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
