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  1. 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. An amateur player at the time, Yang entered the 2007 World Series of Poker after winning a $225 satellite at the Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula.

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    • Xao Yang, 1967 (age 55–56), Vientiane, Laos
  2. United States Jerry Yang. Total Live Earnings $8,553,181. Best Live Cash $8,250,000. All Time Money List 170th. Connect with Jerry. Nationality: United States United States Residence: United States Temecula, CA, United States. $8,000,000 milestone. Follow 39? 39 people already follow Jerry. Unique Views 83,126. Tournament Spotlight. PokerGO Tour.

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    12-Oct-2023
    $ 150 Pot Limit Omaha 2023 Shuffle 214 ...
    5th
    $ 510
    30-Aug-2023
    $ 2,500 Pot Limit Omaha - High Roller - ...
    8th
    $ 3,000
    09-Jul-2023
    $ 200 + 100 Pot Limit Omaha - Bounty 2023 ...
    1st
    $ 2,280
    07-Jul-2023
    $ 777 No Limit Hold'em - Lucky 7's - ...
    19th
    $ 26,500
  3. Sep 19, 2018 · So, what has Jerry Yang been up to since his win? Restaurants and family first. In 2009, Jerry Yang opened his Merced, California restaurant Pocket 8’s Sushi and Grill with around half a million dollars of his poker winnings. Then, in 2015, Yang opened his second eatery, Dynamite Grill, in Las Vegas.

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    Poker's Good Guy

    Poker has been the last thing on Jerry Yang’s mind over the last two years. His life had been on an upswing since March 2015. The 2007 WSOP Main Event champion unveiled his second restaurant, Dynamite Grill, in Las Vegas. His eatery in Merced, California, Pocket 8's Sushi and Grill, had been open six years and was receiving nice reviews from customers. Most of his publicized financial troubles seemed behind him. The 48-year-old Yang, who had earned $8.25 million for his victory, was working 1...

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    It was an interesting 2016 for poker player Anna Khait. The 28-year-old poker-playing New Yorker, now living in New Jersey, was part of CBS’s Survivor: Kaoh Rongcast in spring 2016. The show was set in Cambodia and featured a “Brains vs. Beauty vs. Brawn” theme. She may not have won the $1 million, but this “Beauty” had a great time on her favorite show. “Survivor has taken a good amount of my time since I got back from filming in May 2015,” she said. “It took some time to get back to normal...

    Poker Rogue

    One of the founders of Absolute Poker returned to the U.S. to face charges in February after several years of self-exile in Antigua. In February, Scott Tompleaded not guilty in a Manhattan federal courtroom to charges including violating federal Internet gambling laws and engaging in money laundering. Tom is one of the last to face charges from the Absolute Poker case, and players were only recently able to get some of their money back. For several years, Tom had been living on the Caribbean...

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  5. Jerry Yang called himself a ‘true rookie’ before winning the 2007 World Series of Poker main event. A virtual unknown before the event, he equalled Jamie Gold’s record of eliminating 7 of the 8 other players at the final table in a very agressive performance, calling virtually every all in against him.

  6. GPI Rank 15,232. WSOP Bracelets 1. Total Live Earnings $8,547,435. Data provided by The Hendon Mob. Profile. Events. News. Gallery. Biography. Jerry Yang is a poker player of Laotian descent...

  7. Player Bio. Jerry Yang is the 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion. Married with six children, Yang is a psychologist and social worker and holds a Masters Degree in health psychology. After defeating Tuan Lam heads up for the Main Event championship, Yang pledged 10% of his $8.25 million purse to three children's charities: The Make ...

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