David Singer

David Singer was born in Brooklyn, New York, and worked as an environmental lawyer before committing himself to poker. His legal practice focused on issues and lawsuits related to cleaning up the Long Island Sound for a non-profit organization. PokerNews notes that he turned professional in 2001, while other records indicate he had been playing poker professionally since 1996. In his early years at the table, Singer concentrated on seven-card stud before moving mostly to Texas hold'em tournaments.

Singer's first recorded WSOP cash came at the ninth annual World Series of Poker in 1978, when he finished second in Event #2: $1,000 Limit Razz, earning $9,600 after losing heads-up to five-time bracelet winner Gary "Bones" Berland. Over the next 30 years, he collected two more runner-up finishes and seven additional WSOP final tables.

In 2003, Singer made poker history as the only player to reach the final table of the three largest buy-in no-limit hold'em events at a single WSOP. That year he also reached the final table of the WSOP Main Event, finishing ninth for $120,000; Chris Moneymaker won that event and went on to birth the poker boom. His ninth-place finish remains his best result in the Main Event. In January 2006, Singer took third place in the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event for $436,200. At the 2006 WSOP, he finished sixth in the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. event for $411,840. The final table was broadcast on ESPN and featured Doyle Brunson, Jim Bechtel, Dewey Tomko, T.J. Cloutier, Phil Ivey, and Chip Reese, making it one of the toughest final tables in WSOP history.

After missing much of the 2007 WSOP for personal reasons, Singer returned to become the first player to make back-to-back final tables in the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. event, finishing sixth again for $337,440. In October 2007, he recorded his first and only seven-figure cash by winning the Caesars Palace Classic Championship Event for $1,000,000. In May 2008, Singer added $560,000 to his record by winning the $25,000 Full Tilt Poker Heads Up World Championship, a 64-player tournament that featured the largest buy-in in online poker history at the time.

Singer's WSOP résumé is unusually deep. Across his career he has accumulated 47 WSOP cashes worth $1,921,504, according to PokerNews; by 2010, his 28 cashes had already accounted for $1,493,368. He has made final tables in razz, stud, H.O.R.S.E., pot-limit hold'em, and no-limit hold'em events, showing versatility across both limit and no-limit disciplines. His 2006 and 2007 back-to-back sixth-place finishes in the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. championship remain a notable feat, and his 2003 Main Event final-table run placed him at the center of the poker boom. In 2008, he also finished fifth in Event #29: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em for $112,641 and 34th in the $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha World Championship for $25,069.

Singer's first WSOP bracelet came in June 2008 in Event #3: $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em, earning $214,131 (some records list $214,122). He had earlier come close, with five further WSOP final-table appearances before breaking through. His second bracelet arrived in June 2017 in Event #14: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E., paying $203,709. Below are his two bracelet victories:

Notably, neither bracelet win ranks among Singer's five biggest tournament paydays. His career-best payday remains the $1,000,000 victory in the Caesars Palace Classic. His top five live cashes are:

On the World Poker Tour, Singer has two final tables and nine money finishes, though he has not won a WPT title. His September 2005 Borgata result is his best on that tour, while the PCA $436,200 cash was one of the largest of the early poker boom era.

Singer has remained active on the WSOP circuit well into the 2020s, specializing in stud games and H.O.R.S.E. In 2010, he cashed in six WSOP events, including a 17th-place run in the $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. for $9,604, a 23rd-place finish in the $2,500 Mixed Event for $7,585, a 46th-place result in the $3,000 Triple Chance No-Limit Hold'em for $10,333, and a 30th-place finish in the $2,500 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball for $4,798. In 2011, he took 29th in the $5,000 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold'em for $20,504. He was 11th in the 2013 WSOP $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. for $12,998 and seventh in the 2014 $10,000 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low Championship for $50,018.

In 2019, Singer finished fifth in the $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship for $53,621 and sixth in a $1,500 Seven Card Stud event for $14,619. More recently, he placed 18th in the 2024 WSOP $1,500 Seven Card Stud for $4,281, 23rd in the 2022 WSOP $1,500 Seven Card Stud for $3,439, and 24th in the 2025 WSOP $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better for $4,882. He also cashed in both the 2021 WSOP $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. (54th) and $1,500 Seven Card Stud (26th). Other deep results include a 12th-place finish in the 2018 $1,500 Razz for $6,206 and a 16th-place showing in the 2012 $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low for $6,532.

Off the felt, Singer stands out for his love of jewellery, particularly silver rings, which he often wears one on each finger. His career has spanned from the late 1970s into the 2020s, reflecting both longevity and adaptability. While his early game was built on seven-card stud, he successfully transitioned to the no-limit hold'em era and later returned to his mixed-game roots. It took 30 years from his first WSOP cash in 1978 to his first bracelet in 2008, and he continued to add deep runs in stud and H.O.R.S.E. events long after the poker boom reshaped the game.