Quinn Do
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| Quinn Do | |
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 Quinn Do at the 2005 World Series of Poker. |
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| Nickname(s) | Mighty Quinn |
| Hometown | Seattle, Washington |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | 1 |
| Money finishes | 6 |
| Highest ITM main event finish |
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| World Poker Tour | |
| Titles | None |
| Final tables | 1 |
| Money finishes | 3 |
Quinn Do (born October 9, 1975 in Vietnam) is an American professional poker player, is a restaurant owner and a World Series of Poker bracelet winner with multiple live tournament results adding up to over $1.9 million in career earnings.[1][2]
Do was born in Vietnam and raised in Seattle, Washington after his family moved to the United States when he was 11 years old[1], Quinn majored in criminology at the University of Washington but he decided to quit college and went on to own two Vietnamese restaurant one located in Seattle and the other in the Metropolitan area of Los Angeles.[2]
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[edit] World Series of Poker
Do has six money finishes at the World Series of Poker (WSOP), including two final tables, on June 16 at the 2005 WSOP he finished 5th in the $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout event, earning $34,465, two days later he won his first WSOP bracelet, earning an addition $265,975 in the $2,500 Limit Hold'em event.[3][4]
[edit] World Series of Poker bracelets
| Year | Event | Prize Money |
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| 2005 | $2,500 Limit Hold'em | $265,975 |
[edit] World Poker Tour
Do has three World Poker Tour (WPT) cashes, including a final table where he finished runner-up to Phil Ivey at the WPT 2008 L.A. Poker Classic in Los Angeles, California, earning $909,400.[4]
[edit] Other poker events
Prior to becoming a WPT event in 2007, Do finished runner-up to Amnon Filippi at the first Bellagio Challenge Cup, earning $228,850, the final table including such notable names such as Jeff Shulman, Mimi Tran, Sam Grizzle, Scotty Nguyen and Spider-Man famed actor Tobey Maguire who finished in 8th place.[5]
Do won the $3,000 No Limit Hold'em event at the Fourth Annual Five Diamond World Poker Classic in 2005 and finished 4th in the $1,500 No Limit Hold'em event at the Festa Al Lago V in 2006.
As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $1,900,000.[6]
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b Poker Pros - Quinn Do. LaunchPoker. Retrieved on 2008-05-26.
- ^ a b Quinn Do - profile. worldpokertour.com. WPT Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved on 2008-05-26.
- ^ Tournament Report - Do takes the Dough. pokerpages.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-26.
- ^ a b Butt, Robert. Quinn Do - Results. The Hendon Mob. Retrieved on 2008-05-26.
- ^ 2005 Bellagio Challenge Cup - results. CardPlayer.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-26.
- ^ Butt, Robert. Quinn Do - Stats. The Hendon Mob. Retrieved on 2008-05-26.
