Robert Cheung is a 46-year-old businessman, originally from
Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...
who won a
World Series of Poker bracelet
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet is considered the most coveted non-monetary prize a poker player can win. Since 1976, a bracelet has been awarded to the winner of every event at the annual WSOP. Even if the victory occurred before 197 ...
in the $1,500 No Limit Hold'em event at the
2007 World Series of Poker
The 2007 World Series of Poker (WSOP) began on June 1st, 2007. The $10,000 ( US) no-limit Texas hold 'em Main Event began on July 6th and was completed on the morning of July 18th. All events were held at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in L ...
for $673,628. He tied the record for shortest heads-up match by defeating his opponent Richard Murnick in one hand. In fact he owns the record of beating the final three opponents in three consecutive hands.
As of 2023, his live tournament winnings exceed $1,600,000. His 91 cashes at the WSOP account for $1,277,459 of those winnings.
His consistent performance ranks him as the No. 1 (number of cashes) in the province of British Columbia, Canada.
World Series of Poker bracelets
References
External links
Card Player profileHendon Mob profileWSOP profile
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Canadian poker players
Hong Kong emigrants to Canada
Hong Kong businesspeople
Living people
Naturalized citizens of Canada
People from Vancouver
World Series of Poker bracelet winners
Year of birth missing (living people)
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