Indonesian poker player (born 1971)
Johnson "John" Juanda[2] (born 8 July 1971)[3] is an
Indonesian[4] professional poker player of Chinese descent 🏧 based in Tokyo, Japan.[1] He
has won five World Series of Poker bracelets.
Personal life [ edit ]
Juanda was born
into 🏧 a Hoklo family in Medan, North Sumatera, Indonesia on 8 July 1971. He was a high
school track star for 🏧 the 200 meter sprints to 5000 meters races. Juanda arrived in the
United States in 1990 to enroll at Oklahoma 🏧 State University. He earned an MBA from
Seattle University.[2]
Juanda is fluent in both Mandarin Chinese and English. He
currently resides 🏧 in Tokyo, Japan.[1]
Poker career [ edit ]
In both 2001 and 2002,
Juanda was Card Player Magazine's tournament Player of the 🏧 Year, winning four World
Series of Poker titles, and a World Poker Open Championship title.[5] In November 2004,
he won 🏧 the inaugural Professional Poker Tour event at the Foxwoods Casino in
Connecticut.[6]
In November 2005, Juanda earned nearlyR$500,000 in Monte Carlo, 🏧 Monaco
after winning the Monte Carlo Millions Consolation tournament, finishing sixth in the
Monte Carlo Millions Main Event, and finishing 🏧 second at "The FullTiltPoker.Net
Invitational Live from Monte Carlo."[7][8][9] In January 2006, Juanda defeated a field
including Jeff Lisandro, Mike 🏧 Sexton, Barry Greenstein, Tony Bloom, Tony G, and Phil
Ivey to win the A$1,000,000 ($732,901) first prize in the Crown 🏧 Australian Poker
Championship A$100,000 speed poker event.[10] Juanda won the 2008 World Series of Poker
Europe £10,000 No Limit Holdem 🏧 Main Event, earning £868,800 ($1,580,096).[11] A little
over a week later, he finished runner-up to Jason Mercier at the European 🏧 Poker Tour's
London £1 Million Showdown, a non-title no limit holdem event also known as the £20,000
High Roller event, 🏧 earning £327,000 ($598,770).[12]
Juanda has made seven WPT final
tables, including a runner-up finish in the 2002–03 Five Diamond World Poker
🏧 Classic.[3][13]
In 2012, Juanda earned his largest cash at the time with a fifth place
finish in the Macau High Stakes 🏧 Challenge Super High Roller for HK$ 12,765,000
($1,645,756).[14]
In 2024, Juanda was selected to be part of the Poker Hall of 🏧 Fame
along with Jennifer Harman.[15] In the same year, he won the EPT Main Event at
Barcelona for €1,022,593.[16]
In 2024, 🏧 Juanda earned his largest tournament cash to
date in the Triton Poker Super High Roller Main Event for HK$ 22,410,400
🏧 ($2,870,092).[17]
As of 2024, his total live tournament winnings exceedR$25.6
million.[18] Juanda's 72 cashes at the WSOP account forR$5,840,973 of his 🏧 live
tournament winnings. He has won five WSOP bracelets.[19]
World Series of Poker
bracelets [ edit ]
WSOP Bracelets Year Tournament Prize 🏧 (US$) 2002R$1,500 Triple Draw
Lowball Ace to FiveR$49,620 2003R$2,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo SplitR$130,200
2003R$2,500 Pot Limit OmahaR$203,840 2008E £10,000 🏧 No Limit Hold'em Main
EventR$1,539,250 2011R$10,000 2–7 Draw Lowball ChampionshipR$367,170
An "E" following a
year denotes bracelet(s) won at the World 🏧 Series of Poker Europe
