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===World Series of Poker=== Chan won his first WSOP bracelet in 1985 in a Limit Hold'em event.<ref>{{Cite web |title=16th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1985, Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=8047 |access-date=April 22, 2024 |website=[[The Hendon Mob Poker Database]] |language=en}}</ref> Chan won the [[World Series of Poker]] (WSOP) in [[1987 World Series of Poker|1987]] and [[1988 World Series of Poker|1988]] becoming the first foreign national to win the main event.<ref name="Krier">{{Cite web |last=Krier |first=Beth Ann |date=May 15, 1989 |title=Could Three Consecutive World Titles Bring Even More Luck to Poker Ace Johnny Chan? : Big Deal |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-05-15-vw-233-story.html |access-date=November 29, 2023 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=18th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1987, No Limit Hold'em World Championship |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=8035 |access-date=April 21, 2024 |website=[[The Hendon Mob Poker Database]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=19th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1988, No Limit Hold'em World Championship |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=8023 |access-date=April 21, 2024 |website=[[The Hendon Mob Poker Database]] |language=en}}</ref> A videotape of the 1988 WSOP final heads-up match is featured in the 1998 movie ''[[Rounders (film)|Rounders]]'', in which Chan makes a cameo appearance. He almost won a third consecutive title, but finished as the runner-up in [[1989 World Series of Poker|1989]] to [[Phil Hellmuth]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=20th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1989, No Limit Hold'em World Championship |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=8011 |access-date=April 22, 2024 |website=[[The Hendon Mob Poker Database]] |language=en}}</ref> He is the last player to win back-to-back WSOP Main Events. Chan added bracelets with victories at the WSOP in 1994, 1997, 2000, and 2002.<ref>{{Cite web |title=25th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1994, Seven-Card Stud |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=7905 |access-date=April 22, 2024 |website=[[The Hendon Mob Poker Database]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=28th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1997, No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=7814 |access-date=April 22, 2024 |website=[[The Hendon Mob Poker Database]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=31st World Series of Poker - WSOP 2000, Pot Limit Omaha |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=1974 |access-date=April 22, 2024 |website=[[The Hendon Mob Poker Database]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=33rd World Series of Poker - WSOP 2002, No Limit Hold'em - Gold Bracelet Match Play |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=4396 |access-date=April 22, 2024 |website=[[The Hendon Mob Poker Database]] |language=en}}</ref> In 2003, Chan won his eighth and ninth bracelets in Pot Limit Omaha and No Limit Hold'em events, both with a $5,000 buy-in.<ref>{{Cite web |title=34th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2003, No Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=5532 |access-date=April 22, 2024 |website=[[The Hendon Mob Poker Database]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=34th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2003, Pot Limit Omaha |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=5541 |access-date=April 22, 2024 |website=[[The Hendon Mob Poker Database]] |language=en}}</ref> In [[2005 World Series of Poker|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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=36th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2005, Pot Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=8809 |access-date=April 22, 2024 |website=[[The Hendon Mob Poker Database]] |language=en}}</ref> He is currently tied with [[Doyle Brunson]], [[Erik Seidel]], and [[Phil Ivey]] for second place with 10 [[World Series of Poker]] bracelets, behind [[Phil Hellmuth]] (17). He was inducted into the [[Poker Hall of Fame]] in 2002.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Poker Hall of Fame |url=http://www.pokerpages.com/pokerinfo/hallofame/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090125045458/http://www.pokerpages.com/pokerinfo/hallofame/ |archive-date=January 25, 2009 |website=PokerPages.com}}</ref> In [[2008 World Series of Poker|2008]], Chan cashed for the first time in the Main Event since [[1992 World Series of Poker|1992]], earning $32,166 for his 329th-place finish.<ref>{{Cite web |title=39th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2008, World Championship No Limit Hold'em: Hendon Mob Poker Database |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=29730 |access-date=July 31, 2021 |website=[[The Hendon Mob Poker Database]] |language=en}}</ref> In [[2010 World Series of Poker|2010]], Chan cashed in the Main Event taking 156th place for $57,102.<ref>{{Cite web |title=41st World Series of Poker - WSOP 2010, World Championship - No Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=40145 |access-date=April 22, 2024 |website=[[The Hendon Mob Poker Database]] |language=en}}</ref> Chan's last recorded cash dates back to 2019, when he had a fairly deep run in the WSOP Main Event, eventually busting in 560th place.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Peckaitis |first=Tadas |title=What Ever Happened To Johnny Chan? |url=https://www.casino.org/blog/what-ever-happened-to-johnny-chan/ |access-date=April 9, 2021 |website=Casino.org|date=April 9, 2021 }}</ref> ====World Series of Poker Bracelets==== {| class = "wikitable" !Year !Tournament !Prize (US$) |- |[[1985 World Series of Poker|1985]] |$1,000 Limit Hold'em |$171,000 |- |[[1987 World Series of Poker|1987]] |$10,000 No Limit Hold'em World Championship |$625,000 |- |[[1988 World Series of Poker|1988]] |$10,000 No Limit Hold'em World Championship |$700,000 |- |[[1994 World Series of Poker|1994]] |$1,500 Seven Card Stud |$135,600 |- |[[1997 World Series of Poker|1997]] |$5,000 Deuce to Seven Draw |$164,250 |- |[[2000 World Series of Poker|2000]] |$1,500 Pot Limit Omaha |$178,800 |- |[[2002 World Series of Poker|2002]] |$2,500 No Limit Hold'em Gold Bracelet Match Play |$34,000 |- |[[2003 World Series of Poker|2003]] |$5,000 No Limit Hold'em |$224,400 |- |[[2003 World Series of Poker|2003]] |2003|$5,000 Pot Limit Omaha |$158,100 |- |[[2005 World Series of Poker|2005]] |$2,500 Pot Limit Hold'em |$303,025 |}
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