Thang Luu is a

Vietnamese American Vietnamese Americans ( vi, Người Mỹ gốc Việt, lit=Viet-origin American people) are Americans of Vietnamese ancestry. They make up about half of all overseas Vietnamese and are the fourth-largest Asian American ethnic group after Chinese ...

professional poker player who won the

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$1,500 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better event and repeated as champion in the same event at the

2009 World Series of Poker The 2009 World Series of Poker was the 40th annual World Series of Poker (WSOP). It was held at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, and ran from May 27 to July 15. There were 57 bracelet events, culminating in the $10,000 No ...

. He finished runner-up in the same 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 ...

. As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $750,000.

World Series of Poker

Luu has five cashes at the

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(WSOP) including finishing runner-up to Frankie O'Dell at the

$2,000 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better event. In June 2008, Luu won his first

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 1 ...

in the $1,500 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better event at the

, earning $243,342. He collected his second bracelet by winning the same event again at the

, earning $263,135.

World Series of Poker bracelets

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Year of birth missing (living people) American poker players Living people World Series of Poker bracelet winners Vietnamese poker players {{poker-stub