| Kenny Tran | |
| Nickname: | The Kid Sick Call Kenny Vietnamese Google Triad Kenny |
| Residence: | Arcadia, California |
| Wsop Bracelet Count: | 1 |
| Wsop Money Finishes: | 13 |
| Wsop Main Event Best Finish Rank: | 16th |
| Wsop Main Event Best Finish Year: | 2007 |
| Wpt Titles: | None |
| Wpt Final Tables: | None |
| Wpt Money Finishes: | 3 |
| Updated: | 2009-07-16 |
Phuong "Kenny" Tran is a Vietnamese American professional poker player from Arcadia, California who won the 2008 World Series of Poker $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em World Championship. Tran was born in Vietnam and gives 10% of his winnings to his extended family there. He is married and has 3 children. He first began playing poker in 1992 at a bowling alley while working at McDonald's.[1]
He began playing tournaments in 1999 and has thirteen career World Series of Poker cashes. Tran made the final table of the $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E. Event at the 2007 WSOP. He finished in 5th and won $444,000.[2] In that same year he had his highest finish in the Main Event, finishing in 16th and earning $381,000.[3] He also finished in 16th position in the inaugural World Series of Poker Europe Main Event, earning $68,000.[4] At the 2008 World Series of Poker Tran won a bracelet in the $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em World Championship and his largest cash to date, earning $539,056.[5]
| + World Series of Poker Bracelets | |||
| Year | Tournament | Prize (US$) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em World Championship | $539,056 |
Tran is known as a cash game specialist who plays in high-stakes No Limit Seven Card Stud games at the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles. He also used to play online on Full Tilt Poker where he was a sponsored professional. He has four World Poker Tour (WPT) cashes including finishing in 10th place at the Sixth Annual Five Star World Poker Classic in the $25,000 No Limit Hold'em WPT World Championship, earning $158,290. As of 2009, his total winnings exceed $2,100,000.[6] His 13 cashes at the WSOP account for $1,661,619 of those winnings.[7]