1. Johnny Chan has won 10 World Series of Poker bracelets, including the 1987 and 1988 World Series of Poker main events consecutively.
30 Facts About Johnny Chan
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Johnny Chan started playing cards with the staff of the restaurant.
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When he was 21, Johnny Chan dropped out of the University of Houston, where he was majoring in hotel and restaurant management, and moved to Las Vegas to become a professional gambler.
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Johnny Chan won his first WSOP bracelet in 1985 in a Limit Hold'em event.
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Johnny Chan won the World Series of Poker in 1987 and 1988 becoming the first foreign national to win the main event.
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Johnny Chan almost won a third consecutive title, but finished as the runner-up in 1989 to Phil Hellmuth.
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Johnny Chan is the last player to win back-to-back WSOP Main Events.
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Johnny Chan added bracelets with victories at the WSOP in 1994,1997,2000, and 2002.
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In 2003, Johnny Chan won his eighth and ninth bracelets in Pot Limit Omaha and No Limit Hold'em events, both with a $5,000 buy-in.
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In 2005, Johnny Chan became the first player to win ten World Series of Poker bracelets, defeating Phil Laak in a $2,500 Pot Limit Texas hold 'em event.
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Johnny Chan is currently tied with Doyle Brunson, Erik Seidel, and Phil Ivey for second place with 10 World Series of Poker bracelets, behind Phil Hellmuth.
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Johnny Chan was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 2002.
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In 2008, Johnny Chan cashed for the first time in the Main Event since 1992, earning $32,166 for his 329th-place finish.
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In 2010, Johnny Chan cashed in the Main Event taking 156th place for $57,102.
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Johnny Chan's last recorded cash dates back to 2019, when he had a fairly deep run in the WSOP Main Event, eventually busting in 560th place.
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Johnny Chan competed in the $400,000 Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament in February 2005.
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Johnny Chan came back from having $20,000 chips out of $3,200,000 in play to finish in second place to Gus Hansen.
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Johnny Chan later competed in Poker Superstars II during the summer of 2005.
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Johnny Chan defeated 22 players to make it to the finals.
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Johnny Chan defeated Todd Brunson in the finals after three matches to win the $400,000 first prize.
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Johnny Chan appeared in Poker Superstars III where he made it as far as the semi-finals but was defeated by Todd Brunson after three matches.
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On NBC's late-night show Poker After Dark, a six-person $20,000 buy-in winner-takes-all tournament, Johnny Chan has the most victories to date with four wins in six appearances.
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Johnny Chan came in second and fifth when he did not win.
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Johnny Chan defeated all 9 other players at the final table in less than an hour.
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Johnny Chan won the $10,000 No Limit Hold'em tournament at the America's Cup of Poker in consecutive years in 1982 and 1983.
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Johnny Chan played in the 2004 and 2005 World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions events and the National Heads-Up Poker Championship in the same years.
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Johnny Chan appeared in the first and 2011 seasons of the GSN series High Stakes Poker.
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Johnny Chan is a former smoker who does not drink alcohol.
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Johnny Chan wrote a regular article in the bi-monthly magazine Trader Monthly.
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Johnny Chan appeared in the 2009 Hong Kong movie Poker King as himself.