# Aaron Zang > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Aaron_Zang > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Aaron_Zang.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Zang > Source revision: 1331593008 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Aaron Zang** (traditional Chinese: 臧書奴; simplified Chinese: 臧书奴; pinyin: *Zāng Shūnú*; born 21 June 1982) is a Chinese [poker](/source/Poker) player currently residing in [Macau](/source/Macau). He won the £1,050,000 No Limit Hold'em Triton Million for Charity event in 2019 which has the largest single payout in poker tournament history.[1] ## Poker career Zang got into poker through a friend after he went to university. He regularly deposited money into the [partypoker](/source/Partypoker) online poker room which he repeatedly gambled away. In 2006, his uncle gave him ¥1,000 which he used to build a bankroll of ¥400,000. In 2007, Zang began playing professionally in Macau.[2] In 2019, Zang won the £1,050,000 [No Limit Hold'em](/source/No_Limit_Hold'em) Triton Million defeating [Bryn Kenney](/source/Bryn_Kenney) heads up. The tournament had the largest scheduled single payout in poker tournament history, with first place receiving £19,000,000 ($23,100,000). However, due to a prize splitting deal agreed with Kenney, Zang ended up receiving £13,779,491 ($16,775,820) for first place while Kenney received the larger prize of £16,890,509 ($20,563,324) for finishing runner-up. The deal was made when the tournament entered heads up with Kenney holding an over 5:1 chip lead against Zang. Zang made a comeback and eventually won the tournament.[3][4] For his victory in the 2019 Triton Million event, Zang received the [third largest single payout](/source/List_of_largest_poker_tournaments_in_history_(by_prize_pool)) in poker tournament history behind Kenney's runner-up place prize in the same tournament and [Antonio Esfandiari](/source/Antonio_Esfandiari)'s victory prize at 2012 [Big One for One Drop](/source/Big_One_for_One_Drop) for $18,346,673.[5] As of August 2020, Zang has won over US$17,600,000 in live poker tournaments, overtaking [Elton Tsang](/source/Elton_Tsang) as the most successful Chinese poker player in live tournaments. His latest victory coming from Triton Poker Vietnam where he won $1,00,000 in the Short Deck Main Event. [6] ## Personal life Zang played *[Magic: The Gathering](/source/Magic:_The_Gathering)* during high school and won a Chinese championship in the card game. He graduated from university in 2005. In 2013, he founded a company specializing in [Bitcoin](/source/Bitcoin) in [Shenzhen](/source/Shenzhen).[2] ## Prize Money Overview With total tournament earnings of nearly $22 million, Aaron Zang is the most successful Chinese poker player on the All-Time Money List[7] as of March 15, 2023. **Total tournament earnings by Aaron Zang since 2007:** Year Prize money (in $) Tournament Wins 2007 1,783 0 2008–2012 0 0 2013 0 1 2014 116,938 0 2015 251,771 0 2016 330,073 0 2017 0 0 2018 156,848 0 2019 19,487,836 1 2020–2022 0 0 2023 1,544,000 1 Total 21,889,249 3 ## References 1. ["Zang takes Triton Million title as Kenney wins biggest ever prize"](https://triton-series.com/zang-takes-triton-million-title-as-kenney-wins-biggest-ever-prize/). *Triton Poker*. August 3, 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2020. 1. ["Aaron Zang: From Magic The Gathering to Winning the Triton Million for Charity"](https://triton-series.com/aaron-zang-from-magic-the-gathering-to-winning-the-triton-million-for-charity/). *Triton Poker*. Retrieved 8 September 2020. 1. Trenholm, Brandyn (3 August 2019). ["Aaron Zang Wins Triton Million for $16.7 Million; Bryn Kenney Finishes Runner-Up for $20 Million"](https://www.pokernews.com/news/2019/08/aaron-zang-wins-triton-million-london-bryn-kenney-second-35036.htm). *PokerNews*. Retrieved 8 September 2020. 1. Fast, Erik (3 August 2019). ["Aaron Zang Has Won The Largest Buy-In Poker Tournament Ever"](https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/24151-aaron-zang-has-won-the-largest-buy-in-poker-tournament-ever). *cardplayer.com*. Retrieved 8 September 2020. 1. Shillibier, Will (31 December 2019). ["Biggest Tournament Cashes of the Decade"](https://www.pokernews.com/news/2019/12/biggest-tournament-cashes-of-the-decade-36308.htm). *PokerNews*. Retrieved 8 September 2020. 1. Fast, Erik (March 31, 2023). ["Aaron Zang Wins Triton Poker Vietnam $100,000 Short Deck Main Event"](https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/27710-aaron-zang-wins-triton-poker-vietnam-100-000-short-deck-main-event). *CardPlayer.com*. Retrieved 2024-03-30. 1. ["China All Time Money"](https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/ranking/215/). *[The Hendon Mob Poker Database](/source/The_Hendon_Mob_Poker_Database)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20241126164521/https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/ranking/215/) 26 November 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2025-06-20. ## External links - [Card Player profile](https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/276607-aaron-zang) - [Hendon Mob profile](https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=98095) - [PokerNews profile](https://www.pokernews.com/poker-players/aaron-zang/) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Aaron Zang](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Zang) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Zang?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.