David Peters: Biography, Career and Poker Results

October 31, 2026

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David Peters is an American professional poker player from Toledo, Ohio, who plays mainly high roller No-Limit Hold’em tournaments. He was the 2016 Player of the Year for both the Global Poker Index and Card Player, won the US Poker Open series championship in 2019 and 2021, and has won five World Series of Poker bracelets, the first in 2016 and the fifth in 2026. ^{[1][7][8][17]}

David Peters, at a World Poker Tour event in December 2022 — Photo: World Poker Tour, licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0.

David Peters: key facts

Full name	David Peters
Online alias	dpeters17 ^[14]
Country	United States ^[1]
Born	1987; from Toledo, Ohio ^[8][18][6]
Known for	High roller No-Limit Hold’em tournaments; 22 Card Player Player of the Year final tables in 2016 ^[8]
WSOP bracelets	5 (2016, 2020 online, 2021 online, 2022, 2026) ^[1][17]
Major titles	EPT Malta High Roller 2015; GPI and Card Player Player of the Year 2016; Triton Jeju HK$500,000 Six-Max 2018; Poker Masters Main Event 2018; US Poker Open Main Event and series championship 2019; US Poker Open series championship 2021 ^{[5][7][8][9][10][11][13]}
Live tournament earnings	$50,948,797 as of October 27, 2026 ^[1]

Early life and first steps in poker

Peters comes from Toledo, Ohio. ^[6] Like many players of his generation, he started playing after watching Chris Moneymaker win the 2003 WSOP Main Event, and PokerNews reports that he taught himself the game in 2004. ^[1][15] He told Card Player: “I started when I was 18 or so, just playing online freerolls and one day I won one for $600.” He also played home games with friends before focusing on sit-and-go tournaments, then adding multi-table tournaments and cash games. ^[3] “I started playing low stakes sit-and-gos, then worked my way up from there,” he said in 2013. ^[4]

After the shutdown of the main online poker sites in the United States in 2011, known as Black Friday, he moved to Canada to keep playing online. ^[3] His screen name online is “dpeters17”. ^[14]

Rise on the live circuit

In 2013 Peters won the $10,000 main event of the Bellagio Cup and finished fourth in the Card Player Player of the Year race; he was also fifth in that year’s Global Poker Index ranking. ^[3][7] In March 2015 he won the EPT Malta €10,300 High Roller, beating Ivan Luca heads-up for €597,000, at the time the largest live score of his career. ^[5] Later that year he finished fifth in the $500,000 Super High Roller Bowl in Las Vegas for $1,505,000. ^[1]

Playing style

Peters is a No-Limit Hold’em specialist. In 2014 he told Card Player, “I never really got into the mixed games so I’m just going to focus on NLH,” and described himself as a quiet player: “I’m not the most outspoken guy ever.” ^[3] Card Player reported in 2017 that he uses software to work on post-flop strategy and preflop shove ranges. ^[8] He has also won a title in Short Deck, the $10,000 event at the 2021 US Poker Open. ^[13]

Greatest achievements

2016: first bracelet and Player of the Year

Peters began 2016 by finishing second to Fedor Holz in a $200,000 super high roller in the Philippines, which Card Player described as the largest score of his career at that point. ^[8] In July, after a run of near misses in bracelet events that included finishes from second to tenth, he won his first WSOP bracelet in Event #56, the $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em, from a field of 1,860 for $412,557. Earlier that week, on July 2, he had won a $25,000 High Roller at Aria for $393,120. ^[6][15]

Holz led both Player of the Year races for most of the year, but a third place in the EPT Prague Main Event in December, worth €397,300, moved Peters ahead. ^[7][1] He finished the GPI ranking with 3666.31 points to Holz’s 3644.80. ^[7] He also won the Card Player award with 8,601 points to Holz’s 7,058, after reaching 22 qualifying final tables, the most by any player in over a decade, and cashing for $7,370,255 in live tournaments that year. ^[8]

High roller titles from 2018

In July 2018 Peters won the HK$500,000 Six-Max event at the Triton series in Jeju, South Korea, from 39 entries for HK$8,775,000, with Steve O’Dwyer second and Stephen Chidwick third. ^[9] In September he won both the opening $10,000 event and the $100,000 Main Event of the Poker Masters in Las Vegas, beating Dan Smith heads-up in the 25-entry Main Event for $1,150,000. He finished second in the series standings to Ali Imsirovic, 650 points to 660. ^[10] Later that year he was second in the WSOP Europe King’s Super High Roller for €1,621,960. ^[1]

In February 2019 he won the $100,000 Main Event of the US Poker Open, defeating Chris Hunichen heads-up in a 33-entry field for $1,320,000. The win lifted him past Sean Winter in the series standings, 550 points to 540, and earned him the overall championship and a $100,000 bonus. ^[11] In June 2021 he won three events at the US Poker Open, the $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em, the $10,000 Short Deck and the $25,000 No-Limit Hold’em, to take the series championship for the second time in a row. ^[13]

Tournament results

Year	Event	Result	Prize	Source
2018	WSOP Europe King’s Super High Roller	2nd	€1,621,960	[1]
2015	$500,000 Super High Roller Bowl, Las Vegas	5th	$1,505,000	[1]
2019	US Poker Open $100,000 Main Event (33 entries)	1st	$1,320,000	[11]
2022	WSOP Event #2 $100,000 High Roller Bounty (46 entrants)	1st	$1,166,810 plus $275,000 in bounties	[15]
2018	Poker Masters $100,000 Main Event (25 entries)	1st	$1,150,000	[10]
2018	Triton Jeju HK$500,000 Six-Max (39 entries)	1st	HK$8,775,000 ($1,140,750)	[9]
2026	WSOP Event #94 $10,000 6-Handed Championship (558 entrants)	1st	$1,001,391	[17]
2025	WSOP $250,000 Super High Roller	6th	$826,348	[1]
2015	EPT Malta €10,300 High Roller	1st	€597,000	[5]
2021	US Poker Open $25,000 No-Limit Hold’em	1st	$465,750	[13]
2025	EPT Monte-Carlo €25,000 No-Limit Hold’em (67 entries)	1st	€409,412	[16][1]
2016	EPT Prague Main Event	3rd	€397,300	[1]
2016	WSOP Event #56 $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em (1,860 entrants)	1st	$412,557	[6]
2020	WSOP Online $10,000 Heads Up Championship (128 entrants)	1st	$360,480	[12]
2021	WSOP Online $7,777 Lucky 7’s High Roller (151 entries)	1st	$283,940	[14]

World Series of Poker

Two of Peters’ five bracelets were won online. In August 2020 he won the WSOP Online $10,000 Heads Up Championship on GGPoker, a 128-player bracket, beating Michael Addamo in the final for $360,480. ^[12] In July 2021 he won the $7,777 Lucky 7’s High Roller on WSOP.com, from 151 entries, for $283,940. ^[14]

His fourth bracelet came in Event #2 of the 2022 WSOP, the $100,000 High Roller Bounty, where he beat Chance Kornuth heads-up and collected $1,166,810 plus 11 bounties worth $25,000 each. PokerNews reported that the win moved him to fifth on the all-time live money list. ^[15] In July 2026 he won Event #94, the $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em Championship, from 558 entrants and a $5,189,400 prize pool. The final four returned for an extra fourth day, and Peters closed it out in about 75 minutes, beating Fahredin Mustafov heads-up for $1,001,391, the 13th seven-figure score of his career. ^[17]

PokerNews and Card Player count five bracelets after the July 2026 win. ^[17][18] The WSOP.com player page for him lists 278 cashes, 44 final tables and $15,357,341 in WSOP earnings. ^[2]

In his own words

“It’s a very sick game we play, that’s for sure.” On variance in live tournaments, 2013. ^[4]
“I’m definitely always progressing and getting better and always working on my game.” 2014. ^[3]
“Lot of close calls, almost every place at the final table except first.” After his first bracelet, July 2016. ^[6]
“It’s been an amazing year. Winning Player of the Year was always a goal of mine.” Early 2017. ^[8]
“Winning back-to-back is a really cool thing.” On his second US Poker Open championship, June 2021. ^[13]
“Getting number four is big.” After his fourth bracelet, June 2022. ^[15]
“I enjoy all of it. Part of the reason you play is for money, but another part is the competition.” After his fifth bracelet, July 2026. ^[17]

Iconic hands and moments

Winning the 2019 US Poker Open (PokerGO)

A hand from the 2018 Poker Masters (PokerGO)

Run it Back: the 2021 US Poker Open (PokerGO)

FAQ about David Peters

How old is David Peters?

David Peters was born in 1987. Card Player gave his age as 29 in February 2017 and 39 in July 2026, so he is 39 in October 2026. ^[8][18]

Where is David Peters from?

He is American and comes from Toledo, Ohio. ^[6][8]

What is David Peters’ net worth?

There is no reliable public figure for his net worth. What can be verified is his live tournament record: $50,948,797 in earnings as of October 27, 2026, according to PokerNews. Prize totals do not show buy-ins, staking deals or the share of his action sold to others. ^[1]

How many WSOP bracelets does David Peters have?

Five: the 2016 $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em, the 2020 WSOP Online $10,000 Heads Up Championship, the 2021 WSOP Online $7,777 Lucky 7’s High Roller, the 2022 $100,000 High Roller Bounty and the 2026 $10,000 6-Handed Championship. ^[1][17]

Was David Peters Player of the Year?

Yes. In 2016 he won both the Global Poker Index Player of the Year title and the Card Player Player of the Year award, overtaking Fedor Holz in December in both races. ^[7][8]

What is David Peters’ biggest win?

His largest first prizes include $1,320,000 for the 2019 US Poker Open Main Event, $1,166,810 plus $275,000 in bounties for the 2022 WSOP $100,000 High Roller Bounty, and $1,150,000 for the 2018 Poker Masters Main Event. His second place in the 2018 WSOP Europe King’s Super High Roller paid €1,621,960. ^{[11][15][10][1]}

How did David Peters start playing poker?

He started at about 18 with online freerolls, won one for $600, and built up through low-stakes sit-and-go tournaments before moving to multi-table tournaments. ^[3][4]

What is David Peters’ screen name?

He plays online as “dpeters17”. ^[14]

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