Three days ago, Christian Pham made a big mistake. The Vietnamese-born poker pro now living in St. Paul, MN went to the registration window and handed over $1,500 in cash, thinking he was signing up for the next No-Limit Hold'em event.
However, he got the event number wrong and ended up being registered for the No-Limit Deuce-to-Seven Lowball Draw tournament - a game he never played before. Once[...] Read more » 2015 WSOP - Event #23: Christian Pham's Best Mistake Of His Life
Joined: Mar '11
Location: United Kingdom
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This is an amazing story and this guy must be a heck of a card player to win this event after never playing the game before and he deserves every penny of the first place prize money
Joined: Mar '12
Location: United Kingdom
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I'm not sure if this is just beginners luck or a guy who is just a natural at this type of game!If I was sitting at this table and considered myself a pro at this game and then this happens I would be feeling pretty embarrassed.
I totally cannot believe anything this guy says. He is a poker pro. Not a NLHE pro, but a poker pro - he must have to meet all type of play at one point when he is deciding which one is in his interest or which one is better for him. I can totally believe ha hardly play this at all, but I am pretty sure he knew the rules already.
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