Nam Thien Le (born September 10, 1980 in

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) is an American professional

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player from

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, California. On March 3, 2006, Le won the

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(WPT) fourth season Bay 101 Shooting Star event. It was his first major poker win. In 2008 he took down the HK$150,000 No Limit Hold'em – High Rollers Event of APPT – Macau for HK$3,700,000 ($473,915). As of August 2014, his total live tournament winnings exceed $6,800,000. His 24 cashes at the WSOP account for $854,337 of those winnings.

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American poker players Living people People from Irvine, California American people of Vietnamese descent World Poker Tour winners 1980 births {{Poker-stub