The third player from Vietnam to make it to the hall of fame of Texas Hold’em Legends is J.C. Tran. The full name is Justin Cuong van Tran and he is 47 years old. He was born on Jan 20 1977 but managed to leave with his family when he was 2 years old. He now lives in Sacramento, California and has built a solid name for himself with over 13.3 million US dollars in winnings from his career as a professional online poker player.
Early Life
The Capitol Casino is the source of his original bankroll through the $9/$18 limit poker game. At some point he decided that the gains from it were too limited and turned his attention to the major tournaments. After 2003, he has managed to finish with a cash reward in 46 tournaments and counts 11 final tables and 2 WSOP titles. In 2013 has was the 5th player in the world with the most finishes «in the money». He also holds 2 more titles from the World Poker Tour.
Major Wins
The list here is quite long:
- 2003 marks the first major gains of $74,150 at Heavenly Hold’em
- Another $97,470 winnings at the Rio Las Vegas Poker Festival
- 2nd in World Series of Poker circuit event accumulating $251,920
- Winner of the main event at Pokerstar’s WCOOP in 2006. Gains: $670,00.
- 2nd at the LA Poker Classic of 2007, pocketing $1,177,010
- Also in 2007, he won his first title at World Poker Challenge with a reward of $683,473
- The 3rd achievement for 2007 amounted in $523,075 at the Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic
- The biggest return came in 2013 and the 5th place of the WSOP main event, in the amount of $2,106,893.
Bracelets
Impact
2007 when he was declared as the Player of the Year of the World Poker Tour, is quite a while back. However, the total amount of his earnings and the fact that he is a member of a rather short group of people that have won multiple WPT and WSOP titles, have earned him his position as a Legend of the Texas Hold’em tables. Along with the Nguyens that we have already talked about and people like Johnny Chan, John Juanda, David Pham, Daniel Negreanu and others, he has been one of the main reasons that poker has made it to the TV screens, and became a source of income for those who register for an account made for winners.
