David Oppenheim (poker player)

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David Oppenheim
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Oppenheim at the 2010 World Series of Poker
Nickname(s)Hall of Fame Dave/ /Oppy/The Big opp/ Big O/ The Big Dave/ The Hall of Famer/ Dave Dave
Born (1973-03-07) March 7, 1973 (age 51)
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s) None
Money finish(es)10
World Poker Tour
Title(s)None
Final table(s)1
Money finish(es)11

David Oppenheim (born March 7, 1973) is an American professional poker player.

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Oppenheim is from Calabasas, California. He started playing live cash games at 16, underaged, at the Bicycle Card Club (now known as the famous Bicycle Casino). He dropped college (Cal State Northridge) to start his poker career around the age of 19. [1] [2] He became known as one of the greatest cash games players of all time, and also became a representative of Full Tilt Poker. [3] In 2019, David Oppenheim got inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame. [4] As of 2021, his winnings in live poker tournaments are close to $2,000,000. [5]

Poker career

During the second season of the World Poker Tour, he placed third in the No-Limit Hold 'em Championship at the Borgata Poker Open in Atlantic City, earning $117,500 and third at the 2010 World Series of Poker in the $50,000 The Poker Players Championship Event, earning $603,348. [6] [7] [8] In 2011 he finished first in the Australian poker series, 'Aussie Millions' with a cash prize of $250,000. It was a strictly invitational event where each player had to pay a fee of $25,000 to enter. [9]

David Oppenheim is a regular in the world famous high stakes cash room at the Bellagio, Bobby's Room (now renamed Legends Room) where he plays stakes as high as $4,000/$8,000. [10]

Movie and TV appearances

Oppenheim also had some exposure in motion pictures and television. In 2007, he had a brief cameo role as the character "Josh Cohen" in the 2007 film Lucky You . [11]

In January 2008, Oppenheim appeared on the third season of NBC's Poker After Dark in the episode "19th Hole". [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "David Oppenheim". NBCSports.com. Archived from the original on April 24, 2009. Retrieved November 3, 2008.
  2. ↑ "David Oppenheim's Life: Net Worth, Biggest Profits, Losses and Private Life". Somuchpoker.com. December 7, 2020. Archived from the original on June 14, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Friends of Full Tilt: David Oppenheim". Full Tilt Poker. Archived from the original on October 20, 2005.
  4. ↑ Glatzer, Jason (July 16, 2019). "Chris Moneymaker and David Oppenheim Inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame". PokerNews.com. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  5. ↑ "David Oppenheim's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  6. ↑ "World Poker Tour - WPT Borgata Poker Open, No Limit Hold'em Championship Final Table". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  7. ↑ "41st World Series of Poker - WSOP 2010, The Players Championship Event 8 Game". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  8. ↑ "David Oppenheim". CardPlayer.com. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  9. ↑ "2011 Aussie Millions Poker Championship, Full Tilt Poker Invitational Shootout - Final". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  10. ↑ Wise, Gary (July 26, 2010). "David Oppenheim: The shadow superstar". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  11. ↑ "David Oppenheim". IMDb. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Poker After Dark (PAD) Season III, Week 2 - 19th Hole". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
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