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David Lin is a highly accomplished American professional poker player and a premier mixed-game specialist based in New York City. Developing his competitive edge in the northeastern card rooms before taking on the world’s elite in Las Vegas, Lin has established a formidable reputation across the international high-roller landscape. Renowned for his tactical fluidity, mastery of complex split-pot and lowball variants, and elite short-handed execution, he has repeatedly proven his ability to navigate through tough, star-studded championship fields. In 2026, Lin remains a dominant force at the highest tier of the game, recently headlining the summer circuit with another massive championship final table run.
Career Earnings & Biggest Results
With total live tournament earnings now exceeding $614,100 (according to The Hendon Mob), David Lin has comfortably crossed the half-million-dollar milestone on the live circuit. The absolute pinnacle of his tournament career arrived during the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP), where he put on a clinical performance to finish 2nd in the prestigious Event #77 $10,000 Limit Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship for a career-best payout of $274,023.
Proving his exceptional consistency in specialized fields, Lin kicked off his 2026 summer campaign with another spectacular run, finishing as the runner-up in the WSOP Event #17 $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship for $288,711. His continuous success against world-class fields contributes to an estimated poker net worth of over $750,000.
Major Tournament Results:
| Year | Event | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | WSOP $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship Event #17 (2nd) | $288,711 |
| 2025 | WSOP $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship Event #77 (2nd) | $274,023 |
| 2024 | WSOP $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship Event #72 (3rd) | $187,177 |
| 2019 | Parx Big Stax XXVIII $1,080 No-Limit Hold’em Single Day (1st Place) | $25,860 |
Biography & The Championship Crusher
David Lin initially established his tournament baseline on the East Coast live circuit, regularly picking up scores and recording a title victory at the popular Parx Big Stax series in Pennsylvania. However, his deep analytical mind and strategic depth naturally drew him toward mixed-game disciplines. Recognizing that the highest levels of tournament poker required a multi-format pedigree, Lin dedicated his focus to lowball and split-pot games, transforming into a regular fixture at the WSOP championship levels.
Lin achieved mainstream prominence by putting on an absolute masterclass during the 2024 WSOP, where he navigated a field of elite pros to finish 3rd in the $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship for over $187,000. He followed up that deep run in 2025 by battling to a spectacular runner-up finish in the $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Championship, narrowly missing his first gold bracelet.
In June 2026, Lin returned to the $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship final table. In an electric performance, Lin single-handedly executed the knockouts of 2018 Main Event champion John Cynn and two-time bracelet winner Ryutaro Suzuki to enter heads-up play against Japan’s Naoya Kihara . Though he ultimately finished as the runner-up after a hard-fought duel, the historic run solidified Lin’s status as an elite mixed-game force.
Play Style & Strategy
Lin employs a “highly adaptive, theoretically rigorous, and aggressively exploitative” tournament strategy. His exceptional background across lowball structures gives him an elite technical edge in reading pat-hand tendencies and adjusting drawing metrics in high-pressure, short-handed dynamics. Rather than relying on rigid formulas, Lin excels at analyzing real-time opponent body language and utilizing custom range models to control pot sizes or maximize fold equity. His ability to maintain psychological calm over exhausting multi-day tournament grids makes him one of the most unpredictable and difficult opponents to face on a championship final table bubble.
Social Media & Online Presence
Want to track David’s latest runs through the 2026 poker calendar as he continues his hunt for an elusive first career gold bracelet? Check out his official data profiles here:
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