Because a WSOP bracelet is the only thing missing in his quite impressive poker resume.

With two World Poker Tour titles, over $2,000,000 in live tournament winnings, there was only one thing missing in the quite impressive poker career of one David Benyamine, a WSOP bracelet. After finally winning one in the 2008 World Series of Poker, I guess you can say that the guy’s poker career is now complete.

David Benyamine puts his critics to rest by winning his first WSOP bracelet in the 2008 $10K Omaha Hi/Lo Split event. No stranger to the WSOP, Benyamine had to settle for three WSOP final tables and two top 15 finishes in the past.

This year, however, is a different story as he dominated a final table full of poker pros to win the $535,687 first place prize. This win edged David Benyamine in second place at the 2008 WSOP Player of the Year standings.

Poker aficionados have been calling the 2008 WSOP the ‘’Year of the Pros.'’ True to form, the final table of Event No.37 was graced with luminaries Mike Matusow, Toto Leonidas, David Chiu and Tony Ma. When the dust cleared, Benyamine found himself with a 3-to-1 chip advantage against Greg Jamison in heads up play.

In the final hand, Benyamine raised from the button pre-flop and Jamison countered with an all-in which Benyamine called. Benyamine flopped a set but Jamison flopped the nut straight. It was clearly Benyamine’s night when he hit a full house at the turn giving him the win.

‘’Short-handed I was just hitting too many cards,'’ Benyamine enthused after taking down the win. ‘’They had no chance today. I was really motivated and I really tried hard.'’

Benyamine was clearly overjoyed with his win. He, however, played it cool by saying that although winning the bracelet was sweet, he really had nothing left to prove.

For someone already considered one of the greatest cash game players of all time, this might just be true.

Which former WSOP Main Event champion will last the longest at the 2008 World Series of Poker? Bodog sportsbook has the odds.

Doyle Brunson 6.50

Joe Hachem 8.00

Phil Hellmuth 5.50

Chris Ferguson 5.50

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