Mon, 09/05/2011 – 10:44 – PokerPages Staff

5. Dave “Devilfish” Ulliott – Career Earnings of $5,722,619
The UK’s most successful poker player of all time is also the fifth most successful David. Dave Ulliott has amongst his accolades 22 first place finishes and one WSOP bracelet.

4. David Benyamine – Career Earnings of $5,990,003
Resident of Las Vegas, David Benyamine’s career has taken him to within touching distance of $6 million dollars. Benyamine’s biggest ever win came in the Aussie Millions in January 2011, where a third place finish won him just over $1.1 million.
 
3. David Chiu – Career Earnings of $7,088,570
David Chiu has racked up 94 cashes in his poker playing career so far, with eight first place finishes. Chiu has been particularly successful at the WSOP, winning four bracelets through the years. A cool $3.3 million jackpot has been David Chiu’s biggest prize pot so far, coming in a WPT event in 2008.

2. David Williams – Career Earnings of $7,950,751
Coming to the poker table via the curious route of Magic: The Gathering card games, David Williams has built up his millions in quick time, considering he only began playing seriously in 1997. Williams’ largest payday came with a second place finish in the WSOP main event in 2004, receiving a tasty $3.5 million for his efforts.

1. David “The Dragon” Pham – Career Earnings of $8,402,216
Top of the poker Davids is David “The Dragon” Pham, originally from Vietnam but now residing in California. Pham’s first tournament cash was back in 1998 and his biggest payday was in 2007, when he walked away with $800,185 in a WPT event. With two WSOP bracelets and 29 tournament cashes, he has built up a career bounty of almost $8.5 million.