Can Kim Hua “CK“

Birthplace
Vietnam

Hometown
Rosemead, CA

Birthday
July 7

Total Winnings
$589,729

As poker players get better and better, finding the fish among the sharks has become tougher and tougher. It takes a true fisherman to pull the bounty from the water. It just so happens that Can Kim "C.K." Hua is one of those pros. Hua spent the first part of his life as a fisherman in his native Vietnam. In the early 80s, like many other successful poker pros, Hua headed for the United States. While he didn't dive directly into poker waters, it was only a matter of time before he made his splash.

Hua quickly became well-known in the poker community, cashing in more than 100 events and developing a reputation as a loose-aggressive player. What's more, his desire to win sometimes overrides ay desire for money. In 2004, he made a five-way money chop at a California State Poker Championships event, but called it off after he saw the event's trophy and decided he wanted it. It was that winning spirit that drove him to three World Poker Tour final tables.

Hua finished fifth in the WPT first season Legends of Poker event. He followed that up two years later with a fifth place finish at the World Poker Open at the Gold Strike Casino in Tunica, Mississippi. Hua picked up more than $150,000 for his win there. Hua also made the final table of the WPT Season V Festa al Lago event at the Bellagio in Las Vegas. As of 2007, Hua had cashed for more than $2.3 million in tournament winnings.