Hung Tran Poker
Tran is an accomplished economist, with broad experience across the private sector, international organizations and research institutions. Tran has produced important research and shaped policy decisions concerning advanced and emerging market economies, global capital markets, debt and capital flows, and financial stability issues. He has spoken and published extensively on these. Australia Hung Tran. Total Live Earnings $5,130. Opening Event Matchroom Poker Challenge, Adelaide 4th A$ 1,380 $ 1,050 25-Sep-2016.
| Kenny Tran | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | The Kid Sick Call Kenny Vietnamese Google |
| Residence | Arcadia, California |
| Born | c. 1974 (age 45–46) |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | 1 |
| Money finish(es) | 13 |
| Highest ITM Main Event finish | 16th, 2007 |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | None |
| Final table(s) | None |
| Money finish(es) | 3 |
| Information accurate as of 16 July 2009. | |
Phuong 'Kenny' Tran (born c. 1974) is a Vietnamese American professional poker player from Arcadia, California who won the 2008 World Series of Poker $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em World Championship.[1] Tran was born in Vietnam and gives 10% of his winnings to his extended family there. He is married and has 3 children. He first began playing poker in 1992 at a bowling alley while working at McDonald's.[2]
World Series of Poker[edit]
He began playing tournaments in 1999 and has thirteen career World Series of Poker cashes. Tran made the final table of the $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E. Event at the 2007 WSOP. He finished in 5th and won $444,000. In that same year he had his highest finish in the Main Event, finishing in 16th and earning $381,000. He also finished in 16th position in the inaugural World Series of Poker Europe Main Event, earning $68,000. At the 2008 World Series of Poker Tran won a bracelet in the $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em World Championship and his largest cash to date, earning $539,056.[1]
| Year | Tournament | Prize (US$) |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em World Championship | $539,056 |
Other poker events[edit]
Tran is known as a cash game specialist who plays in high-stakes No Limit Seven Card Stud games at the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles. He also used to play online on Full Tilt Poker where he was a sponsored professional. He has four World Poker Tour (WPT) cashes including finishing in 10th place at the Sixth Annual Five Star World Poker Classic in the $25,000 No Limit Hold'em WPT World Championship, earning $158,290.[1] As of 2009, his total winnings exceed $2,100,000.[3] His 13 cashes at the WSOP account for $1,661,619 of those winnings.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ abcButt, Robert. 'Kenny Tran – Results'. The Hendon Mob. Retrieved June 16, 2008.
- ^'Poker Player Profile – Kenny Tran'. bluffmagazine.com. Archived from the original on June 11, 2008. Retrieved June 16, 2008.
- ^Butt, Robert. 'Kenny Tran – stats'. The Hendon Mob. Retrieved June 16, 2008.
- ^World Series of Poker EarningsArchived October 30, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, worldseriesofpoker.com
External links[edit]
- Cardplayer.com profile at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
- Full Tilt Poker profile at the Wayback Machine (archive index)