David Pham

David Pham is not part of the same planet as other poker superstars. he keeps playing tournaments one after another but seem not particularly seeking the light of the cameras. he is so little known in comparison with results for poker players community and is often confused with John Phan or other players with the same family name.

David Pham was born in Vietnam but fled to the us when he was 17 years with 145 persons on board the vessel. Only 46 people succeed at the end of the trip. Arriving in the US will find one of his cousins, men "The master" Nguyen offering him a job in his laundry but which will especially him learn all he knows about poker.

Several years David Pham is his weapons to explode from 2000. This year he is named player of the year by Card Player, distinction that he will get again in 2007.

David "The Dragon" Pham specializes in poker tournaments that he is fond of, and he plays also an impressive number of tournament, far more than most poker players. he is not known to the cash game that does not seem interest him.

Total his tournaments earnings are $ 7,492,476, which places in the Top15 of players who won the more money in tournament.

His Tops wins in detail.

World Series Of Poker (WSOP)

David Pham won 2 bracelets in 2 difficult variants: the S.H.O.E, which is a mix of multiple variants and a no. Limit Hold'em Tournament ' em Shootout to win successively 3 full tables. He's a player who regularly gains WSOP with 23 paid places. The WSOP main Event he will be able to reach the 44th place in 2001.

World Poker Tour (WPT)

David Pham is part of the WPT "embraced" because despite 2 paid places and 6 final tables it at the moment never could hang a title of this series of tournaments to each time to abandon the victory. He thus finished, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 3rd in the previous seasons to fail once again season VI to the 2nd and 5th at respectively Bicycle Casino and Grand Sierra Resort and Casino. But we can trust the dragon to hang a title early in the later.

The total of David Pham in the WPT gains of $ 1,854,728 probably amount highest for a player who have never won the title.

European Poker Tour (EPT)

In 2008, David Pham has been eliminated by the future winner, Elky, of the Carribean Poker Adventure Pokerstars while he was widely preferred on hand, his opponent with mats on the turn to find a miraculous flush on the river.

Of this tournament he leaves with $ 600,000.

Other performance:

David Pham elected player of the year by Cardplayer in 2000 and 2007, one of the most beautiful rewards for a poker player.

David Pham appears rarely out of official competitions.