John Phan

Name: John Phan
Nickname: The Razor
Current Residence: Long Beach, Calif., United States
Birth Date: 1974
Birth Place: Da Nang, Vietnam

John "The Razor" Phan has been honing his razor sharp poker game for years in the poker rooms of California. Born in Vietnam, Phan came to America with his family when he was a young boy in 1982 and settled in California.

Phan started playing poker for fun when he was 16, but it wasn't long before he figured out he could make good money playing and was heading to the card rooms. When he graduated from high school, Phan was all set to attend...

Trivia

Born in Vietnam and survived a month at sea to make it to America
Good friends with fellow poker pro Liz Lieu
Won two WSOP bracelets during the 2008 series

Recent Tournament Placings

Tournament	Place	Winnings
2009 Special, NBC National Heads-Up Championship	15th	$25,000
WPT Season 7, Legends of Poker	1st	$1,091,428
WPT Season 7, Bellagio Cup IV	5th	$193,915
2008 WSOP, Event 40, 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball (Limit)	1st	$151,896
2008 WSOP, Event 29, No-Limit Hold'em	1st	$434,789
WPT Season 6, Bay 101 Shooting Star	6th	$135,000
WPT Season 6, World Poker Open	22nd	$12,060
2007 WSOP, Event 19, No-Limit Hold'em	2nd	$330,846
2007 WSOP, Event 5, Omaha/7-Card Stud Hi-Lo 8-or-Better	8th	$16,922
WPT Season 5, Borgata Poker Classic	19th	$27,694
2006 WSOP, Event 36, Limit Hold'em Shootout	27th	$7,153
2006 WSOP, Event 27, No-Limit Hold'em	85th	$4,353
2006 WSOP, Event 17, No-Limit Hold'em	2nd	$289,389
2006 WSOP, Event 7, Limit Hold'em	23rd	$5,727
2005 WSOP, Event 23, $5,000 Seven-Card Stud	4th	$72,190
WPT Season 3, WPT World Championship	4th	$518,920
2000 WSOP, Event 1, Employee Event	13th	$595
2002 WSOP, Event 13, Limit Hold'em	15th	$4,800
2003 WSOP, Event 17, Limit Hold'em	17th	$3,900