Tag Archives: Johnny Chan

The Saga of Phil Hellmuth Jr.

Posted on 2011/04/03 by gold777in

By the end of the 1980’s, things started really heating up for the WSOP Tournament and it didn’t hurt to have the youngest player ever to win the main event in 1989.  Phil Hellmuth Jr. was only 24 years old … Continue reading →

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1987 & 1988 WSOP Main Event Champ, Johnny Chan

Posted on 2011/03/24 by gold777in

Johnny Chan shot to fame in the late 1980’s after winning the WSOP Main Event consecutively in 1987 and 1988.  He took home $675,000 in ‘87 and then $700,000 in ’88 for his trouble.  He almost hit the WSOP Main … Continue reading →

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Great Players in Poker History

Posted on 2010/11/10 by gold777in

Stu “The Kid” Ungar Born in New York in 1953, Stu “The Kid” Ungar was only 10 years old when he won his first poker tournament.  As early as 1974, Ungar was considered one of the best players in New … Continue reading →

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