جوني تشان

فاز تشان بأول سوار له في بطولة العالم للبوكر (WSOP) عام 1985 في بطولة ليميت هولديم. ^{[ 2 ]} وفاز تشان ببطولة العالم للبوكر (WSOP) عامي 1987 و 1988، ليصبح أول أجنبي يفوز بالحدث الرئيسي. ^{[ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ]} يُعرض شريط فيديو للمباراة النهائية الفردية في بطولة العالم للبوكر عام 1988 في فيلم Rounders عام 1998 ، حيث يظهر تشان فيه بدور قصير. وكاد أن يفوز بلقبه الثالث على التوالي، لكنه حلّ وصيفًا عام 1989 بعد فيل هيلموث . ^{[ 6 ]} وهو آخر لاعب يفوز بالحدث الرئيسي لبطولة العالم للبوكر مرتين متتاليتين.

أضاف شان الأساور مع انتصاراته في بطولة العالم للبوكر في أعوام 1994 و1997 و2000 و2002. ^{[ 7 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] [ 10 ]}

في عام 2003، فاز تشان بسواريه الثامن والتاسع في بطولات بوت ليميت أوماها ونو ليميت هولديم، وكلاهما برسوم دخول قدرها 5000 دولار. ^{[ 11 ] [ 12 ]}

In 2005, Chan became the first player to win ten World Series of Poker bracelets, defeating Phil Laak in a $2,500 Pot Limit Texas hold 'em event.^[13] At the time, he broke a tie with Johnny Moss, Doyle Brunson, and Phil Hellmuth. Brunson later tied him as the same WSOP.^[14] He is currently tied with Doyle Brunson and Erik Seidel for third place with 10 World Series of Poker bracelets, behind Phil Ivey (11) and Phil Hellmuth (17). He was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 2002.^[15]

In 2008, Chan cashed for the first time in the Main Event since 1992, earning $32,166 for his 329th-place finish.^[16]

In 2010, Chan cashed in the Main Event taking 156th place for $57,102.^[17]

Chan competed in the $400,000 Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament in February 2005. He came back from having $20,000 chips out of $3,200,000 in play to finish in second place to Gus Hansen.^[18] Chan later competed in Poker Superstars II during the summer of 2005. He defeated 22 players to make it to the finals. He defeated Todd Brunson in the finals after three matches to win the $400,000 first prize.^[19] Chan appeared in Poker Superstars III where he made it as far as the semi-finals but was defeated by Todd Brunson after three matches.

On NBC's late-night show Poker After Dark, a six-person $20,000 buy-in winner-takes-all tournament, Johnny Chan has the most victories to date with four wins in six appearances. He came in second and fifth when he did not win.^[20]

His appearances in which he made it to heads-up were:

• WSOP Champions — originally aired January 15–20, 2007 — Won heads-up against Chris Moneymaker^[21]
• Champions Week — originally aired June 11–16, 2007 — Lost heads-up against Joe Hachem^[22]
• World Champions — originally aired February 11–16, 2008 — Won heads-up against Phil Hellmuth^[23]
• International — originally aired February 25 – March 1, 2008 — Won heads-up against Patrik Antonius^[24]
• Dream Table III — originally aired March 23–27, 2009 — Won heads-up against Jennifer Tilly^[25]

Chan won Bob Stupak's 1981 American Cup poker tournament. He defeated all 9 other players at the final table in less than an hour. As a result, Stupak gave Chan the nickname "the Orient Express".^[3]

Chan won the $10,000 No Limit Hold'em tournament at the America's Cup of Poker in consecutive years in 1982 and 1983.^[26][27]

Chan played in the 2004 and 2005 World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions events and the National Heads-Up Poker Championship in the same years.^[28][29]

As of 2025, his total live tournament winnings exceed $8,700,000.^[30]

Johnny Chan portrayed himself in the 1998 film Rounders.^[36] In a flashback scene, Chan is bluffed out of a pot by the main character Mike McDermott (Matt Damon).^[37]

He also appeared in the 2009 Hong Kong movie Poker King as himself.^[38]