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Thomas Chung (poker player)

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Thomas Chung is an American poker player from Federal Way, Washington, who has won two bracelets at the World Series of Poker. He won his first bracelet in 1989 in the 2,000 dollar Limit Hold'em event, taking 212,000 dollars in what was his first cash in a WSOP event, and his second in 1991 in the 5,000 dollar Seven Card Stud event for 142,000 dollars. He made the Main Event final table in 1993, a year won by Jim Bechtel, and finished fifth for 72,000 dollars. He has since made numerous cashes and wins in various tournaments, and by 2019 his total tournament winnings exceeded 1,875,000 dollars, with 590,967 dollars from 13 WSOP cashes.

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