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John Juanda Biography

John Juanda Poker Player Biography

John Juanda was born in Indonesia in 1971. He began his gambling career playing marbles as a child, but has made his fortune with poker. In 1990, John relocated to the United States to attend university. After receiving an MBA, he began pursuing his poker career in earnest. He started playing poker tournaments in 1996, and has an impressive list of wins.

John Juanda poker player biography

Among his accomplishments:

  • 1999 - Entered his first 2 World Poker Tour events and finished in the top 10 in both.
  • 2001 - Placed in the money in 22 poker tournaments, and was runner up for the Card Player Tournament Player of the Year.
  • 2002 - Won his first World Series of Poker bracelet, won Tournament Champion of the Year award, and was runner up for the Card Player Tournament Player of the Year.
  • 2003 - Won 2 World Series of Poker events.
  • 2004 - Made it to 15 final tables.
  • 2005 - 5th in the Five Star World Poker Classic, 5th in the National Heads Up Poker challenge, 6th in Monte Carlo Millions main event, won Monte Carlo Millions Consolation Tournament, and 2nd in the FultTiltPoker.net invitational, for total earnings nearly $500,000.
  • 2006 - Won Crown Australian Poker Championship ($732,901).
  • Has won 3 Best All-Around Player awards
  • As of 2006, his poker earnings exceed $6,300,000.

Currently, John resides in California, where he focuses on pot limit and no limit holdem games. He also backs the online poker siteFull Tilt Poker. John plans to attend medical school at some point, and use his knowledge to help those in third world countries who can't afford medical care.