Of course, he wasn’t probably of legal age by that time. After winning a lot of Magic tournaments, he was able to save up a decent bankroll which he used to pursue a professional poker career.Īt first, he played on the felt at the underground rooms in Dallas. Poker Career Image: World Poker Tour (WPT) on FlickrĪt 15, David was already working as a telemarketer who did cold-calling, and he had several other jobs after that. After a year, he turned to online poker, and that was probably for the best. Then, after some time, he got suspended after he was suspected of cheating in the game. He was at the peak of his career in Magic, winning the Grand Prix Championship three times. He was even able to travel to different parts of the world just to compete. He was one of the best poker players to ever compete in official tournaments. Just like Scott Seiver, Justin Bonomo and Brynn Kenney, before he got hooked on the felt, David once enjoyed playing Magic: The Gathering.
And if I’m being honest, I think that totally helped him have a successful poker career of over 2 decades.
He was well ahead of his peers.Ī few years later, he got into Princeton Univeristy, but ended up transferring to Southern Methodist University where he took a degree in Economics. As early as 16, he already took part in the advanced college program at the University of Texas under the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science. As a young boy, he was already so full of potential.
