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David Williams

Name: David Williams
Country: United States
City: Las Vegas
Poker Room: PokerStars
Total winnings: $ 8,048,209
Cashes: 54
First place Finishes: 7

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Biography

David Williams was born in 1980 in Arlington, Texas. After he finished High School, Williams was accepted to both Harvard and Princeton, however, after a short while of studying at the Princeton University he decided to return to his home state and study economics at Southern Methodist University. It was at that time when Williams became famous for his card-playing abilities, which, however, had nothing to do with poker. He earned over $30,000 playing Magic: The Gathering and was considered one of the best players in the world.

After some time Williams discovered Texas Hold'em which appeared to be much more profitable than Magic. In the year 2004 came Williams' big brake when he reached the WSOP final table and took home $3.5 Million after finishing second and falling only to Greg Raymer in a heads-up battle. Just a few months later Williams again finished second in a major poker event, this time losing to Daniel Negreanu at the WPT Borgata Poker Open final table.

His first big win came in 2006 WSOP when Williams won his first WSOP bracelet in a $1,500 Seven Card Stud event and collected $163,118 as the first place prize. Another huge live tournament win came in 2010 at the WPT World Championship with Williams finishing first in the $25,000 event and collecting $1.5 Million. Some of his other big tournament achievements include 4th place finishes at the WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star event in March 2006 and WPT Mirage Poker Showdown two months later.

When it comes to online poker, Williams' biggest achievement is the 2009 World Championship of Online Poker Event #42 ($2,100 8-Game) title. Williams, under the screen name “RugDoctor”, defeated Alexander “joiso” Kostritsynin to collect $107,800 as the first place prize.

As of 2010, his total live tournament winnings exceed $7,900,000. Over $4 Million of these winnings came off the WSOP tables, while the biggest part of the rest of them were collected at the WPT events.

After his 2004 second place finish at the WSOP Main Event, David Williams signed a sponsorship deal with Bodog and represented the site for almost 7 years. However in 2010 his deal with Bodog expired and he decided to join the team PokerStars.

Latest News about David Williams

Where Are They Now – David Williams

07-22-2009, Billy Monroe

Tournaments and Winnings

Tournament	Place	Winnings
The Grand Poker Series 2011
$ 225 No Limit Hold'em	5^th	$1,140
42nd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2011
$ 2,500 Pot Limit Hold'em/Omaha	24^th	$9,223
Deep Stack Extravaganza III
$ 550 Pot Limit Omaha	2^nd	$29,314
Ninth Annual Five Star World Poker Classic
$ 25,000 No Limit Hold'em - WPT Championship	14^th	$53,095
WSOP Circuit - Caesars Palace
$ 1,600 No Limit Hold'em - Main Event	21^st	$5,557
North American Poker Tour - Los Angeles
$ 5,000 No Limit Hold'em - Bounty Shootout	3^rd	$24,000
2010 The River Guaranteed $3,000,000 Poker Series
$ 300 No Limit Hold'em	9^th	$2,250
41st World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2010
$ 10,000 No Limit Hold'em - Heads Up Championship	32^nd	$17,987
Eighth Annual Five Star World Poker Classic
$ 25,000 No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event	1^st	$1,530,537
Pokerstars North American Poker Tour - Mohegan Sun
$ 4,700 No Limit Hold'em - Main Event	78^th	$8,500
Poker After Dark VI
$ 20,000 Week 9 - Lonesome Shark	2^nd
EPT London
£ 2,000 European 8 Game Championships	8^th	£3,600
40th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2009
$ 10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em	597^th	$21,365
$ 1,500 Limit Hold'em - Shootout	4^th	$51,145
$ 10,000 World Championship Pot Limit Omaha	16^th	$34,551
Foxwoods Poker Classic 2009
$ 9,700 No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event	15^th	$34,117
NBC National Heads-Up Championship 2009
$ 20,000 No Limit Hold'em	5^th	$75,000
Poker After Dark V
$ 20,000 Week 1 - Close but no Cigar	6^th
2008 World Series Of Poker - Europe
£ 2,500 Limit H.O.R.S.E.	16^th	£4,812
Poker After Dark IV
$ 20,000 Week 4 - Mission Impossible	6^th
Deep Stack Extravaganza III
$ 300 No Limit Hold'em	15^th	$1,722
39th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2008
$ 10,000 World Championship Pot Limit Omaha	26^th	$28,651
$ 5,000 Pot Limit Omaha	16^th	$54,003
$ 10,000 World Championship Heads Up No Limit Hold'em	9^th	$36,096
$ 5,000 Limit/No Limit Hold'em	7^th	$58,515
Poker After Dark III
$ 20,000 Week 7 - "Jam Up Week"	1^st	$140,000
2007 Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic
$ 5,000 No Limit Hold'em	4^th	$87,810
Bellagio Cup III
$ 5,000 No Limit Hold'em	1^st	$129,120
38th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2007
$ 1,000 No Limit Hold'em	15^th	$40,333
$ 1,500 Pot Limit Omaha	24^th	$16,001
$ 1,500 No Limit Hold'em	50^th	$11,060
$ 2,500 H.O.R.S.E	31^st	$6,923
Poker After Dark II
$ 20,000 Week 17 - Poker Prowess	4^th
Bay 101 Shooting Stars
$ 9,600 WPT Championship Event - No Limit Hold'em	12^th	$70,000
PokerStars Caribbean Poker Adventure
$ 7,800 WPT Championship Event - No Limit Hold'em	80^th	$14,128
Fifth Annual Five Diamond World Poker Classic
$ 3,000 No Limit Hold'em	18^th	$5,650
$ 2,000 No Limit Hold'em	15^th	$7,080
37th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2006
$ 5,000 No Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball	2^nd	$256,091
$ 1,500 Pot Limit Omaha	19^th	$3,583
$ 1,500 7 Card Stud	1^st	$163,118
The Mirage Poker Showdown
$ 10,000 WPT Main Event - No Limit Hold'em	4^th	$221,958
Calvin Ayre Wild Card Poker Tournament
No Limit Hold'em	2^nd	$50,000
2006 WSOP Circuit - Caesars Las Vegas
$ 5,000 H.O.S.E.	1^st	$91,250
Fourth Annual Five-Star World Poker Classic
$ 25,000 WPT Championship - No Limit Hold'em	57^th	$43,935
Bay 101 Shooting Stars
$ 10,000 WPT - Main Event - No Limit Hold'em	4^th	$280,000
Fourth Annual Five Diamond World Poker Classic
$ 1,500 No Limit Hold'em	11^th	$6,155
Bellagio Festa Al Lago IV
$ 1,500 No Limit Hold'em	22^nd	$2,685
Poker Royale: Comedians vs Pros
Preliminary Match 6	5^th
Preliminary Match 1	4^th
Wild Card Match	5^th
Preliminary Match 9	1^st	$5,000
Preliminary Match 4	2^nd
Preliminary Match 3	6^th
36th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2005
$ 1,000 No Limit Hold'em	34^th	$7,705
Harrah's New Orleans Bayou Poker Challenge
WSOP Circuit Championship Event - No Limit Hold'em	15^th	$24,605
Third Annual Five-Star World Poker Classic
$ 25,000 Main Event (WPT) - No Limit Hold'em Championship	25^th	$56,615
2005 WSOP Circuit Tournaments - Atlantic City
$ 1,500 Limit Hold'em	7^th	$1,500
2005 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$ 7,800 WPT Main Event - No Limit Hold'em	25^th	$17,300
World Poker Tour Young Guns of Poker Invitational
No Limit Hold'em	6^th
Five-Diamond World Poker Classic
$ 1,500 Limit Hold'em	1^st	$121,057
2004 Borgata Poker Open - WPT
$ 10,000 No Limit Hold'em Final Day	2^nd	$573,800
35th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2004
$ 10,000 World Championship Event	2^nd	$3,500,000
2001 United States Poker Championship
$ 1,000 No Limit Hold'em	13^th	$1,248
2000 United States Poker Championship
$ 1,000 No Limit Hold'em	13^th	$1,248

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