David Benefield

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]

David Benefield
Nickname(s)	Raptor
Born	(1986-05-17) May 17, 1986 (age 39)
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)	None
Final table(s)	3
Money finish(es)	14
Highest WSOP Main Event finish	8th, 2013
World Poker Tour
Money finish(es)	1
European Poker Tour
Title(s)	None
Final table(s)	3
Money finish(es)	4
Information last updated on 3 December 2014.

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]