David Singer is a quiet man. Possessed of a cynical bent, he wonders aloud at times why he isn’t better known. Singer’s quiet demeanor doesn’t attract the cameras as much as skills like he possess might warrant otherwise.
Singer’s complaints have foundation because of the things he’s accomplished in tournament play. He was the only player to make the final table of the $50,000 HORSE event at the World Series of Poker in both 2006 and 2007. He was at the final table when Chris Moneymaker won his world championship. He just won FTP’s $25,000 heads-up championship against a stellar field. There’s no doubt the man can play.
Seeking once again to make his actions speak louder than words, Singer is near the top of the leaderboard in WSOP event #3 - $1,500 pot limit hold’em. He has 123,600 chips, good for third place behind Robert Workman and Phillip Yeh. No one else is within 35,000.
The bubble burst when the field of 713 reached 72 players and the eliminations quickly thereafter. One of the player who went out before the day ended with 63 players was Andy Philacheck, the man who finished second in Phil Hellmuth’s eleventh bracelet win. Singer was the culprit.
With the board reading Jc-10c-6d, Philacheck moved all-in with Ks-Js only to be called by Singer’s Ad-Jd. Ac on the turn and 5h on the river made Philacheck’s exodus official. Singer had a big stack and the day was done a few minutes later.
Gary Wise
gary@wisehandpoker.com
