Online Poker -- Interview With David 'SirSands' SandsDavid Sands Speaks With Card Player TV About His Stellar Year Online |
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Each 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 |