Johnny Chan
See also: Chan
Johnny Chan , known as Johnny “the East Express train” Chan (° 1957 Canton, China) is one of the players of professional poker more titrated in the world.
Biography
He often moves during his childhood, initially with HongKong in 1962 then towards the the United States, with Phoenix in 1968 and finally with Houston in 1973, where its family has restaurants. Intended to work in the family business, at the 21 years age, it stops its studies in hotel trade and restoration in the “University off Houston” and share for Las Vegas to become player of professional Poker.It acquires the celebrity at the end of the Eighties, by gaining twice continuation the championship of the world of poker (World Series Off Poker) with Las Vegas. Initially in 1987 against Frank Henderson, then in 1988 against Erik Seidel. In 1989, Jerry Buss, owner of the team of tennis shoe of the Lakers of Los Angeles, promise then to him a ring of the championship NBA if it is able to gain the WSOP third once of continuation, and Chan is on the way to renew the exploit, but will lose finally vis-a-vis the young person Phil Hellmuth Jr.
In 1998, Johnny Chan becomes most media of the players of poker by making an appearance in film “the Players” ( Rounders in VO), where it holds its own role. In 2002, Johnny Chan enters to the Poker Hall off Famed and in 2005, it gains its tenth bracelet WSOP and becomes, with Doyle Brunson and Phil Hellmuth, the player more titrated.
Johnny Chan is known to have an orange amulet in front of him with the table, and after its second title, of many players are also reflected to pose fruits on the table while hoping to increase their chance of success. However, if Johnny Chan always has an orange in front of him, it is that to smoke was authorized during the majority of the tournaments of poker. Being not smoker, it regularly humait the skin of orange to cover the odor of the tobacco.
In addition to being a player of poker, Johnny Chan has a Fast food with Stratosphere Hotel in Las Vegas and carries out also a career of consultant for the casino S and manufacturers of play. Moreover, he writes for the magazine “Card Player” and has for principal project to today open his own casino.
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