| David Singer | |
|---|---|
 David Singer at the $15,000 buy-in National Poker League Vegas Open Championship in 2007 | |
| Residence | Mamaroneck, New York |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | 2 |
| Money finish(es) | 28 |
| HighestITM Main Event finish | 9th,2003 |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | None |
| Final table(s) | 2 |
| Money finish(es) | 9 |
| Information last updated on22 September 2010. | |
David Singer (born inBrooklyn, New York) is an American professionalpoker player and former attorney.
Singer is a former environmentallawyer who worked on issues andlawsuits related to cleaning up theLong Island Sound for anon-profit organization.
Singer has been playing poker professionally since 1996, concentrating onseven-card stud before moving to mostlyTexas hold 'em tournaments.
In October 2007, Singer won the Caesars Palace Classic $9,800 No Limit Hold'em Championship Event, winning $1,000,000.[1]
In May 2008, Singer earned $560,000 by winning the $25,000Full Tilt Poker Heads Up World Championship. The tournament featured 64 players in the largest buy-in in online poker history.
As of 2010, his total live tournament winnings exceed $4,200,000.[1] His 28 cashes at the WSOP account for $1,493,368 of those winnings.[2]
Singer has garnered considerable success inWorld Series of Poker play. He is the only person to make the final table of the three largest buy-in No-Limit Hold'em events in a single year at the World Series of Poker, which he did in 2003. At the2003 WSOP, Singer made the final table of theMain Event, busting out in ninth place, earning $120,000.[3]
Singer's biggest result at the2006 World Series of Poker was a sixth-place finish in the $50,000HORSEevent, earning $411,840. This tournament's final table was broadcast by ESPN and was one of the toughest final tables in the history of the WSOP. It featured two world champions,Doyle Brunson andJim Bechtel, as well as multi-bracelet winnersDewey Tomko,T. J. Cloutier,Phil Ivey, andChip Reese.[4]
After being away from the majority of the2007 WSOP for personal reasons,[5] he became the first player to make back-to-back final tables in the$50,000 HORSE event, again finishing sixth.[6]
At the2008 World Series of Poker in the $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em event, Singer won his firstbracelet earning $214,131.[7]
At the2017 World Series of Poker, Singer won his second career WSOP bracelet in a $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. event. He earned $203,709 for the victory.[8]
| Year | Tournament | Prize (US$) |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em | $214,131 |
| 2017 | $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. | $203,709 |