David Benefield Explained

David Benefield
Nickname:	Raptor
Birth Date:	1986 5, mf=yes
Wsop Bracelet Count:	None
Wsop Money Finishes:	14
Wsop Final Tables:	3
Wsop Main Event Best Finish Rank:	8th
Wsop Main Event Best Finish Year:	2013
Wpt Money Finishes:	1
Ept Titles:	None
Ept Final Tables:	3
Ept Money Finishes:	4
Updated:	2014-12-03

David Benefield (born May 17, 1986) is an American professional poker player considered a high-stakes online cash game specialist who has earnings of over $900,000 from online winnings playing under his name on Full Tilt Poker.^[1] He made the World Series of Poker Main Event final table in 2013 finishing 8th.^{[2] [3]}

Poker career

Benefield picked up the name “Raptor” when he first ran $450 into $20,000. By the age of 20, he shared a half-million-dollar house in Fort Worth with fellow online high-stakes cash game specialist Tom Dwan.^{[4] [5]}

As of 2014, Benefield's total live tournament winnings exceed $2,200,000 of which $1,430,630 of his total winnings have come from cashes at the WSOP.^{[6] [7]}

External links

• Card Player profile
• Hendon Mob profile
• PokerNews profile
• WSOP profile

Notes and References

1. Web site: David Benefield. HighStakesDB. December 9, 2014.
2. Web site: David Benefield Finding Balance. Steve Schult. BLUFF Magazine. 2013. December 17, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141217084406/http://www.bluff.com/magazine/david-benefield-finding-balance-16613/. December 17, 2014. dead.
3. Web site: 2013-11-05 . David Benefield Eliminated in 8th Place from WSOP Main Event . 2024-03-25 . PokerStake . en-US.
4. Web site: online cash game . 27 August 2017.
5. Web site: David Benefield. PokerNews. December 17, 2014.
6. Web site: David Benefield's profile on The Hendon Mob . 2023-12-04 . The Hendon Mob Poker Database . en.
7. Web site: David Benefield . 2024-04-13 . WSOP.com.