It was born in Corner, China. Later it was changed to Hong Kong and of there to Phoenix the U.S.A., in 1973 above next to his family to Houston. Their parents operated commercially some restaurants.At the moment he resides in Fertile valleys, he is married with 6 children and he has 6 houses. When it began, (nobody escaped of the family saying that it was going to play Bowling) its nationality helped it to be underestimated by its adversaries, waited for an Asian that knew to handle the poker, always had a good hand, many simply paid to see that it took the Asian. Even so its first year of professional player was desastrozo. In words of Doyle Brunson, "…simplemente it did not know when to retire, now it has learned it and it is but great between the young people, when we are not is single".Known in the world of the poker as "Expreso of East" were transformed into a legend when winning the world-wide series in 1987 and 1988, also played the end of 1989 and lost against Phil Hellmuth (that took 99 in hand). Jerry Buss (who played the end of a match WPT with Layne), proprietor of the equipment of NBA "Los Angeles Lakers" had promised to Chan a ring of champion of the NBA if he obtained that title.Its style is aggressive, solid and plays without fear. Its good natured character also is recognized between its colleagues, although all prefer not to seat in their table.It gained additional fame by his appearance in the Rounders film, in which a famous play, pote is analyzed key, where flopea Chan stairs to surpass the QQ of Eric Seidel and to gain the world-wide title of 1988.It is always seated in a table with an orange faces, a custom that it acquired during the time at which it was allowed to smoke in the halls game, used the same one to refresh the scent of the tobacco. It has 10 bracelets of WSOP.He was incluído in the hall the fame of the poker in 2002.
Some phrases:"Yellow Slims never will seat in a table with me. I would eat it I live.""You must not have much money to become a poker player, but she must have faith. The rest comes and goes, many have luck and gain a match and but it never becomes to have the news of them.""I am the best player in the Asian community. All of them dream about being Expreso of East II."Doyle Brunson:"You could play a million years and never to win. Not only Johnny gained it twice and was second to the third year, he gained other two matches in the middle. It gained four great matches in row and was second to the next one. He is very extraordinary."T.J Cloutier:"I am worried, Johnny always is the favorite to gain the World-wide Series. És the best one in the reading of its adversaries. At least the 90 percent of the times he is right." Friday 23 November 2007
JOHNNY CHAN
It was born in Corner, China. Later it was changed to Hong Kong and of there to Phoenix the U.S.A., in 1973 above next to his family to Houston. Their parents operated commercially some restaurants.At the moment he resides in Fertile valleys, he is married with 6 children and he has 6 houses. When it began, (nobody escaped of the family saying that it was going to play Bowling) its nationality helped it to be underestimated by its adversaries, waited for an Asian that knew to handle the poker, always had a good hand, many simply paid to see that it took the Asian. Even so its first year of professional player was desastrozo. In words of Doyle Brunson, "…simplemente it did not know when to retire, now it has learned it and it is but great between the young people, when we are not is single".Known in the world of the poker as "Expreso of East" were transformed into a legend when winning the world-wide series in 1987 and 1988, also played the end of 1989 and lost against Phil Hellmuth (that took 99 in hand). Jerry Buss (who played the end of a match WPT with Layne), proprietor of the equipment of NBA "Los Angeles Lakers" had promised to Chan a ring of champion of the NBA if he obtained that title.Its style is aggressive, solid and plays without fear. Its good natured character also is recognized between its colleagues, although all prefer not to seat in their table.It gained additional fame by his appearance in the Rounders film, in which a famous play, pote is analyzed key, where flopea Chan stairs to surpass the QQ of Eric Seidel and to gain the world-wide title of 1988.It is always seated in a table with an orange faces, a custom that it acquired during the time at which it was allowed to smoke in the halls game, used the same one to refresh the scent of the tobacco. It has 10 bracelets of WSOP.He was incluído in the hall the fame of the poker in 2002.
Some phrases:"Yellow Slims never will seat in a table with me. I would eat it I live.""You must not have much money to become a poker player, but she must have faith. The rest comes and goes, many have luck and gain a match and but it never becomes to have the news of them.""I am the best player in the Asian community. All of them dream about being Expreso of East II."Doyle Brunson:"You could play a million years and never to win. Not only Johnny gained it twice and was second to the third year, he gained other two matches in the middle. It gained four great matches in row and was second to the next one. He is very extraordinary."T.J Cloutier:"I am worried, Johnny always is the favorite to gain the World-wide Series. És the best one in the reading of its adversaries. At least the 90 percent of the times he is right." 