 | Chan, along with Doyle Brunson, are
the only living card players to have twice won the World Series of Poker,
played annually at Binion's Horseshoe Casino in Las Vegas. His second
victory, in 1988, is legendary: He lost the biggest pot in the history of
the tournament, then came back to take the title. He was immortalized in
Rounders as he played himself as the best poker player in the
world. The movie contains actual footage from the moment when Chan won his
second consecutive world championship, trapping the then-young and
inexperienced Seidel into moving in with a pair of queens when Chan held
the nut straight. Although he has accomplished some things that not many other players have, many observers consider him a former champion that is past his prime - as he has not made any headlines in the poker world over the last 10 years.
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Alan Goehring
