Brian Yoon is a professional
poker
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player and trainee
economist
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UCLA
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from
Los Angeles
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California
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Poker career
Yoon's first major live cash came in the
2011 World Series of Poker
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Main Event
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, finishing 58th among 6,865 players for $130,997. Yoon won his first WSOP bracelet in the 2013 $1,111 No Limit Hold'em - Little One Drop for $663,727. In the next WSOP, Yoon won his second bracelet in the $5,000 No Limit Hold'em - Eight Handed Event for $633,341. In the 2017 WSOP, Yoon earned his third bracelet and largest live cash to date in the $1,500 No Limit Hold'em - Monster Stack Event. He bested 6,716 entries for $1,094,349. In the 2021 WSOP, he won the $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship for $240,341 and his fourth bracelet. In the 2023 WSOP, he won his fifth bracelet in the $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship Event for $311,433.
As of 2024, Yoon's total live
poker tournament
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winnings exceed $6,500,000.
World Series of Poker bracelets
References
External links
Card Player profileHendon Mob profilePokerNews profileWorld Poker Tour profileWSOP profile
Poker players from Los Angeles
World Series of Poker bracelet winners
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
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