2007 WSOP WINNER JERRY YANG
At the bottom of this page you will find a short bio of 2007 WSOP winner Jerry Yang. Click on any one of the WSOP winners below to read their bio!
At the bottom of this page you will find a short bio of 2007 WSOP winner Jerry Yang. Click on any one of the WSOP winners below to read their bio!
2007 WSOP WINNER JERRY YANG
Xao "Jerry" Yang (born 1968) is a poker player from Temecula, California and the 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event champion.
Yang started playing poker in 2005. He entered the 2007 World Series of Poker after winning a US$ 225 satellite at the Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula California. Prior to the World Series, he had four cashes in local California events.
At the final table, Yang went from starting eighth in chips to holding a big chip lead that he never relinquished. The process of accumulating this chip lead involved Yang knocking out seven of the eight other players at the final table. Heads-up against Tuan Lam, he won the title with 8 of clubs and 8 of diamonds against Lam's A of diamonds and Q of diamonds when he hit a nine-high straight on the river after Lam had caught a queen on the flop. After a 12-hour final table, Yang had won US$8,250,000 for the victory at 3:35 AM local time.
Yang summarized his tournament strategy:
“I study my opponents very carefully, and when I sensed something, when I sensed some weakness, I took a chance. Even if I had nothing, I decided to raise, reraise, push all-in or make a call....The only way that I could win this tournament was by being aggressive from the very beginning and that’s exactly what I did. And thank God I was also able to pick up some good cards at the same time.”
Once Yang was guaranteed a share of the prize money he pledged to donate 10% percent of his winnings to three charities (the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Feed the Children, and the Ronald McDonald House), as well as his alma mater, Loma Linda University.
As a result of winning the Main Event, Jerry Yang currently ranks 8th in the all time money list for live tournaments.
Personal life
Yang, an ethnic Hmong, was born in Laos. When the communists took over in the 1970s, his family escaped to Thailand where they spent four years in a refugee camp. He lost a brother and sister while living in the camp. He and his family moved to the United States in 1979.
Yang holds a Master's degree in health psychology from Loma Linda University and worked as a therapist and social worker. He quit his job after winning the World Series. He is married and has six children.
COURTESY OF WIKIPEDIA
Yang started playing poker in 2005. He entered the 2007 World Series of Poker after winning a US$ 225 satellite at the Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula California. Prior to the World Series, he had four cashes in local California events.
At the final table, Yang went from starting eighth in chips to holding a big chip lead that he never relinquished. The process of accumulating this chip lead involved Yang knocking out seven of the eight other players at the final table. Heads-up against Tuan Lam, he won the title with 8 of clubs and 8 of diamonds against Lam's A of diamonds and Q of diamonds when he hit a nine-high straight on the river after Lam had caught a queen on the flop. After a 12-hour final table, Yang had won US$8,250,000 for the victory at 3:35 AM local time.
Yang summarized his tournament strategy:
“I study my opponents very carefully, and when I sensed something, when I sensed some weakness, I took a chance. Even if I had nothing, I decided to raise, reraise, push all-in or make a call....The only way that I could win this tournament was by being aggressive from the very beginning and that’s exactly what I did. And thank God I was also able to pick up some good cards at the same time.”
Once Yang was guaranteed a share of the prize money he pledged to donate 10% percent of his winnings to three charities (the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Feed the Children, and the Ronald McDonald House), as well as his alma mater, Loma Linda University.
As a result of winning the Main Event, Jerry Yang currently ranks 8th in the all time money list for live tournaments.
Personal life
Yang, an ethnic Hmong, was born in Laos. When the communists took over in the 1970s, his family escaped to Thailand where they spent four years in a refugee camp. He lost a brother and sister while living in the camp. He and his family moved to the United States in 1979.
Yang holds a Master's degree in health psychology from Loma Linda University and worked as a therapist and social worker. He quit his job after winning the World Series. He is married and has six children.
COURTESY OF WIKIPEDIA
FREEROLL
HAVEN
HAVEN
.jpg)
CHECK OUT OUR LIST OF REPUTABLE ONLINE POKER ROOMS WITH THE BEST SIGN UP BONUSES
1970, 1971 AND 1974 WSOP WINNER JOHNNY MOSS
1972 WSOP WINNER AMARILLO
SLIM PRESTON
1973 WSOP WINNER PUGGY
PEARSON
1975 WSOP WINNER SAILOR
ROBERTS
1976 AND 1977 WSOP WINNER
DOYLE BRUNSON
1978 WSOP WINNER
BOBBY BALDWIN
1979 WSOP WINNER HAL FOWLER
1980, 1981 AND 1997 WSOP WINNER STU UNGAR
1982 WSOP WINNER JACK STRAUS
1983 WSOP WINNER TOM MCEVOY
1984 WSOP WINNER JACK KELLER
1985 WSOP WINNER BILL SMITH
1986 WSOP WINNER BERRY JOHNSTON
1987 AND 1988 WSOP WINNER JOHNNY CHAN
1989 WSOP WINNER PHIL HELLMUTH
1972 WSOP WINNER AMARILLO
SLIM PRESTON
1973 WSOP WINNER PUGGY
PEARSON
1975 WSOP WINNER SAILOR
ROBERTS
1976 AND 1977 WSOP WINNER
DOYLE BRUNSON
1978 WSOP WINNER
BOBBY BALDWIN
1979 WSOP WINNER HAL FOWLER
1980, 1981 AND 1997 WSOP WINNER STU UNGAR
1982 WSOP WINNER JACK STRAUS
1983 WSOP WINNER TOM MCEVOY
1984 WSOP WINNER JACK KELLER
1985 WSOP WINNER BILL SMITH
1986 WSOP WINNER BERRY JOHNSTON
1987 AND 1988 WSOP WINNER JOHNNY CHAN
1989 WSOP WINNER PHIL HELLMUTH
1990 WSOP WINNER MANSOUR MATLOUBI
1991 WSOP WINNER BRAD DAUGHERTY
1992 WSOP WINNER HAMID DASTMALCHI
1993 WSOP WINNER JIM BECHTEL
1994 WSOP WINNER RUSS HAMILTON
1995 WSOP WINNER DAN HARRINGTON
1996 WSOP WINNER HUCK SEED
1998 WSOP WINNER SCOTTY NGUYEN
1999 WSOP WINNER J "NOEL" FURLONG
2000 WSOP WINNER CHRIS FERGUSON
2001 WSOP WINNER CARLOS MORTENSEN
2002 WSOP WINNER ROBERT VARKONYI
2003 WSOP WINNER CHRIS MONEYMAKER
2004 WSOP WINNER GREG RAYMER
2005 WSOP WINNER JOSEPH HACHEM
2006 WSOP WINNER JAMIE GOLD
2007 WSOP WINNER JERRY YANG
1991 WSOP WINNER BRAD DAUGHERTY
1992 WSOP WINNER HAMID DASTMALCHI
1993 WSOP WINNER JIM BECHTEL
1994 WSOP WINNER RUSS HAMILTON
1995 WSOP WINNER DAN HARRINGTON
1996 WSOP WINNER HUCK SEED
1998 WSOP WINNER SCOTTY NGUYEN
1999 WSOP WINNER J "NOEL" FURLONG
2000 WSOP WINNER CHRIS FERGUSON
2001 WSOP WINNER CARLOS MORTENSEN
2002 WSOP WINNER ROBERT VARKONYI
2003 WSOP WINNER CHRIS MONEYMAKER
2004 WSOP WINNER GREG RAYMER
2005 WSOP WINNER JOSEPH HACHEM
2006 WSOP WINNER JAMIE GOLD
2007 WSOP WINNER JERRY YANG
