Jerry Yang (poker player)
Jerry Yang | |
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Jerry Yang (2008) |
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Personal information | |
Year of birth | 1968 |
Country of birth | Laos |
Nickname | The Shadow |
place of residence | Temecula |
Live Poker Tournament Achievements | |
Highest prize money | $ 8,250,000 |
Total prize money | $ 8,443,795 |
World Series of Poker | |
Bracelets | 1 |
Cashes | 8th |
Best main event | Win ( 2007 ) |
Last updated: February 21, 2020 |
Xao "Jerry" Yang (* 1968 in Laos ) is an American poker player . He won the World Poker Championship in 2007 .
Personal
Yang studied psychology and works as a psychologist and social worker in Southern California. He is married and has six children. He started playing poker in 2005.
Poker career
In 2007 he played for the first time at the World Series of Poker at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas and he immediately achieved a sensation. At the main event he prevailed against a field of 6358 poker players and won the world championship. Some top stars such as Scotty Nguyen , Huck Seed and Lee Watkinson were represented until recently . At the final table, however, Yang was unstoppable and very quickly took the lead, which he did not give up until the heads-up against Tuan Lam. In the 205th hand played at the final table Yang won with 8 ♣ 8 ♦ against Lam's A ♦ Q ♦ when he on the River his hand to a road was complete. Yang received the winner's check for $ 8,250,000 and a bracelet .
In addition to his job as a psychologist, he is involved in several charitable institutions. He donates 10% of his poker income to foundations such as the McDonald's Kinderhilfe or the Make-A-Wish Foundation .
In April 2013 the American tax office auctioned u. a. various jewelry and the bracelet from Yang after he failed to pay due taxes.
Web links
- Jerry Yang in the Hendon Mob Poker Database (English)
- Jerry Yang in the database of the Global Poker Index (English)
- Jerry Yang in the database of the World Series of Poker (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ 38th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2007 ($ 10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed February 21, 2020.
- ↑ You can bid for Jerry Yang's WSOP champion watch on Ebay at hochgepokert.com on July 23, 2014, accessed on February 21, 2020.
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SURNAME | Yang, Jerry |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Yang, Xao (real name); The Shadow (nickname) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American poker player |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1968 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Laos |