Who is John Juanda?
Born in Indonesia on July 8, 1971, John Juanda is a man who has made poker his life. John came to the U.S. in 1990 to study at Oklahoma State University. He later received his MBA from Seattle University. Juanda has spent some time as a door-to-door Bible salesman, and was also interested in being a doctor, a career he said he would have today if he had never gotten into poker.
The Start of Juanda’s Poker Career
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John Juanda started playing poker tournaments in 1996. He didn’t have a major victory until 2001, when he won the World Poker Open Championship. That was the start of a long and glory filled career for John Juanda.
In 2002, he won his first World Series of Poker bracelet, playing A-5 Triple Draw Lowball. In 2001 and 2002, John Juanda was runner-up for Card Player’s Tournament Player of the Year award. Also in 2002, John was named Tournament Champion of the Year. In addition to these awards, Juanda has won three Best All-Around Player awards.
John Juanda has kept rolling along since. In 2004 he won the first Professional Poker Tour event, and made 14 other final tables that year. John achieved fifth place in both the Five-Star World Poker Classic and the National Heads-Up Poker Championship in 2005. The Crown Australian Poker Championship took place in January of 2006, and John Juanda won to take down the 1,000,000 Australian Dollar first prize.
2006 Poker Wins by John Juanda
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Recently, John won $500,000 in Monte Carlo, while playing in the Monte Carlo Millions Main Event, in which he placed sixth, The FullTiltPoker.Net Invitational Live from Monte Carlo, in which he placed second, and in the Monte Carlo Millions Consolation Tournament, which Juanda won.
John Juanda Married
John and Full Tilt Poker
John Juanda Books
John Juanda was formally a member of the Full Tilt Poker team, and played online exclusively with his Mac computer.
John Juanda Biography
Career Winnings: $6,894,228
2007 Winnings: $282,828
Bluff/ESPN Ranking: 6th
Cardplayer Ranking: 1453
John Juanda says he would’ve become a doctor if he hadn’t been so good at poker. With how well he’s done playing poker, it’s no surprise he chose to stick with it. In 2007 John cashed in five different events at the World Series of Poker, including two final tables. For John Juanda, that is a rather unspectacular performance, and he is looking to do better next year.
John Juanda was born on July 8, 1971 in Indonesia, and originally came to the United States for college. In one of his interesting jobs, John spent time as a door-to-door bible salesman. John started playing in poker tournaments in 1996, but didn’t have his first major success until 2001.
In 2001, John Juanda won the World Poker Open championship, starting a series of impressive performances over the next few years. John won his first World Series of Poker bracelet in 2002, and won two more in 2003. He won his bracelets in three completely different events, Ace to Five Triple Draw Lowball, Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo, and Pot Limit Holdem. John was the runner up for Cardplayer’s Player of the Year Award in both 2001 and 2002, but he did win a Tournament Champion of the Year award in 2002 and has also won three best all-around player awards. John has earned the respect of everyone who has seen him play poker.
John Juanda was very impressive in 2004, making 15 final tables at major poker events. He won the inaugural Professional Poker Tour event and had fifth place finishes in the Five-Star World Poker Classic and the National Heads-Up Poker Championship. John Juanda also had an eventful 2006, winning the Crown Australian Poker Championship, finishing sixth in the Monte Carlo Millions Main Event, finishing second in the FullTiltPoker.Net Invitational in Monte Carlo, and winning the Monte Carlo Millions Consolation Tournament.
Visit John at his official website – JohnJuanda.com
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