David Benefield

David Benefield (born May 17, 1986) is an American professional poker player considered a high-stakes online cash game specialist who has earnings of over $900,000 from online winnings playing under his name on Full Tilt Poker.[1] He made the World Series of Poker Main Event final table in 2013 finishing 8th.[2]

David Benefield
Nickname(s)Raptor
Born (1986-05-17) May 17, 1986
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)None
Final table(s)3
Money finish(es)14
Highest ITM
Main Event finish
8th, 2013
World Poker Tour
Money finish(es)1
European Poker Tour
Title(s)None
Final table(s)3
Money finish(es)4

Poker career

Benefield picked up the name “Raptor” when he first ran $450 into $20,000. By the age of 20, he shared a half-million-dollar house in Fort Worth with fellow online high-stakes cash game specialist Tom Dwan. [3][4]

As of 2014, Benefield's total live tournament winnings exceed $2,200,000 of which $1,430,630 of his total winnings have come from cashes at the WSOP.

References

  1. "David Benefield". HighStakesDB. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  2. Steve Schult (2013). "David Benefield Finding Balance". BLUFF Magazine. Archived from the original on December 17, 2014. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  3. "online cash game". Retrieved August 27, 2017.
  4. "David Benefield". PokerNews. Retrieved December 17, 2014.


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