David Bach is a professional poker player from Athens, Georgia, United States and is nicknamed "Gunslinger" in the poker circle. He was born in Springfield, Missouri and earned a BA in Psychology from the University of Georgia. He is playing professional poker since 1996 and his favorite poker game is Seven Card Stud.
In January 2003, David Bach made a name for himself in the poker circuit, when he participated in the Jack Binion World Poker Open 4th Year – World Poker Tour (WPT) Season 1. He took part in the World Poker Open (WPO) No-Limit Hold'em event, and outlasted all entrants of the game to finish second and take home prize money worth $51,143. In the 36th Annual World Series of Poker 2005 (WSOP), David Bach played in Event #3 – Pot-Limit Hold'em held at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino and finished in fifth place to walk away with $88,680 cash prize.
In February 2006, he took part and finished third in the LA Poker Classic/WPT Event Season 4. For his impressive finish in Event #24 - Limit Hold'em, David Bach earned prize money worth $132,420. In the same year, he entered Event #25 - WSOP Shootout – No-Limit Hold'em at the 37th Annual World Series of Poker, where and his seventh-place finish earned him $32,760 in prize money.
In 2007, David Bach competed with poker pros in Event #30 - WPT No-Limit Hold'em Championship at the LA Poker Classic/WPT Event Season 5 tournament. He finished sixth in the event and a whopping $257,425 was added to his accounts.
A major turning point in his poker career came when he participated in the 38th Annual World Series of Poker. He made an impressive second-place finish by outlasting 687 players and took home the runner-up title as well as cash prize worth $139,725 in Event #42 - WSOP Omaha Hi/Lo.
In the 2008 Crown Aussie Millions Championship, David Bach made it to the final table in Event #10 - Poker Pages Ranking Hold'em & Omaha & Omaha Hi/Lo. He outlasted all entrants to reach the final table and made an impressive second- place finish, which earned him $34,626.
Apart from playing poker, David Bach is also a professional bowler and says that there are striking similarities between poker and bowling. Both games involve lot of pressure, bowling demands both mental and physical exertion, whereas poker mostly requires mental strategizing. David Bach loves to spend his spare time playing golf and bowling and aspires to win a Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) title. He has made total winnings worth $1,115,134 in 29 cashes. David Bach is a also great human being who wants to bring a change in the world by reducing poverty and ending religion-based conflicts.