- Kenny Tran
infobox poker player
firstname=Kenny
lastname=Tran
nickname=The Kid
Sick Call Kenny
caption=Kenny Tran at the2007 World Series of Poker
hometown=Arcadia, California
wsop bracelet count=1
wsop money finishes=9
wsop main event best finish rank=16th
wsop main event best finish year=2007
multi-year wsop winner
wpt titles="None"
wpt final tables="None"
wpt money finishes=4Phuong "Kenny" Tran (born c.1974) is an
Vietnamese American professionalpoker player fromArcadia, California who won the2008 World Series of Poker $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em World Championship. cite web|url=http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=4718 |title=Kenny Tran - Results |accessdate=2008-06-16 |last=Butt |first=Robert |publisher=The Hendon Mob ]Tran was born in
Vietnam and gives all of his winnings to his extended family there. He is married with two children. He first began playing poker in 1992 at a bowling alley while working atMcDonald's . [ cite web|url=http://www.bluffmagazine.com/players/kenny-tran/2682/player-profile.asp |title=Poker Player Profile - Kenny Tran |accessdate=2008-06-16 |publisher=bluffmagazine.com ]World Series of Poker
He began playing tournaments in 1999 and has eight career
World Series of Poker cashes.Tran made the final table of the $50,000 World Championship
H.O.R.S.E. Event at the 2007 WSOP. He finished in 5th and won $444,000. In that same year he had his highest finish in the Main Event, finishing in 16th and earning $381,000. He also finished in 16th position in the inauguralWorld Series of Poker Europe Main Event, earning $68,000.At the
2008 World Series of Poker Tran won a bracelet in the $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em World Championship and his largest cash to date, earning $539,056.World Series of Poker Bracelets
Other poker events
Tran is known as a cash game specialist who plays in high stakes No Limit
Texas Hold 'em games at theCommerce Casino inLos Angeles . He also plays online onFull Tilt Poker where he is a sponsored pro. He has fourWorld Poker Tour (WPT) cashes including finishing in 10th place at the Sixth Annual Five Star World Poker Classic in the $25,000 No Limit Hold'em WPT World Championship, earning $158,290.As of 2008 his total winnings exceed $2,000,000. [ cite web|url=http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=s&n=4718 |title=Kenny Tran - stats |accessdate=2008-06-16 |last=Butt |first=Robert |publisher=The Hendon Mob ]
Notes
External links
* [http://www.cardplayer.com/players/results/Kenny-Tran/3101 Cardplayer.com Profile]
* [http://www.fulltiltpoker.com/kennyTran Kenny Tran - Full Tilt Poker profile]
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