Originally from Vietnam, Young Phan moved to California as a teenager to build a new life. Upon arriving in California, he first attended English school 12 hours a day to learn the language and continued with his studies at UCLA graduating from the Polytechnic college in San Louis Obispo. After graduation Young accepted a position at a the Bicycle Casino as a casino supervisor where he fell in love with the game of Poker.

For years, Young kept his new profession a total secret from his family because in his native country it was then not a legitimate enterprise. Even when Young won $370.000 in prize money at a tournament in Reno back in 1999, he still kept the secret from his mother. His cover was blown when he appeared on a television interview, but says that his families attitude is now slowly starting to turn around! To date Young has won over 3 million dollars in prize money but claims he isn’t finished winning just yet! Young`s popularity has gotten him numerous endorsements and represents products such has Blue Shark optics, PIC CLUB and lightning poker.

Young plays a no nonsense style of poker. He treats it like a business and works hard on mastering the game. His greatest inspiration is Johnny Chan. "He played really high stakes and I really like the style of poker he played. I learned a whole lot from watching him and is the biggest reason for getting turned on to poker."

Join Young Phan at Reefer Poker this Thursday and test your skills against one of the worlds best!