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1. David Benyamine was born on July 5th, 1972 in Paris, France. Benyamine's fiercely competitive nature and unmatched stamina have propelled him to the top of many different games. He was a professional tennis player before he was forced to retire due to a back injury.
2. Benyamine learned to play poker at the tender age of twelve. When he became a tennis star, poker took a back seat. He was a very successful professional tennis player at the top of his game for a time. However, a shoulder injury suddenly ended his career in tennis.

About David Benyamine. David Benyamine, a French professional poker player, who plays under the nicknames of Degenyamine and Napolean, has to his credit a number of World Series of Poker (WSOP) and World Poker Tour (WPT) achievements.Benyamine has won 1 WSOP bracelet and made 10 WSOP cashes. He also has a WPT title and has appeared at the WPT final tables four times, making a total of.

David Benyamine was born on July 5, 1972 in Paris, France.

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He still lives in France where he enjoys spending time with his daughter, but now alternates his time between France and Henderson, Nevada in the USA where he is based for his poker career.

This gentle side does not take away from his intense professional poker career, where he has reached 4 World Poker Tour final tables winning 1 title and added a World Series of Poker Bracelet to his list of achievements as well as numerous high profile tournament finishes.

Tennis, Billiards and Poker

Benyamine learned to play poker at the tender age of twelve. When he became a tennis star, poker took a back seat. He was a very successful professional tennis player at the top of his game for a time. However, a shoulder injury suddenly ended his career in tennis.

Next he turned to billiards and his competitive drive once again lead him to become one of France’s top players reaching the top 10 in the national rankings.

David started playing poker at the world famous Aviation Club in Paris

Yet, he heard poker’s call. He took to playing poker at the Aviation Club in Paris. He started out in small limit games and worked his way up. In 2000, he won first in the Euro Finals of Poker Pot Limit Hold ‘em/ Omaha Championship. His latest career, one in poker, was starting to take off.

Taking Poker more Seriously

In 2002, David Benyamine took second in the Euro Poker Pot Limit tournament. He finished off 2002 with a win in the Euro Finals of No Limit Hold ‘em. While Benyamine is not primarily a tournament player, he started to have some noted success starting from early 2000.

Benyamine really came into his own when he won the 2003 Grand Prix of Paris World Poker Tour event. He took the top prize of $411,000 from a final table that included Erick Lindgren and Daniel Negreanu. This was the event that made a name for him around the world and within poker circles.

He won over $132,000 with a 6th place cash at the Season 2 World Poker Tour Los Angeles Classic in 2004. When he attempted to come to the Bellagio WSOP tournaments, he had a problem entering the United States. He ended up staying the year in Europe, playing poker online from his home in the south of France.

David Benyamine's Major Title Record

WSOP Bracelets

1

EPT Wins

0

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WPT Wins

1

Benyamine returned to the United States in 2005 to continue his poker success. He won the World Poker Tour Battle of Champions II invitational event. Other players in the event were Antonio “The Magician” Esfandiari, Mel “Silver Fox” Judah, Phil “Unabomber” Laak, and “Cowboy” Hoyt Corkins.

As if this fantastic win was not enough for one year, he also won the Full Tilt Poker Global Poker Challenge in 2005. He continued his wins, and by the end of 2006, his total winnings from live tournaments were over $1 million.

In 2008, Benyamine added a World Series of Poker Bracelet to his achievements by winning the $10,000 Omaha Hi Low Split event for a prize of $535,687.

Known as a playboy of sorts, David Benyamine has no interest in reading books or magazines on poker. His focus is on learning more about himself. This comes from a perpetual need for self improvement.

One of Europe’s Best & Team Full Tilt

David Benyamine is one of Europe’s top players, with career winnings of $7 million, some say he is in the top two. He prefers to play high stakes cash games and can often be found playing online poker at Full Tilt Poker. His speciality is pot limit Omaha Hold ‘em.

He was a former member of Team Full Tilt, but is no longer sponsored by them.

David Benyamine has no superstitions about poker. He plays a smooth game and plays to win. He is a great online player, and anyone who wishes to learn from a pro should try to get into a game with him at Full Tilt Poker or take some time out to watch and observe him, you will learn quite a bit!

David Benyamine

David Benyamine (born July 5, 1972 in Paris, France) is a French professional poker player with a World Poker Tour title. Benyamine was a professional tennis player in his early career but had to retire because of shoulder pain. He was also a successful top ten billiards player in France.[1] He learned poker at the age of 12 and plays high-stakes cash games on a regular basis. Benyamine was deported from the United States during 2004[citation needed]. His name was the same or similar to one on the terrorist “watch list”, but the resolution was that he was deported for not having a work permit.[2] Benyamine lives in Henderson, Nevada.

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World Poker Tour

Benyamine has made three final tables in World Poker Tour (WPT) open events: the 2003 Grand Prix de Paris (second season) – 1st place (€357,200); the 2004 L.A. Poker Classic (second season) – 6th place ($132,355); and the 2008 Bellagio Cup IV (seventh season) – 2nd place ($840,295).[3] He is also the winner of the WPT Battle of Champions II invitational event, where he defeated a final table including Hoyt Corkins, Mel Judah, Antonio Esfandiari and Phil Laak.

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World Series of Poker

Benyamine is primarily a cash-game player, but due to comments from his friends, he started playing tournaments more regularly during the 2008 World Series of Poker[4]. He has made four WSOP final tables, three of which were in 2008, as well as his one bracelet.

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Other poker activities

Benyamine plays high stakes online poker under his own name at Full Tilt Poker and is sponsored by them. Benyamine is a Pot-Limit Omaha specialist. As of 2009, his total live tournament winnings exceed $3,400,000.[5] His 8 cashes at the WSOP account for $1,053,870 of those winnings.[6]

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