Tuan Le (born February 15, 1978 in

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) is a

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professional

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player. Of Vietnamese ancestry, Le was raised in

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, in the United States, but by middle school age he was living in

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where he attended John Burroughs Junior High School, on McCadden and 6th Street. He later attended Cal State-Northridge as a finance major. Le began playing in the $20/$40 limit

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games at the Hustler Casino in Los Angeles, where he currently resides. As of 2015, Le's total live tournament winnings exceed $5,600,000.

World Poker Tour

In 2004, Le won his first

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(WPT) event, earning over $1,500,000. In 2005, he finished first at the World Poker Tour Season 3 Championship, winning just over $2,800,000. He also won the WPT Battle of Champions III event, defeating

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heads-up. With those wins, Tuan became the all-time leading money winner on the World Poker Tour, although he has since been overtaken in this ranking by

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World Series of Poker bracelets

In 2014 and 2015, Le won the $10,000 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball Championship for the second year in a row. His feat was the first time in WSOP history that a player has won consecutive $10,000 championships other than the main event.Deja Vu All Over Again for Tuan Le
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Le, Tuan 1978 births French poker players Living people World Poker Tour winners World Series of Poker bracelet winners Vietnamese poker players Sportspeople from Kansas City, Missouri People from Los Angeles