Steve Sung

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Steve Sung
Steve Sung at WPT Gardens 2019.jpg
Steve Sung in 2019
Nickname(s)MuGGyLiCiOuS
ResidenceTorrance, California
Born1985 (age 38–39)
Seoul, South Korea
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s) 2
Money finish(es)20
Highest ITM
Main Event finish		291st, 2007
World Poker Tour
Title(s)None
Final table(s)4
Money finish(es)20
European Poker Tour
Title(s)None
Final table(s)None
Money finish(es)1
Information accurate as of 23 April 2010.

Suk-Min "Steve" Sung (born 1985) is a South Korean professional poker player residing in Torrance, California who is a two time World Series of Poker bracelet winner and a three time final tablist of World Poker Tour Championships.

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Sung was born in Seoul, South Korea. At the age of seven, Sung and his family, moved from South Korea to the United States, His interest in poker began when he notice his father playing the game then later Steve would play friends of his while still attending high school, after he graduated, Sung attended the University of California, San Diego to study both computer engineering and economics but dropped out of college in order to become a full-time professional poker player. [1]

World Poker Tour

Sung has finished in the money ten times at the World Poker Tour (WPT), most notably making three of the six player final tables his first two were at the WPT Season VI where at the €7,500 WPT Spanish Championship he finished in 4th earning €117,400 ($164,943) and later at the Bay 101 Shooting Star where he was the runner-up to Brandon Cantu, earning $585,000. [2] [3] In Season VII of the WPT Sung again made a final table at the Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic (the same event he finished 9th in Season V), this time finishing in 4th place earning $396,205. [4]

World Series of Poker

Sung has nine World Series of Poker (WSOP) cashes, making five final tables. His first two were at the 2007 World Series of Poker where he finished 3rd in the $1,500 Seven-Card Stud event earning $51,222 and placing 9th in the $10,000 World Championship Pot Limit Omaha event, earning $50,177. [5] [6]

The next year at the 2008 World Series of Poker he made the final table in the $5,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low World Championship where he finished 7th, earning $46,001 in a final table made up of professional such as Annie Duke, Marcel Lüske, Chris Ferguson and the winner of the event Sebastian Ruthenberg. [7] He also came close to making a six player final table in the $2,500 2-7 Triple Draw event where he finished in 8th place. [8] Sung finished in the money at the 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event where he finished in 291st out of 6,358 entries which was won that year by Jerry Yang. [9]

At the 2009 World Series of Poker in the $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em event Sung won his first bracelet earning $771,338. [10] Less than two weeks later, Sung took 3rd in the $10,000 2-7 Lowball Championship for $112,041. [11]

At the 2013 World Series of Poker Sung won the $25,000 No Limit Hold'em Six Handed in field of 175 entries earning $1,205,324, with a final table of notable poker professional that includes, online cash specialist Richard "nutsinho" Lyndaker (6th), Maxi Lehmanski (5th), Stephen "stevie444" Chidwick (4th), Dani Stern (3rd) and the runner-up Phil Galfond. [12]

As of 2022, his total live tournament winnings exceed $6,000,000. [13] His 62 cashes at the WSOP account for over $3,000,000 of those winnings. [14]

World Series of Poker Bracelets

YearTournamentPrize (US$)
2009 $1,000 No Limit Hold'em$771,106
2013 $25,000 No Limit Hold'em Six Handed$1,205,324

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References

  1. ↑ "Steve Sung". World Poker Tour. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  2. ↑ "World Poker Tour - WPT Spanish Championship, No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  3. ↑ "World Poker Tour - WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star, No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  4. ↑ "2008 Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic, No Limit Hold'em - Doyle Brunson Classic". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  5. ↑ "38th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2007, Seven Card Stud". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  6. ↑ "38th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2007, World Championship Pot Limit Omaha". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  7. ↑ "39th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2008, World Championship Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  8. ↑ "39th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2008, Deuce to Seven Triple Draw". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  9. ↑ "38th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2007, World Championship No Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  10. ↑ "40th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2009, No Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  11. ↑ "40th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2009, World Championship No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  12. ↑ "44th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2013, No Limit Hold'em - 6 Handed (Event #52)". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Steve Sung's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Steve Sung". WSOP.com. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
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