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David Williams: The Coolest of the Celebrity Poker Bloggers?

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david-anthony-williams.jpgIt’s amazing how many professional poker players have taken up blogging as part of their self-promotional campaigns. Some are shamelessly self-aggrandizing(Josh Arieh); or cloying (Daniel Negreanu); or disaffected (Paul Phillips). But then there’s 2004 WSOP runner-up David Williams. Williams essentially sticks to poker and poker only. He even seems to have the most effortlessly cool persona about him with his shades, close-cropped haircut, and overall street demeanor. But, after reading through his bio, we found the wart:

Before poker, David, now 25 years old, was an avid “Magic” player, a game that is only played one-on-one.

I mean, he couldn’t have been a high school baseball player or surfer right?

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