David Williams

David Williams in the 2004 WSOP
Nickname(s)	None
Hometown	Las Vegas, Nevada
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)	1
Money finishes	5
Highest ITM main event finish	2nd, 2004
World Poker Tour
Titles	0
Final tables	3(+1)
Money Finishes	8

David Anthony Williams (born June 9, 1980 in Arlington, Texas) is a professional poker and Magic: The Gathering player. He was a student at Princeton University and studied Economics at Southern Methodist University. Image File history File links David-williams-2004-WSOP.jpg Summary dave surveys the table at the 2004 world series of poker Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The 2004 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binions Horseshoe after Harrahs Entertainment purchased the casino and the rights to the tournament in January. ... For other uses around the city, see Las Vegas metropolitan area and Las Vegas Strip. ... The WSOP logo The World Series of Poker is the most prestigious set of poker tournaments in the world. ... The large and growing jargon of poker includes many terms. ... The 2004 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binions Horseshoe after Harrahs Entertainment purchased the casino and the rights to the tournament in January. ... The World Poker Tour (WPT) is a series of poker tournaments featuring most of the worlds professional players. ... June 9 is the 160th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (161st in leap years), with 205 days remaining. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Official website: http://www. ... Official language(s) No Official Language See languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 261,797 sq mi (678,051 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ... A game of Texas holdem, the most popular form of poker, in progress. ... Magic: The Gathering (colloq. ... Dallas Hall at Dedman College at SMU The Laura Lee Blanton Hall during a rare snow Southern Methodist University (also known as SMU) is a private, coeducational university in University Park, Texas, (an enclave of Dallas). ...

Magic

His initial foray into Magic's Pro Tour came in the late 1990s. He had already won over $30,000 playing Magic when he made the cutoff for the final day of competition of the 2001 World Championships in Toronto. However, he was disqualified without prize for marked cards because all four of his Accumulated Knowledge cards were bent more than the other cards in his deck. The tournament's judging staff determined that the bending was not accidental and that Williams had cheated based on two criteria: Card marking is the process of altering playing cards such that the suit, rank or both are only apparent to the person marking the cards or potentially another conspirator. ...

• Each time Williams cut his deck as part of pregame shuffling procedure, a copy of Accumulated Knowledge was on top.
• The judges were able to cut his deck to a copy of Accumulated Knowledge each time they tried.

Williams admitted that the cards were marked but disputed the determination that he cheated. Williams was suspended by the DCI from sanctioned Magic: The Gathering tournaments for one year.^[1] The DCI (formerly, Duelists Convocation International) is the official sanctioning body for competitive play in Magic: The Gathering and various other games produced by Wizards of the Coast and Avalon Hill. ...

During this suspension, Williams started to play high-stakes Texas hold 'em, especially on the Internet. He made a successful comeback after his suspension was finished, and won money at several more Magic events, though his focus was mainly on poker. Texas hold em (also holdem, holdem) is the most popular of the community card poker games. ...

Poker

Williams was self taught to play no-limit Texas Hold'em tournaments. He was then mentored in poker by Marcel Lüske, with whom they both had a mutual friend in the Netherlands, Noah Boeken. The Flying Dutchman Marcel Lüske (born 1953) is a professional poker player from Amsterdam, The Netherlands. ... Noah Boeken (born January 6, 1981 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch professional poker and Magic: The Gathering player. ...

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 finals of the main event, ultimately finishing second to Greg Raymer, but still winning $3.5 million for the runner-up prize. His second-place finish is the best ever by an African American in a WSOP Main Event, besting Phil Ivey's 10th place finish a year earlier. The 2004 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binions Horseshoe after Harrahs Entertainment purchased the casino and the rights to the tournament in January. ... Gregory (Greg) P. Fossilman Raymer (born 1964 in Minot, North Dakota) is a professional poker player. ... An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, or simply black) is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ... Phil Ivey (born February 1, 1976 in Riverside, California) is an American professional poker player. ...

Four months later, he finished second at the Borgata Open World Poker Tour where he collected $573,800. David Williams became a member of Team Bodog after his the 2004 World Series of Poker. The World Poker Tour (WPT) is a series of poker tournaments featuring most of the worlds professional players. ... Bodog Logo Bodog Entertainment Group, founded in 1994 by Calvin Ayre, is headquartered in San José, Costa Rica and is licensed in Costa Rica, Kahnawake and the United Kingdom. ...

In March 2006, Williams made a second WPT final table, finishing 4th for $280,000. Two months later he made another WPT final table, again finishing 4th.

Williams also appeared on the game show King of Vegas, finishing in third place. This article is about the television genre. ... King of Vegas is a gambling series that first aired on Spike TV in the United States on January 17, 2006. ...

Even though there is more money that can be made in professional poker than in professional Magic, Williams has said he will continue to play both games, although poker will take precedence. Like many who play both, he has asserted that the two are for different purposes: he plays Magic to have fun, and poker to make money.

Williams won his first WSOP bracelet in 2006 in the $1,500 Seven-card stud event when his K♠ 3♥ 4♣ J♦ (6♠ 4♠ J♥) defeated John Hoang's 4♣ 5♠ 9♦ 3♣ (A♦ 8♠ T♠). The 2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP) began on June 25, 2006 with satellite events, with regular play commencing on June 26 with the annual Casino Employee event, and the Tournament of Champions held on June 28 and 29. ... Seven-card stud is a variant of stud poker. ...

As of 2007, his total live tournament winnings exceed $5,500,000.

Trivia

• Williams has been the target of Internet gossip since 2004 due to an apparent appearance in a pornographic video some years ago,^[2][3] although he has denied appearing in any such video.^[4]
• Williams' mother Shirley often attends poker events in which he plays, and even competed in the 2006 WSOP main event, outlasting her son in the process. She also played in the $1,000 L.I.P.S. (Ladies only) W.S.O.P. event.^[5]
• Williams previously attended the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science, an early entrance college program.^[6]
• Wiiliams now has his own vlog that offers an inside look at his personal and professional life. The webisodes air weekly on the internet TV channel RawVegas.tv.

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Notes

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External links

• Official site
• Bodog profile
• World Poker Tour profile
• Poker Babes profile
• TexasHoldemForums.com interview
• PokerListings.com interview
• Hendon Mob tournament results
• Vlog on RawVegas.tv
• InsidePoker magazine interview