  Monday, June 09, 2008
  No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball w/ReBuys (Event 18)
  $5,000 buy-in
• 7th
• $58,990
• 46.2

• 2008 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship
  Thursday, February 28, 2008
  Heads Up - No Limit Hold'em
  $0 buy-in
• 6th
• $75,000
• n/a

• 2007 Bellagio Cup III
  Tuesday, July 10, 2007
  WPT No Limit Hold'em Championship Bellagio Cup
  $10,000 buy-in
• 20th
• $41,310
• 57.4

• 2007 38th Annual World Series of Poker
  Friday, June 15, 2007
  H.O.R.S.E. (Event 26)
  $5,000 buy-in
• 14th
• $11,731
• 9.8

• 2007 38th Annual World Series of Poker
  Sunday, June 03, 2007
  Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better (Event 5)
  $2,500 buy-in
• 6th
• $29,708
• 61.9

• 2006 Bellagio Five Diamond World Poker Classic
  Thursday, December 14, 2006
  Five Diamond World Poker Classic Championship
  $15,000 buy-in
• 90th
• $25,370
• 21.3

• 2006 Festa Al Lago V
  Sunday, October 15, 2006
  WPT Championship No-Limit Hold'em
  $10,000 buy-in
• 79th
• $12,525
• 18.0

• 2006 Bellagio Cup II Tournament
  Monday, August 07, 2006
  Bellagio Cup II No-Limit Hold'em
  $10,000 buy-in
• 30th
• $17,145
• 16.9

• 2005/2006 WSOP Circuit Event - Caesars Palace
  Monday, May 08, 2006
  No-Limit Hold'em Championship
  $10,000 buy-in
• 13th
• $23,575
• 15.8

• 2004 Grand Prix de Paris
  Saturday, July 17, 2004
  No-Limit Hold'em Championship
  $12,500 buy-in
• 23rd
• $12,500
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• 2004 Party Poker Million III
  Sunday, March 14, 2004
  No-Limit Hold'em Championship
  $7,500 buy-in
• 76th
• $2,000
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• 2004 L.A. Poker Classic
  Saturday, February 21, 2004
  No-Limit Hold'em Championship
  $10,000 buy-in
• 6th
• $132,355
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