Michael Chu is a stock trader

Stock trader

A stock trader or a stock investor is an individual or firm who buys and sells stocks in the financial markets. Many stock traders will trade bonds as well...

 who earned 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 2007 $1,000 WSOP No Limit Hold'em with rebuys event (Event #8). Chu won the event with the minimum investment, having never made a single re-buy in the event. Chu majored in political science at the University of California, Berkeley

University of California, Berkeley

The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...

 campus. He has been playing poker for the past 10 years mostly with his high school and college friends, and credits the motion picture film Rounders

Rounders (film)

Rounders is a 1998 film about the underground world of high-stakes poker. Directed by John Dahl and starring Matt Damon and Edward Norton, the movie follows two friends who need to quickly earn enough cash playing poker to pay off a large debt...

as sparking his interest in Texas Hold 'Em.

Despite winning a bracelet at age 27, he intends to return to his job as a stock trader in Los Angeles.

As of 2008, Michael Chu has tournament winning in excess of $630,000. His 3 cashes as the WSOP account for the overwhelming majority, $616,096, of those winnings.

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 No Limit Hold'em w/ rebuys	$585,774