John Phan

infobox poker player
firstname=John
lastname=Phan
nickname=The Razor

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caption=Phan at the 2008 World Series of Poker.
hometown=Long Beach, California
wsop bracelet count=2
wsop money finishes=15
wsop main event best finish rank="None"
wsop main event best finish year=
multi-year wsop winner=
wpt titles=1
wpt final tables=4
wpt money finishes=10

Bon "John" Phan (born October 10 1974 in Da Nang, Vietnam) is a Vietnamese-American professional poker player based in Long Beach, California who is a two time World Series of Poker bracelet winner cite web|url=http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=28760 |title=Bon John Phan - Results |accessdate=2008-06-18 |last=Butt |first=Robert |publisher=TheHendonMob.com ] and is a winner and four time final tablist of World Poker Tour Championships.

World Series of Poker

Phan has made numerous World Series of Poker (WSOP) money finishes, including the final table of the $5,000 Seven-card stud event in 2005, finished fourth and outlasted both professional poker players Dave Colclough and Rob Hollink.

At the 2006 WSOP, Phan finished second in the $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em event when his cards|Q♠|5♠ failed to improve against Jon Friedberg's cards|A♥|7♥ on a board of cards|10♥|9♦|3♠|2♥|7♠. Phan earned $289,389 for his runner-up finish the next year at the 2007 WSOP Phan was runner-up to Francois Safieddine in the $2,500 No Limit Hold'em event, earning $330,846 but it wasn't until the 2008 World Series of Poker that Phan won his first bracelet after winning the $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em event, earning $434,789 and then he won his second bracelet the same year, this time in the $2,500 2-7 Triple Draw event, earning $151,896.

World Series of Poker bracelets

World Poker Tour

Phan cashed nine times on the World Poker Tour (WPT) making the final table in three of them, one was at the $25,000 WPT Championship of season 3, receiving $518,920 for finishing in fourth place above Hollink, Phil Ivey, Joe Beevers, Chris Ferguson and Juha Helppi. and the other was at the $9,600 No Limit Hold'em WPT season 6 event at the 2008 Bay 101 Shooting Stars where he finished 6th, earning $135,000. In July 2008 Phan made another WPT final table finishing in fifth place at the Bellagio Cup IV, earning $193,915 cite web|url=http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/article/4703/wpt-michael-quot-sirwatts-quot-watson-wins-the-bellagio-cup-iv |title=WPT: Michael "SirWatts" Watson Wins the Bellagio Cup IV |accessdate=2008-07-18 |last=Rodriguez |first=Julio |date=2008-07-18 |publisher=CardPlayer.com ]

On the WPT seventh season, Phan won his first WPT title after defeating well known online player Amit “Amak316″ Makhija during heads-up play, winning the WPT bracelet and over $1.1 million at the Legends of Poker held at the The Bicycle Casino in Bell Gardens, California.

Other poker events

Phan won two events at The Fifth Annual Jack Binion World Poker Open in 2004, the $500 Limit Hold'em event, earning $160,965 and $500 Pot Limit Hold'em event, earning $85,257 also cashing three other times at that same event. He later won the $3,000 No Limit Hold'em event at the Festa al Lago II in 2004, earning $189,900. He won the $2,425 No Limit Hold'em event at the 2005 L.A. Poker Classic, earning $300,578 and was runner-up to Marcel Luske in the $3,000 No Limit Hold'em event at the Fourth Annual Five-Star World Poker Classic in 2006, earning $179,195.

As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $5,300,000. [ cite web|url=http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=s&n=28760 |title=Bon John Phan - Stats |accessdate=2008-06-18 |last=Butt |first=Robert |publisher=TheHendonMob.com ] He is currently dating poker pro Liz Lieu.

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External links

* [http://www.johntherazorphan.com/ Official Website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/johnphantherazor Myspace Website]
* [http://www.worldpokertour.com/players/?x=profile&id=4395 World Poker Tour profile]
* [http://bnmagazine.com/article_detail.php?art_id=48 Poker Player John Phan]