David "The Dragon" Pham (born February 10, 1967 in South Vietnam), is a Vietnamese-American professional poker player. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... The 2005 World Series of Poker opened play on June 2, continuing through the Main Event No Limit World Championship starting on July 7. ... Atlantic City redirects here. ... The WSOP logo The World Series of Poker is the most prestigious set of poker tournaments in the world. ... Non-Main Event gold bracelets given to the event winners during the 2005 WSOP The World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet is the biggest non-monetary prize a poker player can win. ... For a list of words Poker, see the Poker category of words in Wiktionary, the free dictionary The following is a glossary of poker terms used in Wikipedia poker articles. ... The 2001 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binions Horseshoe. ... The World Poker Tour (WPT) is a series of poker tournaments featuring most of the worlds professional players. ... is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... Anthem Thanh niên Hành Khúc (Call to the Citizens) Capital Saigon Language(s) Vietnamese Government Republic Last President¹ Duong Van Minh Last Prime minister Vu Van Mau Historical era Cold War  - Regime change June 14, 1955  - Dissolution April 30, 1975 Area  - 1973 173,809 km² 67,108... A Vietnamese American (Vietnamese: người Mỹ gốc Việt) is a resident of the United States who is of Vietnamese descent. ... For the domestic fireplace tool, see fireplace poker. ...

Biography

Pham fled Vietnam for America at the age of 17 in a boat carrying 145 people (99 of whom died on the journey).

Pham is the cousin of poker player Men Nguyen. After Nguyen's early success in professional poker, he opened up a cleaning business that Pham worked for. Like many of Nguyen's workers, Pham would eventually take poker lessons from him and would later be active in the tournament circuit. Men The Master Nguyá»…n (born 1954 in Phan Thiet, Vietnam) is a Vietnamese-American professional poker player. ...

In 2000 he was named "Player of the Year" by Card Player. Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ...

Pham won a World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet in 2001 for the $2.000 S.H.O.E. event, defeating a final table including Tom McEvoy, John Cernuto, Cyndy Violette and Paul Darden. In 2001 he finished in the money for the $10,000 no limit hold'em main event, where he finished in 44th place. In 2006, Pham won his second WSOP bracelet in the $2,000 No Limit Hold'em Shootout event. The WSOP logo The World Series of Poker is the most prestigious set of poker tournaments in the world. ... The 2007 WSOP Main Event Bracelet A bracelet is awared to each of the winners of the 50+ plus events at the World Series of Poker (WSOP). ... The 2001 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binions Horseshoe. ... H.O.S.E (aka S.H.O.E) is a term used for playing a mixed game of poker consisting of four different poker games. ... Tom McEvoy (born November 14, 1944 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA) is a professional poker player and author. ... Miami John Cernuto (born in Jersey City, New Jersey) is an American professional poker based in Las Vegas, Nevada, specialising in omaha hi-lo events. ... Cyndy Violette (born 19 August 1959 in Queens, NY) is an American professional poker player. ... Paul The Truth Darden Jr. ... The large and growing jargon of poker includes many terms. ... // Wikibooks Poker has more about this subject: Betting This article describes the common terms, rules, and procedures in the game, but does not cover the strategic impact of betting. ... Texas hold em (or simply hold em or holdem) is the most popular of the community card poker games. ...

In February 2003, Pham won the $5,000 limit hold'em event of the L.A. Poker Classic, outlasting such players as Bon Phan, Jennifer Harman and Erick Lindgren to take home the $457,320 first prize. 2003 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for February, 2003. ... // Wikibooks Poker has more about this subject: Betting This article describes the common terms, rules, and procedures in the game, but does not cover the strategic impact of betting. ... Bon Phan, also known as John Phan, is an American professional poker player from Long Beach, California. ... Jennifer Harman (born November 29, 1964 in Reno, Nevada) is an American professional poker player with a reputation as a cash game player. ... Erick E-Dog Lindgren (born August 11, 1976 in Burney, California) is an American professional poker player. ...

Later, in December 2004, he defeated Alan Goehring heads-up to win the $3,000 no limit hold'em event at the Five Diamond World Poker Classic, earning a payday of $414,419. ← - 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in December • 30 Artie Shaw • 29 Julius Axelrod • 28 Jacques Dupuis • 28 Jerry Orbach • 28 Susan Sontag • 26 Reggie White • 26 Sir Angus Ogilvy • 23 P. V. Narasimha Rao • 23 Doug Ault • 19 Renata Tebaldi • 16... Alan Goehring (born February 21, 1962) is a retired American junk bond analyst and trader from Henderson, Nevada. ...

Since the inception of the World Poker Tour (WPT), Pham has made 5 final tables, but is yet to win a championship event. The World Poker Tour (WPT) is a series of poker tournaments featuring most of the worlds professional players. ...

As of 2007, his total live tournament winnings exceed $6,200,000.

Pham currently resides in Bell Gardens, California. He has four children. Bell Gardens is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ...

PERSONAL LIFE: He has a long lost son named David Duy Pham, who was lost during an attack of seagulls. Pham left the baby, David Duy Pham, on the ground, to run away from the attacking and crapping seagulls. The seagulls bombarded David Duy Pham with crap. David Duy Pham was found by his current "dad' and was raised to the age of 14, before David Duy Pham, discovered his true father. He then became Diana Duy Pham and is currently living with his partner, Ken DangKhoa Le, who are not related, in Hollywood, California. David now works as a tennis racket collector.