- Tuan Le
:"This article is about the poker player. For the contestant in second UK series of the TV show The Apprentice, see Tuan Le."infobox poker player
firstname=Tuan
lastname=Le
nickname=
caption=Tuan Le at the 2005 World Poker Tour Five Star Poker Classic
hometown=Los Angeles, California
wsop bracelet count="None"
wsop money finishes=1
wsop main event best finish rank="None"
wsop main event best finish year=
multi-year wsop winner=
wpt titles=2(+1)
wpt final tables=2(+1)
wpt money finishes=6(+1)Tuan Le (born
February 15 ,1978 inParis ,France ) is an American professionalpoker player, known for his aggression and risk-taking.Of Vietnamese ancestry, Le was raised in Kansas City, USA, but by middle school age he was living in
Los Angeles, California where he attended John Burroughs Junior High School, on McCadden and 6th Street. He later attended Cal State-Northridge as a finance major.He began playing in the $20/$40 limit
hold'em games at the Hustler Casino in Los Angeles, where he currently resides.In 2004, he won his first
World Poker Tour (WPT) event, earning himself 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, defeatingEli Elezra in the final heads-up confrontation. 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 byDaniel Negreanu .He considers
Barry Greenstein to be his mentor, based on his book "Ace on the River".As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $4,600,000.
Outside of poker, Le is a recreational
tennis andbadminton player. He also enjoys listening to rap music.External links
* [http://www.worldpokertour.com/players/?x=profile&id=3201&featured=1 World Poker Tour profile]
* [http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=10634 Hendon Mob tournament results]
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