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david . benyamine at the 2008 world series of poker 2010-9-16 5 july 1972 napoleon , degenyamine david benyamine 2008wsop.jpg david benyamine
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david benyamine

david benyamine -lrb- born july 5 , 1972 in paris , france -rrb- is a french professional poker player with a world poker tour title .
benyamine was a professional tennis player in his early career but had to retire because of shoulder pain .
he was also a successful top ten billiards player in france .
he learned poker at the age of 12 and plays high-stakes cash games on a regular basis .
benyamine lives in henderson , nevada .
