David Peters' Real Name: David Peters

Quick answer: David Peters's name is David Peters. Documented screen name or alias: dpeters17, per Card Player and PokerNews. American player, five-time WSOP bracelet winner. On the PokerGO Tour (PGT) 2026 leaderboard (updated Nov 4, 2026), David Peters ranks #29 with 1,133 PGT points (1 win, 2 cashes, $1,033,891 PGT earnings).

Real name

David Peters plays under his own name. Card Player (2010) and PokerNews strategy coverage both identify him online as "dpeters17." PokerNews calls him "the man from Ohio."

Screen names

dpeters17, per Card Player and PokerNews. Forum guesses aren't included.

Career highlights

• PGT standing (Nov 4, 2026): #29 with 1,133 PGT points (1 win, 2 cashes, $1,033,891 PGT earnings). Championship eligibility on the PGT page: requirements pending. PGT leaderboard
• 29th on the PGT leaderboard (1,133 points). His 2026 points came mostly from winning the 2026 WSOP $10,000 NLH 6-Max Championship for $1,001,391 (1,100 PGT points), his fifth bracelet.
• Earlier bracelets (PokerNews): 2016 $1,500 NLH ($412,557); 2020 online $10,000 Heads-Up ($360,480); 2021 $7,777 Lucky 7s High Roller ($283,940); and the 2022 $100,000 High Roller Bounty (more than $1.1 million).
• PokerNews says he has more than $50 million in live tournament cashes, per The Hendon Mob.

More to know

PokerNews says Peters started with online freerolls after Chris Moneymaker's 2003 win. His biggest single cash was 2nd to Fedor Holz in a $200,000 Triton event in the Philippines in 2016, for $2,699,752 as part of a deal. He also won back-to-back U.S. Poker Open championships.

About the PGT leaderboard: the PokerGO Tour ranks players on points from qualifying high-stakes events, including PokerGO Studio series and qualifying WSOP events. The top 40 at season's end qualify for the PGT $1,000,000 Championship freeroll, which The Hendon Mob's schedule lists for January 11-12, 2027 in Las Vegas. The PGT page also marks whether each player has met the championship's participation requirements. Rankings can still move before the season closes.