JC Tran

A Vietnamese-American living in Sacramento, J.C. Tran is currently one of the most consistently successful players on the world poker circuit. After starting out by playing in local card rooms, he has become well-respected throughout the poker world. Tran's many accomplishments include winning the $1,500 No Limit Hold 'Em event at the 39th World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, winning the $75,000 Party Poker.com Premier League III in London, as well as being named the World Poker Tour Season 6 Player of the Year. His latest accomplishment, winning the $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha event at the 40th World Series of Poker, earned him his second career bracelet. With a track record of proven success, there's no stopping JC from running over the competition in 2009 and beyond.

• When and how did you get into Poker: On my 21st birthday, my brother Sang introduced me to the game.
• Favorite poker game: NL Hold'em
• Favorite poker hand and why: Kd Jd - extremely high winning percentage for me (about 90%)
• Favorite poker player and why: Phil Ivey...sick player
• Sickest bad beat story: It has to be during the World Poker Tour championship event at the L.A. Poker Classic. I was on the Final Table with 5 players remaining. I went all in pre-flop with As Ac against Alan Goehring’s 5c 5s. The flop showed all spades, the turn was a blank but I was rivered with the 5d.

JC has been featured in:

• Bluff Europe - February 2009
• Flush - Issue 42 2009

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