David Pham

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David Pham
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David Pham at the 2004 World Poker Tour's Festa al Lago
Nickname(s)The Dragon
ResidenceAtlantic City, New Jersey
Born (1967-02-10) February 10, 1967 (age 57)
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s) 3
Money finish(es)50
Highest ITM
Main Event finish		44th, 2001
World Poker Tour
Title(s)None
Final table(s)7
Money finish(es)20 [1]
European Poker Tour
Title(s)None
Final table(s)1
Money finish(es)1
Information accurate as of 15 July 2017.

David Pham (born February 10, 1967, in South Vietnam), is a Vietnamese-American professional poker player from Bell Gardens, California, with three World Series of Poker bracelets who has made seven final tables at the World Poker Tour. [1]

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Early life

Pham was born in South Vietnam and fled to the United States at the age of 17 in a boat carrying 145 people of which only 46 survived the journey. [2] Once in the United States, Pham gained employment at his cousin's laundry business. His cousin is the famed professional poker player Men Nguyen, from whom Pham would learn poker and continue to do so even after Pham along with his wife had opened a nail salon in Los Angeles, California.

Poker

In both 2000 and 2007 Pham was named "Player of the Year" by Card Player. [3]

As of 2017, his total live tournament winnings exceed $9,850,000. [4] His 50 cashes at the WSOP account for over $2,175,000 of those winnings. [1]

World Series of Poker

Pham won a World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet in 2001 for the $2.000 S.H.O.E. event, defeating a final table including Tom McEvoy, John Cernuto, Cyndy Violette and Paul Darden. [5] In 2006, Pham won a second WSOP bracelet in the $2,000 No Limit Hold'em Shootout event. [6] He won a $1,500 No Limit Hold'em event in 2017 for his third bracelet. [7] He won a WSOP Circuit event in the $1,675 No Limit Hold'em - Main Event in Los Angeles in 2018. [8]

World Series of Poker Bracelets

YearTournamentPrize (US$)
2001 $2,000 S.H.O.E.$140,455
2006 $2,000 No Limit Hold'em Shootout$240,222
2017 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em$391,960

Other poker

In February 2003, Pham won the $5,000 limit hold'em event of the L.A. Poker Classic, outlasting such players as John Phan and Jennifer Harman to take home the $457,320 first prize. [9]

Later, in December 2004, he defeated Alan Goehring heads-up to win the $3,000 no limit hold'em event at the Five Diamond World Poker Classic, earning a payday of $414,419. [10]

On March 28, 2008, Pham made his sixth WPT final table at the 2008 World Poker Challenge, where he finished 5th earning $93,664. On November 5, 2008, Pham finished in fourth place at the WPT Foxwoods World Poker Finals, earning $240,344. [11]

In January 2008, Pham finished in fourth place, winning $600,000 at the European Poker Tour's (EPT) PokerStars Caribbean Poker Adventure (formerly a WPT event) after being eliminated at the final table by Bertrand Grospellier, who called Pham all-in with an ace high flush draw on the turn, which was made on the river. [12]

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  2. ↑ "David Pham". Poker Pages. Archived from the original on February 9, 2008. Retrieved February 1, 2008.
  3. ↑ Polson, Sarah (December 26, 2007). "David Pham clinches Player of Year". PokerListings.com. Archived from the original on August 21, 2009. Retrieved February 1, 2008.
  4. ↑ "David Pham's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  5. ↑ "32nd World Series of Poker - WSOP 2001, S.H.O.E." The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  6. ↑ "37th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2006, No Limit Hold'em Shootout". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  7. ↑ "48th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2017, No Limit Hold'em (Event #12)". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  8. ↑ "WSOP Circuit - WSOPC Los Angeles, No Limit Hold'em - Main Event (Bracelet Event #8)". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  9. ↑ "2003 L.A. Poker Classic, Limit Hold'em Championship". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
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  11. ↑ "2008 World Poker Finals, No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
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