Kenny Tran
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]
| Kenny Tran | |
|---|---|
 Tran at the 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event | |
| Nickname(s) | The Kid Sick Call Kenny Vietnamese Google |
| Residence | Arcadia, California |
| Born | c. 1974 (age 46–47) |
| 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 |
World Series of Poker
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
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
- Butt, 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 Earnings Archived October 30, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, worldseriesofpoker.com
External links
- Cardplayer.com profile at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
- Full Tilt Poker profile at the Wayback Machine (archive index)