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Chau Giang

Name: Chau Giang
Country: United States
City: Las Vegas
Poker Room: Full Tilt Poker
Total winnings: $ 3,751,428
Cashes: 108
First place Finishes: 6

Biography

Chau Giang is similar to many poker players in the fact that he fled Vietnam in the 1970s in search of a better life. His decision landed him in Florida where he worked a few jobs for minimum wage. He soon moved westward. It was with this move that Giang found poker. Eventually, Chau would become good enough at the game that he decided to quit his job and play full time.

An avid cash game player, Giang quickly shot up the limits and began playing some of the biggest games around. Word has it that in his first year as a professional player, Giang made over six figures. His poker success reaches further than just cash games though.

Giang is the holder of three WSOP gold bracelets. He won his first in 1993 after taking down the $1,500 No-Limit Ace-to-Five Draw event. He earned over $80,000 for that win. His second bracelet came in 1998 after winnings an event of Omaha High-Low. In 2004, Giang claimed his third bracelet and nearly $190,000 by winning the $2,000 Pot-Limit Omaha event.

In 2005, Giang placed second in the WPT’s World Poker Open in Tunica for over $770,000. The final table was stacked with Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi, Scotty Nguyen, Daniel Negreanu, and eventual winner John Stolzmann. A couple years down the road, Giang placed fifth at the L.A. Poker Classic for over $340,000.

Chau may not have the most jam-packed tournament resume around because he often prefers to stick to cash games instead of take hard to the tournament circuit. He is a regular of “The Big Game” in Las Vegas where he sits in the highest limit game around with some of the biggest professionals.

Just recently, Giang was picked up by Full Tilt Poker to be a sponsored professional on their site. He has nearly $3.3 million in career tournament earnings and is eighth on the list for all-time WSOP cashes.

Tournaments and Winnings

Tournament	Place	Winnings
42nd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2011
$ 2,500 Seven Card Razz	25^th	$5,334
$ 10,000 H.O.R.S.E. - Championship	15^th	$26,350
$ 1,500 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo	29^th	$6,868
2010 Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic
$ 10,000 No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event	89^th	$12,669
Asian Poker Tour - Macau
HK$ 150,000 No Limit Hold'em - High Rollers	5^th	150,000 HKD
41st World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2010
$ 1,500 Limit Hold'em - Shootout	30^th	$4,135
$ 1,500 No Limit Hold'em - Shootout	23^rd	$5,620
$ 2,500 Pot Limit Omaha	20^th	$9,842
$ 5,000 No Limit Hold'em	41^st	$17,309
$ 1,500 Omaha Hi/Lo 8	27^th	$7,454
World Team Poker
$ 50,000 World Team Poker Inaugural Event	1^st	$42,857
2010 Deep Stack Extravaganza II
$ 330 Jennifer Harman Charity Event	1^st	$10,000
Bay 101 Shooting Stars
$ 9,600 No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event	14^th	$23,400
40th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2009
$ 50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E.	7^th	$184,087
$ 10,000 World Championship Pot Limit Omaha	11^th	$61,837
$ 2,000 No Limit Hold'em	59^th	$7,119
$ 2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo	32^nd	$5,197
$ 3,000 H.O.R.S.E.	16^th	$11,477
39th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2008
$ 10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em	518^th	$25,090
$ 2,000 No Limit Hold'em	168^th	$3,795
$ 2,500 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball	17^th	$6,842
$ 10,000 World Championship Omaha Hi/Lo Split	12^th	$38,657
$ 5,000 World Championship Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo	11^th	$24,534
$ 1,500 Pot Limit Omaha	34^th	$4,869
$ 2,500 No Limit Hold'em	43^rd	$10,925
$ 5,000 Limit/No Limit Hold'em	11^th	$23,406
2008 World Poker Challenge - WPT
$ 7,500 No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event	8^th	$65,565
Poker After Dark III
$ 20,000 Week 5 - "Cowboys"	4^th
2007 Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic
$ 15,000 Doyle Brunson Classic - No Limit Hold'em	97^th	$28,905
2007 Legends of Poker
$ 4,850 No Limit Hold'em	4^th	$28,500
38th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2007
$ 1,000 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball	22^nd	$5,414
$ 1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo Split 8 or Better	47^th	$3,939
$ 1,500 Pot Limit Omaha	5^th	$96,005
$ 5,000 Pot Limit Omaha	18^th	$30,235
2007 Mandalay Bay Poker Championship
$ 9,700 No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event	10^th	$26,235
Foxwoods Poker Classic 2007
$ 9,700 No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event	24^th	$21,442
The Wynn Classic
$ 10,000 No Limit Hold'em	9^th	$34,571
2007 L.A. Poker Classic
$ 9,900 No Limit Hold'em - WPT Event	5^th	$341,710
Fifth Annual Five Diamond World Poker Classic
$ 15,000 WPT Doyle Brunson North American Poker Classic - No Limit Hold'em	52^nd	$25,370
37th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2006
$ 5,000 Pot Limit Hold'em	12^th	$21,319
$ 1,500 Pot Limit Omaha w. Rebuys	3^rd	$90,810
$ 2,000 No Limit Hold'em Shootout	81^st	$4,805
$ 5,000 No Limit Hold'em	50^th	$7,309
$ 1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em	76^th	$3,008
Intercontinental Poker Championship
Round 2 - Group C	4^th
Round 1 - Group C	6^th
World Poker Challenge 2006
$ 5,000 Championship Event - No Limit Hold'em	27^th	$17,075
Bellagio Festa Al Lago IV
$ 10,000 2nd Annual Doyle Brunson North American Poker Championship - No Limit Hold'em	54^th	$12,000
Ultimate Poker Challenge
$ 10,000 Main Event - No Limit Hold'em	3^rd	$54,600
36th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2005
$ 1,000 No Limit Hold'em	28^th	$2,440
$ 5,000 Limit Hold'em	24^th	$7,585
$ 2,000 No Limit Hold'em	27^th	$12,910
Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament Season 2
Final 16 - Group B - Match 2	2^nd
Final 16 - Group B - Match 1	3^rd
Heat 23	4^th
Heat 20	3^rd
Heat 14	2^nd
Heat 12	3^rd
Heat 7	5^th
Heat 4	5^th
2005 L.A. Poker Classic
World Poker Tour Invitational - No Limit Hold'em	5^th	$10,000
The Sixth Annual Jack Binion World Poker Open
$ 10,000 World Poker Open Championship Event - No Limit Hold'em	2^nd	$773,448
2004 Mirage Poker Showdown
$ 10,000 No Limit Hold'em Final Day	9^th	$43,211
$ 2,000 No Limit Hold'em	7^th	$11,980
Festa al Lago II
$ 2,500 No Limit Hold'em	4^th	$22,478
35th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2004
$ 5,000 Limit Hold'em	17^th	$8,000
$ 5,000 Seven Card Stud World Championship	10^th	$12,180
$ 5,000 No-Limit Deuce to Seven Draw	5^th	$51,835
$ 2,000 Pot Limit Omaha	1^st	$187,920
2004 Bellagio Five-Star World Poker Classic/WPT Championship
$ 25,000 WPT No Limit Hold'em Championship Final Day	20^th	$66,532
2003 Bellagio Five-Star World Poker Classic WPT Championship
$ 25,000 WPT Championship - No Limit Hold'em	9^th	$42,663
33rd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2002
$ 5,000 Pot Limit Omaha	4^th	$30,180
$ 2,500 Pot Limit Omaha	5^th	$25,940
32nd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2001
$ 5,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Split Eight or Better	9^th	$8,305
$ 2,000 Texas Hold'em (limit)	3^rd	$113,345
31st World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2000
$ 2,500 Pot Limit Omaha	13^th	$5,360
30th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 1999
$ 1,500 Seven-Card Razz	14^th	$2,115
29th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 1998
$ 3,000 Hold'em Pot Limit	8^th	$10,320
$ 2,500 Seven-Card Stud	9^th	$5,700
$ 2,000 Omaha 8 or Better	1^st	$150,960
Carnivale of Poker
$ 1,000 Pot Limit Omaha	4^th	$10,640
Hall of Fame Poker Classic 1997
$ 1,000 Limit Hold'em	15^th	$1,560
28th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 1997
$ 1,500 Omaha Pot Limit	3^rd	$42,300
27th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 1996
$ 10,000 No Limit Hold'em World Championship	13^th	$27,300
26th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 1995
$ 10,000 No Limit Hold'em World Championship	236^th
$ 2,500 No Limit Hold'em	18^th	$4,980
$ 2,500 Omaha Pot Limit	8^th	$8,562
$ 1,500 Seven-Card Razz	12^th	$2,588
$ 1,500 Chinese Poker	7^th	$3,623
$ 1,500 Limit Hold'em	25^th	$4,200
10th Annual Diamond Jim Brady
$ 1,000 Limit Hold'em	2^nd	$25,750
Queens Poker Classic IV
$ 1,000 Omaha Hi/Lo	2^nd	$26,910
Winter Oasis
$ 500 No Limit Hold'em	2^nd	$13,500
Jim Brady Month
$ 1,000 Limit Hold'em	6^th	$4,640
$ 1,000 Omaha Hi/Lo	7^th	$3,750
$ 300 No Limit Hold'em	8^th	$2,020
Jim Brady Tournament
$ 300 Omaha Hi/Lo	2^nd	$22,850
24th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 1993
$ 2,500 Omaha Pot Limit	9^th	$3,200
$ 1,500 Ace to Five Draw	1^st	$82,800
$ 1,500 Hold'em Pot Limit	2^nd	$61,200
$ 1,500 Omaha Pot Limit	13^th	$2,085
1993 L.A. Poker Classic
$ 5,000 No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event	2^nd	$56,250
$ 500 Seven Card Stud	5^th	$2,400
$ 1,000 Omaha Hi/Lo Split	2^nd	$15,640
$ 500 Limit Hold'em	2^nd	$22,800
$ 300 Omaha Hi/Lo	6^th	$2,363
Queens Poker Classic III
$ 2,500 No Limit Deuce to Seven	13^th
Hall of Fame Poker Classic 1992
$ 1,000 Limit Hold'em	17^th	$1,256
$ 5,000 No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event	18^th	$4,280
Jim Brady Tournament
$ 1,000 Pot Limit Omaha	4^th	$7,920
Gold Coast Open
$ 100 Limit Hold'em	9^th	$1,013
LA Poker Classic
$ 5,000 L.A Poker Championship	3^rd	$34,200
$ 1,500 Pot Limit Omaha	2^nd	$14,850
$ 1,000 No Limit Hold'em	6^th	$4,275
$ 1,000 Limit Omaha	3^rd	$5,070
23rd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 1992
$ 2,500 Limit Hold'em	13^th	$4,200
$ 1,500 Seven-Card Stud	15^th	$3,015
Queens Poker Classic II
$ 1,000 Limit Hold'em	1^st	$65,200
$ 1,000 Pot Limit Omaha	3^rd	$9,600
$ 500 No Limit Hold'em	3^rd	$17,250
Hall Of Fame Poker Classic 1991
$ 2,500 Limit Hold'em	16^th	$2,140

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