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Xao "Jerry" Yang (born 1967) is an ethnic Hmong American poker player from Temecula, California and the 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event champion. Yang started playing poker in 2005. [2]
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DateCountryPlacePrize12-Oct-2023$ 150 Pot Limit Omaha 2023 Shuffle 214 ...5th$ 51030-Aug-2023$ 2,500 Pot Limit Omaha - High Roller - ...8th$ 3,00009-Jul-2023$ 200 + 100 Pot Limit Omaha - Bounty 2023 ...1st$ 2,28007-Jul-2023$ 777 No Limit Hold'em - Lucky 7's - ...19th$ 26,500- Restaurants and Family First
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In 2009, Jerry Yang opened his Merced, California restaurant Pocket 8’s Sushi and Grillwith around half a million dollars of his poker winnings. Then, in 2015, Yang opened his second eatery, Dynamite Grill, in Las Vegas. Sadly, however, after Dynamite Grill opened, Yang’s father was diagnosed with colon cancer. Family was and continues to be very i...
Back in March 2013, the IRS posted that it would be auctioning Jerry Yang’s belongings to pay delinquent taxes.Among these items were his 2007 WSOP Championship Corum bracelet, the Corum watch he also won at the Main Event, and several other expensive pieces of jewelry and watches. Rumor has itthat the bracelet was auctioned off in April 2013 to a ...
Jerry Yang hasn’t played much poker since winning the Main Event. His biggest tournament payout since his heralded world championship was 5thplace in the 2010 National Heads-Up Championship where he took home $75,000. He managed several more cashes until 2016 in WSOP, World Poker Tour (WPT), Heartland Poker Tour(HPT), Bay 101, and various other Las...
The 51-year-old Yang has been working hard managing his successful—and busy—restaurant. Pocket 8’s has been doing well.For the past several years, it has been named Merced County’s “Best Restaurant” and “Best Japanese Restaurant.” Yang loves being a businessman and restaurateur and interacting with his customers. While poker was fun at the time, he...
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May 25, 2017 · Jerry Yang, the 2007 WSOP Main Event champion, talks about his life after poker, his family loss, and his plans to return to the tables. He also shares his passion for food, his missionary goals, and his Survivor experience.
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Jul 30, 2007 · In his first appearance at the World Series of Poker tournament in Las Vegas, Jerry Yang won the championship, beating some of the world's best players.