{{Short description|Vietnamese-American poker player (born 1974)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}} {{Infobox poker player |name=John Phan |nickname=The Razor |image=John Phan 2.jpg |birth_date={{birth date and age|1974|10|10}} |caption=Phan at the 2008 World Series of Poker |wsop bracelet count=2 |wsop money finishes=29 |wsop main event best finish rank=149th |wsop main event best finish year=2012 |wpt titles=1 |wpt final tables=4 |wpt money finishes=11 |updated=2017-07-02 }} '''Bon''' "'''John'''" '''Phan''' (born October 10, 1974, in Da Nang, Vietnam) is a Vietnamese-American professional poker player based in Stockton, California,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gordon |first=Nicole |date=2008-08-29 |title=The PokerNews Profile: John Phan |url=https://www.pokernews.com/news/2008/08/pokernews-profile-john-phan-5509.htm |access-date=2024-04-07 |website=PokerNews.com |language=en}}</ref> who is a two-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner<ref name="results">{{Cite web |title=Bon John Phan's profile on The Hendon Mob |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=28760 |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}</ref> and is a winner and four-time final tablist of World Poker Tour Championships.
== World Series of Poker == Phan has made numerous World Series of Poker (WSOP) money finishes, including the final table of the $5,000 Seven-card stud event in 2005, finished fourth and outlasted both professional poker players Dave Colclough and Rob Hollink.<ref>{{Cite web |title=36th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2005, Seven Card Stud |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=8807 |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}</ref>
At the 2006 WSOP, Phan finished second in the $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em event when his {{cards|Q♠|5♠}} failed to improve against Jon Friedberg's {{cards|A♥|7♥}} on a board of {{cards|10♥|9♦|3♠|2♥|7♠}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=37th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2006, No Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=15826 |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}</ref> Phan earned $289,389 for his runner-up finish. The next year at the 2007 World Series of Poker Phan was runner-up to Francois Safieddine in the $2,500 No Limit Hold'em event, earning $330,846 but it was not until the 2008 World Series of Poker that Phan won his first bracelet after winning the $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em event, earning $434,789 and then he won his second bracelet the same year, this time in the $2,500 2-7 Triple Draw event, earning $151,896. Phan cashed for a total of $608,464 at the 2008 WSOP.<ref>{{Cite web |title=38th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2007, No Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=26163 |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=39th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2008, No Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=29702 |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=39th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2008, Deuce to Seven Triple Draw |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=29718 |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}</ref>
=== World Series of Poker bracelets === {| class="wikitable" ! style="background: #E9E9E9;" | Year ! style="background: #E9E9E9;" | Event ! style="background: #E9E9E9;" | Prize Money |- | 2008 | $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em | $434,789 |- | 2008 | $2,500 2-7 Triple Draw | $151,896 |}
== World Poker Tour == Phan cashed eleven times on the World Poker Tour (WPT) making the final table in four of them, one was at the $25,000 WPT Championship of season 3, receiving $518,920 for finishing in fourth place above Hollink, Phil Ivey, Joe Beevers, Chris Ferguson and Juha Helppi.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Third Annual Five-Star World Poker Classic, Main Event (WPT) - No Limit Hold'em Championship |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=10082 |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}</ref> The other was at the $9,600 No Limit Hold'em WPT season 6 event at the 2008 Bay 101 Shooting Stars where he finished 6th, earning $135,000.<ref>{{Cite web |title=World Poker Tour - WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star, No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=27643 |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}</ref> In July 2008, Phan made another WPT final table finishing in fifth place at the Bellagio Cup IV, earning $193,915<ref name="Cardplayer">{{cite web|url=http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/article/4703/wpt-michael-quot-sirwatts-quot-watson-wins-the-bellagio-cup-iv |title=WPT: Michael "SirWatts" Watson Wins the Bellagio Cup IV |access-date=July 18, 2008 |last=Rodriguez |first=Julio |date=July 18, 2008 |publisher=CardPlayer.com }}</ref>
On the WPT seventh season, Phan won his first WPT title after defeating well known online player Amit "Amak316″ Makhija during heads-up play, winning the WPT bracelet and over $1.1 million at the Legends of Poker held at The Bicycle Casino in Bell Gardens, California.
== Other poker events == [[Image:Bon Phan.jpg|thumb|John Phan at Nicky Hilton's poker tournament<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lasvegasvegas.com/content/nicky-hilton-host-new-years-eve-pure-nightclub-poker-tournament |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110518221837/http://www.lasvegasvegas.com/content/nicky-hilton-host-new-years-eve-pure-nightclub-poker-tournament |url-status=usurped |archive-date=May 18, 2011 |title=Nicky Hilton Host New Year's Eve Pure Nightclub Poker Tournament |access-date=July 26, 2011 |work=lasvegasvegas.com }}</ref>]] Phan won two events at The Fifth Annual Jack Binion World Poker Open in 2004, the $500 Limit Hold'em event, earning $160,965 and $500 Pot Limit Hold'em event, earning $85,257 also cashing three other times at that same event.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Fifth Annual Jack Binion World Poker Open, Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=10160 |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Fifth Annual Jack Binion World Poker Open, Pot Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=10164 |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}</ref> He later won the $3,000 No Limit Hold'em event at the Festa al Lago II in 2004, earning $189,900.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Festa al Lago II, No Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=7267 |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}</ref> He won the $2,425 No Limit Hold'em event at the 2005 L.A. Poker Classic, earning $300,578 and was runner-up to Marcel Lüske in the $3,000 No Limit Hold'em event at the Fourth Annual Five-Star World Poker Classic in 2006, earning $179,195.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fourth Annual Five-Star World Poker Classic, No Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=16894 |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}</ref>
As of 2017, his total live tournament winnings exceed $5,525,000.<ref name="results" /> His 29 cashes as the WSOP account for over $1,450,000 of those winnings.<ref>{{Cite web |title=John Phan |url=https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerID=1603 |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=WSOP.com}}</ref>
He was the Cardplayer Magazine 2008 Player of the Year with 6,704 points as well as 2008 Bluff Magazine Player of the Year.
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==External links== *[https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/100-john-phan Card Player profile] *[https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=28760 Hendon Mob profile] *[https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerid=1603 WSOP profile] *[https://www.worldpokertour.com/player/john-phan/ WPT profile]
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