Johnny Chan
Player Information:
- Name: Johnny Chan
- Nickname(s): na
- Date of Birth: 1957
- Place of Birth: Canton, China
- Currently Resides: Las Vegas, NV
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Biography:
Johnny Chan may be poker's most well known name. He is a legend in the poker world for winning nine gold bracelets (tying Doyle Brunson and Phil Hellmuth), but more impressively is that two bracelets were from back to back Championship events in 1987 and 1988. Amazingly he almost won in 1989 too, but finished second to Phil Hellmuth. He is not only known by poker players, but also by movie goers for playing himself as the best poker player in the world in the movie Rounders. The movie contained footage of Chan's victory against Erik Seidel in the 1988 World Series.
Chan, nicknamed "The Orient Express", flopped a straight and got Erik to move all in with a pair of queens.
Chan moved with his family from Hong Kong to Phoenix in 1968. They later moved to Houston where his family owned some restaurants. He was expected to continue in the family business, but poker took him on a life detour. He started playing in the early 80’s and hasn't looked back since. When he started playing poker, he also was an avid bowler. He used to hide some of his poker escapades by saying he was at the bowling alley.
Notable Poker Accomplishments:
| Place | Date | Entry | Game Type | Tournament Name | Location | Amount Won |
| 1st | 29-Apr-03 | $5,000 | No-Limit Hold'em | 34th World Series of Poker 2003 | Las Vegas | $224,400 |
| 2nd | 06-May-02 | $1,500 | No-Limit Hold'em | 33rd World Series of Poker 2002 | Las Vegas | $137,720 |
| 2nd | 10-May-01 | $3,000 | No-Limit Hold'em | 32nd World Series of Poker 2001 | Las Vegas | $211,210 |
What's your opinion about this Player?
| 1 | 20 Jan 2006 - 05:43| mitch (meng_michel@hotmail.com ) |
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| best player ever | |||