A former professional soccer player and paratrooper in the Israeli Defense Forces, David Levi got into American poker some 20 years ago and has been impressing us at final tables ever since. Born in Tel Aviv, Israel, Levi played soccer for the Hapoel Ramat Gan team, but his career was quickly halted due to a knee injury. David Levi Hiett's Results, Stats. AKA David Levi Hiett, Levi Heitt. $ 150 No Limit Hold'em The Orleans 2019 Summer Poker Series, Las Vegas 9th $ 792 19.34.

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Everyone knows a poker player who they consider to be a true grinder. A player who seems to rack up cashes at every stop of every live poker festival. One of those faces that is part of the fixture and fitting at their casino.

These players are not near the top of the all-time winnings lists, they top a different list, a grinder’s list. The 10 live poker tournament players you are about to read about have 3,946 cashes between them. They are incredible poker players who deserve some time in the limelight.

1.) John Anthony Cernuto: 505 cashes

John “Miami” Cernuto is the player who has cashed in the most live poker tournaments, an incredible 505 cashes. Cernuto’s resume dates back to January 1987 with his last cash being on August 8th this year.

The Omaha Hi-Lo specialist is now 75-years old but is showing no signs of slowing down. Cernuto now has three World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets and $5,919,873 in earnings despite his largest cash being for $259,150. A true legend of the game.

2.) Men Nguyen: 494

Men “The Master” Nguyen’s 494 cashes rank him second in this list. Nguyen, a Vietnamese-American, has won more than 90 tournaments, including seven WSOP bracelets. “The Master” has amassed $11,015,792 in winnings during his career but has sadly gained a reputation for angle-shooting and underhand tactics too.

3.) Randy Holland: 443

Randy Holland is the best poker player you have never heard of. The Canadian has cashed in 443 tournaments and won $3,605,026 from a biggest score of $177,460. Holland has two WSOP bracelets to his name. He won the first in 1996 and added to it in 2000 in a $1,500 Seven-Card Stud Hi/Lo event.

4.) T.J. Cloutier: 400

T.J Cloutier is one of the old school Texan gamblers who still frequent poker rooms aged 79-years old. Cloutier has been the runner-up in the WSOP Main Event twice, once in 1985 and in 2000. He has managed to win six bracelets, the last coming in 2005.

The Texan has reached the money places 400 times and has earned $10,439,712. Rumor has it that Cloutier has probably spent as much at the craps table that he’s earned.

5.) Dan Heimiller: 383

Dan Heimiller’s 383 cashes place him fifth in the list of all-time cashes. Those 383 in-the-money finishes have banked Heimiller $6,338,693 and a largest cash of $627,462. Heimiller’s largest cash was his reward for winning his second WSOP bracelet in 2014 in the $1,000 Senior’s event.

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Only 20 of Heimiller’s incredible number of cashes stem from play outside of the United States. The Michigan native loves playing on home soil and is considered one of the best all-round players of his generation.

6.) David Levi: 369

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Tel Aviv, Israel is where David Levi hails from but it is in the United States that he made his name. Levi saw a professional soccer career cut short by a knee injury, but it allowed him to embark on a professional poker career instead.

Levi has since cashed in 369 events and has won $4,021,711 as a result. A bracelet still eludes Levi, although he has come close to winning one on numerous occasions. Two third-place finishes are the best Levi has mustered at the WSOP, surely his time will come.

7.) Kathy Liebert: 345

Kathy Liebert of Nashville, Tennessee is the only female poker player to make it into this top 10. Liebert has navigated her way into the money in 345 tournaments although she’s not won one since 2013. She does have a WSOP bracelet to her name and a cool $6,312,267 in winnings. Plus Liebert can boast of winning the first-ever Limit Hold’em tournament to feature a $1 million top prize.

8.) Allen Kessler: 344

Allen Kessler is a mainstay on the US poker circuit, seemingly turning up to almost every scheduled event. Kessler loves the WSOP and WSOP Circuit events. He’s not yet won a WSOP bracelet, but he has accumulated three circuit rings. His 344 cashes have yielded $3,841,315 in winnings.

He is affectionately known as “Chainsaw” and loves to play penny slots and video poker, often tweeting about large wins. Kessler always looks to improve the blind and payout structure of events, with good tournaments labeled “Chainsaw Approved.”

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9.) Alan Myerson: 333

You are forgiven for having not heard of Alan Myerson as his resume is void of massive wins. The Sherman Oaks, California native has managed to win $1,358,095 from an impressive 333 cashes.

Low-to-mid stakes tournaments are Myerson’s specialty with his best result being a victory in a $540 event for $69,608.

10.) Hieu Ngoc Ma: 330

Hieu Ngoc Ma, known as Tony Ma, completes our top 10 all-time live poker tournament cashes list. Ma hails from Vietnam, like Men Nguyen a few places above him, but moved to Southern California in 1985. “The Animal” became a regular on the poker circuit and has so far cashed 330 times.

He has two WSOP bracelet, the last coming in 2000 for $367,040, his third-largest cash. The largest weighed in a $435,980 helping Ma climb to a winning total of $4,645,386.

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Poker is one of the most lucrative and popular games found in the casino, and it holds the distinction of being an option for players to become professional and join a worldwide playing circuit. Professionals can get rich overnight in major events either in a physical casino and increasingly they have the option to make their money playing poker online.Gambling is quite limited in Israel, and it can be difficult to find a poker game in the country, but this has not stopped Israeli citizens from becoming some of the most successful players in the game. In this article, we will run down some of the top professional poker players to come out of Israel.Eli ElezraEli Elezra is perhaps the most well-known gambler ever to grace the sport of poker. The Jerusalem-born player moved to the United States to pursue his professional career in the sport, and he has notched three World Series of Poker bracelets to his name.He has won millions of dollars in prize money, and he has also written several books about his card-playing career.After the publication of his autobiography earlier this year, Elezra had to respond to several accusations that he owed big debts to several people in the poker world. Elezra claimed his business was hit hard during the 2007-2008 financial crisis, but he had arrangements to pay off all the debts he owed to other poker players.

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David LeviKnown first for his playing days on the football pitch, David Levi is now known as a famous Israeli poker player. He has earned in the neighborhood of $4 million playing professional poker.Levi’s football career was cut short by an injury, but he then found poker to itch his competitive streak. Unlike Elezra, Levi has never won a World Series of Poker bracelet or World Tour of Poker title.But he has won several other events which have allowed him to rack up a nice winner’s pot during his career of playing cards.Uri GilboaGilboa is perhaps the least known in the poker game on this list, but he has been making waves in the poker game recently.Gilboa was the first Israeli to ever win a European Poker Tour Main event when he won the EPT Sochi Main Event in late March.He is a relatively new name to the world of poker, but with the $439,600 win in Russia, he has cemented himself as one of the premier Israeli poker players. At 61 years old, he is no spring chicken, but he can still build his profile and reach the heights of other Israeli poker players.