Dao Bac is a 51 year old professional poker

Poker

Poker is a family of card games that share betting rules and usually hand rankings. Poker games differ in how the cards are dealt, how hands may be formed, whether the high or low hand wins the pot in a showdown , limits on bet sizes, and how many rounds of betting are allowed.In most modern poker...

 player from Garden Grove, California

Garden Grove, California

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. In 2007, Dao won a World Series of Poker bracelet

World Series of Poker bracelet

The World Series of Poker bracelet is considered the most coveted non-monetary prize a poker player can win. Since 1976, a bracelet has been awarded to the winner of every event at the annual WSOP. Even if the victory occurred before 1976, WSOP championships are now counted as "bracelets". ...

 in the $1,000 S.H.O.E. event. S.H.O.E.

HOSE

HOSE is a term used for playing a mixed game of poker consisting of four different poker games.* H stands for Hold'em* O for Omaha Eight or Better* S for 7 Card Stud* E for 7 Card Stud Eight or Better...

 is a rotational event compromising of Seven-Card Stud, Limit Hold'em, Omaha High-Low, and Stud Eight-or-better.

Dao was born in Vietnam

Vietnam

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 and came to the United States

United States

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 in 1989.

As of 2008, Dao Bac has tournament winnings of over $620,000.

World Series of Poker bracelets

Year	Tournament	Prize (US$)
2007 2007 World Series of Poker The 2007 World Series of Poker began on June 1, 2007. The $10,000 no-limit Texas hold 'em Main Event began on July 6 and was completed on the morning of July 18...	$ 1,000 S.H.O.E. Event	$ 157,975