Don Williams was born in 1940. He lives in Las Vegas, America. And that is the perfect place for him, because he is a professional poker player and has won three bracelets at the World Series of Poker (WSOP). Don Williams also participated in many other World Series of Poker events including the Main Event.
In 1982 he won his first bracelet in the $1,000 Seven Card Stud event.
Don made his highest finish in the Main Event in 1991 when he made the final table and finished fourth. Then he won a prize of $115,000 for this achievement and that made his star shine even brighter.
Later, in 1993, in the 24th Annual World Series of Poker, that took place on the 28th of April, he won $79,350. And even though he wasn’t first, the audience and the critics were amazed by Don Williams’ ability to literally not show even a blink of emotion on his face – his enemies can never tell what’s really behind those senseless eyes.
In 1994, during the 25th Annual World Series of Poker, he earned himself the prize of $5,500 and shocked everyone with his win, which to everyone came out of the blue. Things might have looked bad for Don Williams in the beginning of the tournament, but that surely didn’t stop him from achieving yet another success in his poker player career.
The competition he had was really enormous. But Don Williams still managed to reach the place he is right now and that really puts him next to the most respected poker players. During the years, many players have found their nicknames – or the nicknames found them. And that’s what makes most people wonder why Don Williams doesn’t have one. It’s a mystery to all of us, so our best guess is that no nickname can cover the whole character of Mr. Williams.
But stars don’t just fall down from the sky. He was interested in gaming ever since he was young. We all know those endless summer days, spent in cards, coke and chips. And that is what makes great players so great - the ability to turn even such a small thing into the leading part of your life. Part, which not only earns you a fortune but also makes a respected and talented person out of you.
Many people say that poker teaches you about life. And when you think about it – poker really is something that makes you put your best on the table. It makes you teach yourself to not only be good, but be the best. And that is exactly what poker taught Don Williams.
He is among the highest rated poker players in the world and that is certainly proven, because as of 2007 the total earned in tournament winnings at the World Series of Poker exceeded $350,000. And as of 2008, all his live tournament winnings exceeded $1,500,000.