Editing Johnny Chan (section)

==Early life==
Chan moved with his family in 1962 from Guangzhou to [[Hong Kong]], then in 1968 to [[Phoenix, Arizona]], and later in 1973 to [[Houston]], [[Texas]], where his family owned restaurants. He started playing cards with the staff of the restaurant.

When he was 21, Chan dropped out of the [[University of Houston]], where he was majoring in hotel and restaurant management, and moved to [[Las Vegas]] to become a professional gambler.

However, his first live casino experience was before his 21st birthday. During a visit in Las Vegas at the age of 16, Chan managed to buy in for a cash game, allegedly turning $500 into $20,000 in one night, before losing the whole $20,000 the next day.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 17, 2020 |title=Johnny Chan's Life: Biggest Profits, Losses and Net Worth |url=http://somuchpoker.com/johnny-chans-life-biggest-profits-losses-private-life-net-worth/ |access-date=September 21, 2020 |website=Somuchpoker |language=en-US}}</ref>