Mar 20, 2009
Seat 2
Thao Le
711,000 (5th in chips; 59 big blinds)
One of three local players at the final table, Thao Le is a 28-year-old manufacturing technician who was born in Vietnam. He’s only been playing poker for a few years, and only has one small cash showing up in the online databases. But he’s about to pick up a big score, guaranteed at least $135,000, with a shot at $1 million.
Biggest Live Tournament Cash: $2,022 (6th, 2004 $100 Spread-Limit Hold’em)
Career Earnings in Live Tournaments: $2,022