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Millions won in poker
SMU student earns $3.5 million in World Series of Poker
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| SMU junior David Williams surveys the table during the 2004 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. |
David Anthony Williams may have found a new use for his SMU economics studies: keeping track of his poker winnings. With a second-place finish and a $3.5 million payday in the 2004 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, the 24-year-old junior has become one of the game's newest stars in only his first year of professional competition.
During World Series week at Binion's Horseshoe Hotel and Casino, the Arlington, Texas, native outlasted a 2,576-player field to make the final round of no-limit Texas Hold 'Em on May 28. In the last hand between Williams and Connecticut patent attorney Greg "Fossilman" Raymer, Raymer's full house of 2s and 8s beat Williams' full house of 2s and 4s.
Williams, whose biggest previous payday was $14,000, is philosophical about his new wealth and celebrity status. On any given day, he says, "anyone can win. It's fun to see how big poker has gotten."
After a few promotional appearances and some tournament play this summer, Williams plans to take a break from professional poker to complete his economics degree and mathematics minor in SMU's Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences.
The 2004 World Series of Poker Main Event will be broadcast on ESPN on Tuesday nights beginning August 17.
