Johnny Chan is a Chinese-born American professional poker player known as the Orient Express. He won the World Series of Poker Main Event in 1987 and 1988, back to back victories that made him the first foreign national to win the event and the last player to win it in consecutive years. He holds ten World Series of Poker bracelets, was the first player to reach that total in 2005, and was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 2002.
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Career HighlightWon ten World Series of Poker bracelets, including back-to-back Main Event titles in 1987 and 1988. 1 Classification
Competition Category In the Other Atlases
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Johnny Chan (born 1957) is an American professional poker player.
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Johnny Chan (born 1957) is an American professional poker player.
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He has won 10 World Series of Poker bracelets, including the 1987 and 1988 World Series of Poker main events consecutively.
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Johnny Chan (Chinese: 陳金海; (born 1957) is an American professional poker player.
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