David Peters (poker player)


David Peters is an American professional poker player from Toledo, Ohio, currently considered to be one of the best no limit Texas hold 'em tournament players in the world.

Poker career

David Peters declared that he started playing after seeing Chris Moneymaker win the 2003 WSOP Main Event. He looked for some online freerolls, ended up winning one of them for $600. That is how his career started.
Since 2006, Peters has been an active and successful participant in the major poker tournament circuit both in the United States and overseas.
On the circuit, his nickname is "silent assassin".

World Series of Poker

At the World Series of Poker, Peters has won one bracelet, which came in the a 2016 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em event. Peters won $412,557 as a result of his victory. In addition to his bracelet win, Peters has cashed at the WSOP a total of 47 times. He has also made eight final tables in his WSOP career.

World Poker Tour

At the World Poker Tour, Peters has career earnings of over $2,800,000. His earnings come from nine cashes and three final tables. His best finish on the WPT came in the 2016 WPT National - Philippines $200,000 buy-in event. He finished runner-up in that tournament for a cash of $2,309,000, which is his largest cash to date.

European Poker Tour

At the European Poker Tour, Peters has five career cashes for over $600,000. He has made one final table on the EPT.

Other tournament success

On July 4, 2015, Peters scored his first career cash of at least $1 million in the $500,000 No-Limit Hold'em Eight Max tournament held at the 2015 Poker Central Super High Roller Bowl. He finished fifth in the tournament.

Poker earnings

As of May 2019, Peters's live tournament winnings exceed $32,800,000.

World Series of Poker bracelet