Christian Pham a 40-year old poker professional from St. Paul in Minnesota signed up for the wrong World Poker Series of Poker in Las Vegas and ended up the first prize pot of $81,214. He plays professional Texas Hold’em Poker and he turned up to the WSOP event where he realized that he signed up by accident for a different game. He had signed up for no limit 2-to-7 lowball which was an issue since it’s a game he had never played before.
He would not give up his $1,500 buy in and he decided to grind up the game and see whether he would be in a position to salvage something from this mistake he had made. He had not realized the mistake he had made until he was in the first deal and received 5 cards instead of 2 which he expected.
The No limit 2-to-7 lowball is a different game totally different from Texas Hold ‘em. In this game, it’s the lowest poker hand that wins the deal and the game has no flushes or straights. Shawn Harris who was dealer to Pham in his comments said that the game is different and requires a different mindset and strategies.
Players at the table had to explain to Pham how the game should be handled and did it with less scepticism and they later realized that Pham was an experienced poker player. The player who was on the initial table with Pham said that one would suspect an act but wasn’t sure whether what Pham pulled was an act but he said that if it was, then it was very good.
As the first day came to a close, Pham was the chip leader. On the night of the first day, he topped his knowledge to the game and the evening that followed got him $81,214 richer.
Pham moved to Minnesota in 2000 from Vietnam. His poker career started in 2008 and made him a couple of thousand dollars in a local tournament. He was not serious towards poker playing until 2012 and 2014 saw him win WSOP Circuit main event in Las Vegas where he took home $214,332.
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