David Eldar is an Australian professional Scrabble player born September 26, 1989, who grew up in Melbourne. He won the World Scrabble Championship in 2017, defeating Harshan Lamabadusuriya 3 to 0 in the final, and won it again in 2023 by defeating the same opponent 4 to 3, becoming only the second player after Nigel Richards to win multiple world titles. He also won the World Youth Scrabble Championship in 2006 and the Australian National Championship in 2007, 2013 and 2024, and competes as a professional Omaha hold'em poker player under the alias Deldar182.
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Career HighlightWorld Scrabble Champion in 2017 and again in 2023, defeating Harshan Lamabadusuriya in both finals. 1 Classification
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Does David Eldar also play poker?
Yes. He is a pro-amateur poker player who specializes in Omaha hold 'em.
Yes. Besides being a two-time World Scrabble Champion, David Eldar is a pro-amateur poker player who specializes in Omaha hold 'em. He plays on PokerStars under the alias Deldar182.
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David Eldar (born 26 September 1989) is an Australian Scrabble player and pro-amateur poker player who specializes in Omaha hold 'em.
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David Eldar (born 26 September 1989) is an Australian Scrabble player and pro-amateur poker player who specializes in Omaha hold 'em.
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David Eldar (born 26 September 1989) is an Australian Scrabble player and pro-amateur poker player who specializes in Omaha hold 'em.
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He is the World Scrabble Champion of 2017, sweeping Harshan Lamabadusuriya 3-0 in the final, and 2023, again beating Lamabadusuriya by a score of 4-3.
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David Eldar (born 26 September 1989) is an Australian Scrabble player and pro-amateur poker player who specializes in Omaha hold 'em. He is the World Scrabble Champion of 2017, sweeping Harshan Lamabadusuriya 3-0 in the final, and 2023, again beating Lamabadusuriya by a score of 4-3. In 2023, Eldar became the then second player to win multiple World Scrabble Championships, besides Nigel Richards, who has six wins. Eldar grew up in Melbourne and attended the King David School in Armadale. He is Jewish, with him describing himself as an "atheist, progressive Jew". His mother is Australian and his father is Israeli.
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David Eldar (born 26 September 1989) is an Australian Scrabble player and pro-amateur poker player who specializes in Omaha hold 'em.
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is an Australian Scrabble player and pro-amateur poker player who specializes in Omaha hold 'em.
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is an Australian Scrabble player and pro-amateur poker player who specializes in Omaha hold 'em.
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In 2023, Eldar became the then second player to win multiple World Scrabble Championships, besides Nigel Richards, who has six wins.
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