David Moses biography
David Moses built his tournament resume grinding regional stops around his home base in Asheville, North Carolina, steadily racking up cashes on the WSOP Circuit and independent tour circuits. His signature result came at the 2021 WSOP, where he won the specialty $888 buy-in "Crazy Eights" eight-max event, a tournament whose novelty first prize of exactly $888,888 made it one of the more memorable storylines of that summer, and which doubled as his first career WSOP gold bracelet.
He backed that up with additional deep runs on the Circuit and independent tour scene, including final tables on the Moneymaker Tour and WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown, pushing his career earnings past $2.6 million across 226 tournament cashes.
Career summary
Winner of the novelty $888 buy-in "Crazy Eights" event at the 2021 WSOP for an exact-match $888,888 first prize, his first career bracelet, part of a 226-cash tournament resume worth over $2.6 million in career earnings.
David Moses poker winnings
| Year | Event | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | WSOP $888 No-Limit Hold'em Crazy Eights Eight-Max | 1st | $888,888 |
| 2021 | WSOP Circuit North Carolina $1,100 No-Limit Hold'em | 1st | $87,293 |
| 2019 | Winter Poker Open $1,650 No-Limit Hold'em | 1st | $149,595 |
| 2026 | WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown $800 Platinum Stack | 4th | $101,000 |
| 2025 | Moneymaker Tour Cincinnati $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em | 2nd | $93,000 |
Verified live tournament earnings: $2,660,622 from 226 cashes, plus 1 WSOP bracelet.
David Moses playing style
A steady, high-volume tournament grinder who has built his career through consistent Circuit and regional-tour cashes rather than a small number of marquee results.
Cash games
Primarily a tournament grinder with no significant public profile in tracked high-stakes live cash games.
Business & sponsorships
Based in Asheville, North Carolina; poker is his primary occupation with no other major publicly reported business ventures.
Why David matters
An Asheville-based grinder whose 2021 WSOP bracelet came with a made-for-headlines twist: an $888 buy-in "Crazy Eights" event that paid out an exact-match $888,888 first prize.
FAQ about David Moses
What made David Moses's 2021 WSOP bracelet win especially memorable?
He won the $888 buy-in "Crazy Eights" eight-max event for a first prize of exactly $888,888, a novelty numerical match that made the win one of the more talked-about storylines of the 2021 WSOP.
How many career tournament cashes does David Moses have?
He has recorded 226 career tournament cashes, with earnings exceeding $2.6 million built primarily through WSOP Circuit and independent regional tour events.
How much has David Moses won playing poker?
David Moses has won $2,660,622 in live tournament earnings. Total cashes: 226.