American poker player (born 1980)
David Anthony Williams (born June 9, 1980) is a
professional poker player and popular Magic: The Gathering player who also competed on
Season 7 of the popular FOX cooking show MasterChef, where he finished as
co-runner-up.
Personal life [ edit ]
Williams was born in Arlington, Texas. At 16, he
attended the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science, a two-year early college
entrance program at the University of North Texas.[1] Later, he briefly attended
Princeton University before switching to study economics at Southern Methodist
University.[2] Williams currently resides in Las Vegas, Nevada. Williams has one
daughter, Liliana.[3]
Poker career [ edit ]
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 final table of the Main Event, ultimately finishing second to Greg Raymer, but
still winningR$3.5 million for the runner-up prize. Four months later, he finished
second at the Borgata Open World Poker Tour, where he collectedR$573,800.
Live [ edit
]
Tournaments [ edit ]
As of 2010, his total live tournament winnings
exceedR$7,900,000.[4]R$4,317,983 of his live winnings have come at the WSOP, and most
of the rest has come from the WPT.[5]
World Series of Poker [ edit ]
Williams won his
sole WSOP bracelet in 2006 in theR$1,500 Seven-card stud event when his K♠ 3♥ 4♠ K♦ (6♠
4♣ 8♥) defeated John Hoang's 4♣ 5♠ 9♦ 3♣ (A♦ 8♠ 10♠). His mother, Shirley Williams,
often attends his poker events, and even competed in the 2006 WSOP Main Event,
outlasting her son in the process.
World Series of Poker bracelets Year Tournament
Prize (US$) 2006R$1,500 Seven Card StudR$163,118
World Poker Tour [ edit ]
In March
2006, Williams made a second WPT final table, finishing 4th forR$280,000. Two months
later, he made another WPT final table, again finishing 4th. In 2010, he won the WPT
World Championship, defeating Eric Baldwin in heads-up play and winning overR$1.5
million.
World Poker Tour Titles Year Tournament Prize (US$) 2010R$25,000 WPT World
ChampionshipR$1,530,537
Online poker [ edit ]
Following the 2004 World Series of Poker,
David Williams became a member of Team Bodog. Williams parted ways with Bodog after the
2010 WPT World Championship.[6] In June 2010, Williams joined Team PokerStars as a
sponsored pro.[6][7]
Tournaments [ edit ]
World Championship of Online Poker [ edit
]
In 2009, Williams, playing under the screen name "RugDoctor", defeated poker
professional Alexander "joiso" Kostritsyn to capture Event #42 ($2,100 8-Game) of the
World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP).[8]
World Championship of Online Poker
Titles Year Event Tournament Prize (US$) 2009 Event 42R$2,100 8-GameR$107,800
Other
poker activities [ edit ]
Williams also appeared on the game show King of Vegas,
finishing in third place. He now has his own blog that offers an inside look at his
personal and professional life. The webisodes air on the internet TV channel
RawVegas.tv.
Magic: The Gathering [ edit ]
Williams is an accomplished Magic player.
His initial foray into Magic's Pro Tour came in the late 1990s. He made the Top 8 of
eight Grand Prix events in cities such as San Diego, Cannes, Moscow, and Cleveland with
Team Event wins in Yokohama and Taipei in 2001. He also made the top 8 of the first Pro
Tour in Japan, finishing 7th at PT Tokyo 2001. He had already won overR$30,000 playing
Magic when he made the Top 8 of the 2001 World Championships in Toronto. However, he
was disqualified without prize for marked cards because three of his four Accumulated
Knowledge cards were bent more than the other cards in his deck, making them easier to
cut to when Williams cut his own deck after his opponent shuffled it.[12] The
tournament's judging staff determined that the bending was not accidental and that
Williams had cheated based on two criteria:
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 consistently cut his deck to a copy of Accumulated Knowledge.
Williams
admitted that the cards were marked but disputed the determination that he cheated by
marking them intentionally.[12] Williams was suspended by the DCI from sanctioned
Magic: The Gathering tournaments for one year.[13] During this suspension, Williams
started to focus more on 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.
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.
MasterChef [ edit ]
Williams competed as a
contestant on the seventh season of the United States cooking competition MasterChef in
2024.[14] He was one of three contestants to make it into the finals, ultimately losing
to Shaun O'Neale and finishing as co-runner-up with Brandi Mudd. He had six total
challenge wins during the season.
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