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John Phan Vol. 18, No. 12 Card Player Magazine


Raising the Bar - With Five Final-Table Appearances in 2005, the Current Player of the Year Leader, John Phan is Lighting It Up

by Justin Marchand

During the first hand of the recent World Poker Tour Mirage Poker Showdown, John Phan was up to his usual antics. Preflop, he tossed in a big raise with 9-7 offsuit. He was called by someone with pocket aces. The flop came 7-7-4 and, after some heavy action, Phan sent a guy from Canada home ...

 
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