He's a gambler, kinda in the same mold as Sammy Farha. He's a mixed game specialist and plays in the big game at the Bellagio. I think he owns a bunch of businesses on the strip in Las Vegas.
He won a WPT event in the '04 (Mirage I think) and a bracelet at the WSOP this year (Stud 8/better).
Here's a link to his bio:
http://www.cardplayer.com/players/bio/Eli-Elezra/1957