Poker Pro David Williams To Compete On 'MasterChef'Long-Time Professional Card Player Among 40 Contestants |
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The 2004 World Series of Poker main event runner-up will be a contestant on the latest season of “MasterChef”, he said this week on his Twitter account.
Poker pro David Williams will be among 40 competitors in the season premier June 1 on FOX, which will air at 8 p.m. EST. Williams, who has roughly $8.5 million in lifetime tournament earnings, will be competing for the $250,000 grand prize and a cookbook deal.
Williams, who lives in Las Vegas, won a WSOP bracelet in 2006. He’s one of six Las Vegans to be on the seventh season of MasterChef, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Williams follows a long list of poker pros who have appeared on reality TV shows. Before Williams, the latest was Anna Khait, who appeared on the newest season of Survivor.
Happy to announce that I will be a contestant on the upcoming season of @MASTERCHEFonFOX! https://t.co/UR1yZSSFL8 pic.twitter.com/ufTJAMM2oR
— David Williams (@dwpoker) April 27, 2016
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