Totally breaking the norm as the majority of players in the Poker Hall of Fame are Americans, Eli Elezra was inducted into the hall in 2021. Born Eliahu Ilan Elezra in Jerusalem, Israel on November 24, 1960, Eli Elezra is a poker professional, and currently resides in Las Vegas, Nevada, in the United States.
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History
Little is known about Elezra's youth, only that he grew up in Jerusalem, Israel. According to some information revealed, Eli Elezra enlisted in the Golani Brigades of the Israeli Defense Force and served for a period in the entity. During this period in the military, Elezra ended up getting into trouble and had to serve a prison sentence.
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However, Elezra continued his career, but ended up suffering a leg injury in 1982 during the Lebanon War. Given this, the Israeli ended up moving to the United States.
On American soil, Elezra became a worker in the fish market, mainly in Alaska. After that, Elezra moved to Las Vegas and ran a business focused on the film industry, more specifically in 1988. After that moment, Elezra at some point in his life started to dedicate himself to poker activities.
Contact with poker
In his period as a poker player, Elezra has had great prominence within the tables of the World Series of Poker tournament series, but also in other championships. Elezra's first highlights in the poker world came in 2004, when the professional managed to win the World Poker Tour title. In the circumstances in question, Elezra was present at the edition of the World Poker Tour US$ 10,000 Hold'em within the Mirage Poker Showdown 2004, and took the sum of US$ 1,024,574 for the title.
In addition, Elezra also participated in other famous championships, as in the case of "The Big Game". The championship played in Las Vegas, was Elezra's home for years in his life.
It is also worth mentioning that Elezra participated in the third edition of the Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament. In this case, Elezra ended up in third place, and received great notoriety.
However, the top of his journey was in the year 2007, when Elezra participated in the World Series of Poker. In the year in question, Elezra did well at the World Championship Seven Card Stud Hi-Low table, and managed to claim his first WSOP bracelet by defeating Scotty Nguyen for $198,984.
After his achievement in 2007, Elezra returned to the World Series of Poker in the year 2013. In this period, the Israeli managed to win the title of champion of the $2,500 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball (limit) event and took his second home bracelet, plus the sum of $173,236.
Two years later, in 2015, Elezra participated in the edition of the $1,500 Seven Card Stud event. On that occasion, the Israeli won the title and his third WSOP bracelet, along with the sum of US$ 112,591.
Finally, Eli's last recorded title within the World Series of Poker was in the year 2019. In that year in question, Elezra participated in the $1,500 Seven Card Stud tournament, securing his fourth WSOP bracelet and the sum of $93,766.
Fortune
According to information gathered in the year 2021, Eli Elezra already accumulates more than $4.9 million from poker. However, about $2.5 million was earned through World Series of Poker tournaments. Due to his participation in the poker world, Eli Elezra was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 2021.
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