Johnny Chan is in the lead of owning the most amounts of World Series Of Poker bracelets together with Doyle Brunson. They have the record of holding 10 WSOP bracelets each and we see no stopping The Orient Express. He is one of the most feared and respected poker legends and with his appearance in the movie Rounders he is also widely recognized.
Johnny Chan was born 1957 in Canton, China. He moved then to Hong Kong and over to the United States when he was 9 years old. He first lived in Phoenix before moving to Houston in 1973. There his family started a Chinese restaurant and this was what his future looked like, taking over the restaurant from his father. During his school period, Johnny who didn't speak any English, had problem understanding other kids. He explains it was sometimes very frustrating not knowing what other kids laughed about. He is now married and has six children.
He dropped out of the University of Houston when he was 21 years old with one goal in his mind; he was going to be a professional poker player. He moved to Las Vegas and there he noticed two things about his game. People didn't know how to really play Asian poker players and this was a huge advantage for Johnny cause he got to play poker his way. The only problem he had was that he couldn't stop playing so he usually lost money in the end. This needed to be fixed and he learned to control his game and what a nice product that came out.
Johnny "The Orient Express" is one fast and aggressive player. This former cook has his strongest weapon in reading people right. He has such a great feel on the table and if you would flinch for a second, he would swallow your bankroll faster then speed of light. He is also known having an orange at the table. This story comes from that he would have the orange to get the fresh smell.
He has 10 World Series Of Poker bracelets and is tied in the lead with another legend, Doyle Brunson. Below is his current WSOP record, which is astonishing.
Current WSOP record:
2005 — WSOP Winner — Pot Limit Holdem Event
2003 — WSOP Winner — No Limit Holdem Event
2003 — WSOP Winner — Pot Limit Holdem Event
2000 — WSOP Winner — Pot Limit Omaha Event
1997 — WSOP Winner — Deuce To Seven Draw Event
1994 — WSOP Winner — Seven Card Stud Event
1988 — WSOP Winner — No Limit Holdem Main Event
1987 — WSOP Winner — No Limit Holdem Main Event
1985 — WSOP Winner — Limit Holdem Event
