David Levi

Who is David Levi?

David Levi is an Israeli professional poker player and former professional footballer who in his poker career has won over $2.6 million in live tournaments.

Levi, who was born and raised in Israel, was a paratrooper in the Israel Defense Forces and then later played soccer professionally for Hapoel Ramat Gan. After his soccer career was cut short by a knee injury, he then moved to Los Angeles, California where he was introduced to poker and was once the roommate of professional poker player and friend Amir Vahedi. A few years later he moved to Las Vegas, Nevada where he currently resides.

As of 2009, his total live tournament winnings exceed $2,600,000. His 23 cashes at the WSOP account for $360,229 of those winnings.