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Online Poker -- Interview With David 'SirSands' Sands

David Sands Speaks With Card Player TV About His Stellar Year Online

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David SandsEach week, Card Player TV brings you the Online Zone, a glimpse into the world of high-stakes online tournament players.

David “SirSands” Sands is one of the highest-ranked online poker players in the world. In fact, he currently sits in fourth place in the Card Player Online Player of the Year race despite putting in significantly less volume than his peers.

Sands is currently the world-record holder for wins in Sunday majors with an unheard of eight victories, including a Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) win. The Las Vegas, Nevada, resident has over $1.1 million in earnings in the past two years alone.

Sands joined us to talk about his very impressive 2009 run, his transition to live tournament play, and an interesting choice for a screen name.

Check out some of his online accomplishments below:

Date Site Tournament Finish Cash
22-Apr-07 Bodog Sunday $100K Guarantee 1st $25,000
29-Jun-08 Full Tilt Sunday $750K Guarantee 4th $41,400
13-Sep-08 Absolute Saturday $150K Guarantee 1st $37,500
14-Sep-08 UltimateBet Sunday $200K Guarantee 1st $45,000
30-Nov-08 Full Tilt Sunday $750K Guarantee 1st $132,788
25-Jan-09 PokerStars Sunday Warmup 3rd $52,392
21-Mar-09 PokerStars Daily $100 Rebuy 1st $25,233
19-Apr-09 Full Tilt Sunday Mulligan 1st $53,020
10-May-09 Full Tilt FTOPS XII Event No. 10 1st $259,440
17-May-09 PokerStars $55 Rebuy 1st $31,106
31-May-09 Cake Sunday $250,000 Guarantee 1st $50,500
29-Jul-09 PokerStars Wednesday Quarter Million 2nd $37,674
2-Aug-09 PokerStars Sunday 500 1st $90,097
12-Aug-09 Full Tilt FTOPS XIII Event No. 16 3rd $25,251