- Source of Wealth: Poker
- Age: 47
- Birth Place: Paris, France
- Marital Status: Single
- Full Name: David Benyamine
- Nationality: French
- Date of Birth: July 5, 1972
- Occupation: Professional poker player
- Children: 1
Interestingly, David started as a professional tennis player, but because of an injury, he had to stop playing the game. He was once a successful top ten billiards player in France as well. When he was 12, he learnt how to play poker, and decided to play poker for a living. He plays high stakes cash games regularly. He was, however, deported from the United States in 2004 for not having a work permit. His name was similar to the one on the terrorist “watch list”. But the issue was settled, and David now lives in Henderson, Nevada.
Benyamine played high stakes online poker under his own name at “Full Tilt Poker” till the site shut down. He is a Pot-Limit Omaha specialist. In 2010, his total live tournament winnings exceeded $4,500,000. He is primarily a cash game player, but because of comments from his friends, he started playing tournaments more regularly during the 2008 World Series of Poker. He has made four WSOP final tables – three of them were in 2008.
David is also the winner of the WPT Battle of Champions II, which is an invitational event. Here he defeated a final table including Phil Laak, Mel Judah, Hoyt Corkins, and Antonio Esfandiari.