David F. Grey is an American professional

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player from

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. Grey is best known as a cash-game player, but he also has several notable

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wins to his name. He has won two bracelets at the

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, the first in

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and the second in

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. In addition, Grey made the final table of the

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$10,000 No Limit

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Main Event, where he finished eighth, receiving $160,000. Eventual winner

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eliminated Grey. Grey appeared in the second seasons of both the ''

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'' and ''

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'', and came second to

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. As of 2009, his total live tournament winnings exceed $1,500,000. His 15 cashes at the WSOP account for $913,691 of those winnings.World Series of Poker Earnings
, worldseriesofpoker.com

World Series of Poker bracelets

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External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Grey, David People from Henderson, Nevada American poker players Living people World Series of Poker bracelet winners Year of birth missing (living people)