Eli Balas is an Israeli professional poker player, based in

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. Balas has won 3 bracelets at the

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(WSOP). He has also finished 2nd in 5 WSOP preliminary events. Balas finished on the television

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, which was 7th place, for the inaugural

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(WPT) event and made two final tables of the

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. As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $1,300,000. His 24 cashes at the WSOP account for $1,148,041 of those winnings.World Series of Poker Earnings
, worldseriesofpoker.com

WSOP Bracelets

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Eli Balas Hendon Mob tournament results
American poker players Living people World Series of Poker bracelet winners Year of birth missing (living people) {{Poker-stub