An Tran

Infobox poker player


imagesize = 150px
firstname=An
lastname=Tran
nickname=The Boss
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hometown=Las Vegas, Nevada
wsop bracelet count=1
wsop money finishes=40
wsop main event best finish rank=5th
wsop main event best finish year=1996
multi-year wsop winner=
wpt titles="None"
wpt final tables=1
wpt money finishes=1

An Tran (born July 29 1952 in Saigon) is a Vietnamese-American professional poker player, now living in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Tran began playing poker in the mid-1970s and first finished in the money of a World Series of Poker (WSOP) event in 1989 in the $2,000 no limit hold'em event. In the same year he finished 24th in the $10,000 no limit hold'em main event.

Tran has made numerous final tables since then, and won a WSOP bracelet in the 1991 $1,500 pot limit Omaha event, defeating Chris Bjorin in the final heads-up confrontation.

Tran also made one final table in the WSOP main event, finishing 5th in 1996. He narrowly missed out on winning a second WSOP bracelet in 2004 when he finished 2nd to John "World" Hennigan in the $5,000 limit hold'em event.

Tran has been under what he calls a "curse" after selling his one and only World Series of Poker bracelet for an undisclosed amount. Since selling the bracelet Tran has not won another.

Tran made a World Poker Tour (WPT) final table in January 2006, finishing 5th in the Gold Strike World Poker Open.

As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $2,500,000.

Tran is single, but has two children.

External links

* [http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=9 Hendon Mob tournament results]
* [http://www.pokerpages.com/articles/profiles/antran.htm PokerPages profile]