John Phan Slices Up the Poker Tournament CircuitWe're not quite into December of 2008 yet but already there is very clear leader in the 2008 Card Player Player of the Year (POY) standings. Sitting way out in front of the pack is John "The Razor" Phan.John Phan was born in Da Nang Vietnam in 1974 and now currently resides in Long Beach, Calif. It's unlikely that Phan spends too much time there though since he plays an insane number of live tournaments each year. This is no doubt part of the reason why he is also constantly performing so well on the Player of the Year standings. BodogPoker is a very popular online Sports/Poker/Casino website which offers a great player points system along with many free-roll tournaments! Are you ready to win a seat into the WSOP or WPT? BodogPoker has built the Best Reputation for Online Gaming by nailing four key service points; offering quick and simple depositing methods, instant upfront cash bonuses, fast payouts, and the most impressive customer service department in the industry! Join BodogPoker today! In 2005 Pham barely lost out to Men "The Master" Nguyen in the POY standings by a mere 176 points. The Master had an insane 16 final tables that year though and wasn't to be outdone even though Phan out earned. Then in 2006 Pham dropped back but remained on the tournament radar of pros around the world as he finished in 39th with 2,419 points, five final tables and $605,658 in prize money. 2007 saw a similar performance with 48th place, 2,706 points, six final tables and $464,737 in prize money. This year however, is the year of the Razor. Check out these stats; Pham has made eight prestigious final tables, earned over $2 million and has accrued 6,704 points! Considering that the closest poker player to Pham on the list is Bertrand Grospellier (another regular in the POY standings) has 5,410 it's looking like Phan's victory is a lock. Pham is consummate tournament poker pro with two World Series of Poker bracelets to his name both coming from 2008. He took first in both the $3,000 NL Holdem event and the $2,500 2-7 Triple draw for $434,789 and $151,896 respectively. Win your seat into the World Series of Poker or World Poker Tour through a World Series of Poker freeroll tournament right now! He has made three WPT final tables won one of them. Pham's tournament successes have garnered him over $5,300,000 making him 33rd most successful tournament poker player in the world right behind Ted Forrest and in front of Humberto Brenes. Apparently he's at the poker tables so much that that is where he meets women. He is currently dating poker pro Liz Lieu who was also born in Vietnam in 1974 before moving to the United States. With Pham's stellar poker tournament attendance you can almost guarantee that if you play any major live tournaments in the U.S. you'll be swimming in his waters. Take him on, if you so dare, by winning your way into a land-based poker tournament through Bodog's Player's Choice Qualifiers. --- by Bodog Poker at 1800-sports.com on November 20, 2008
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