About Joseph Cheong
| Name | Joseph Cheong |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Seoul , KO |
The year 2010 will likely always be remembered fondly for Joseph Cheong.
After playing poker since 2007 with few major scores, Cheong won a $300 No-Limit Hold'em preliminary event at the WSOPC Rincon for $17,541.
Four months later, Cheong found himself with a seat at the biggest poker game in the world - the 2010 WSOP Main Event.
Well-known on Full Tilt Poker, Cheong made his first major online score in 2009 when he won a Mini-FTOPS event for $55,000.
Born in South Korea but raised in the U.S., Cheong currently resides in La Mirada, California and plays online poker under the alias subiime. He has a B.S. in Psychology and a Joint B.A. in Math and Economics from UCSD.
Joseph Cheong recent tournament placings
| Place | Winnings | Tournament |
|---|---|---|
| 48 | €2,398 | WSOP Europe 2011, Event 2 - €1,090 No-Limit Hold'em |
| 114 | $54,851 | WSOP 2011, Event 58 - $10,000 Main Event World Championship |
| 37 | $6,228 | WSOP 2011, Event 52 - $2,500 Mixed Hold'em (Limit/No-Limit) |
| 47 | $10,246 | WSOP 2011, Event 35 - $5,000 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha |
| 3 | $4,130,049 | WSOP 2010, Event 57 - $10,000 Main Event Championship |
| 36 | $16,071 | 2010 Special, NAPT Venetian Las Vegas Main Event |
