John Phan

John Phan, professional poker player, took home his second bracelet of 2008 after winning World Series of Poker Event 40, $2,500 2-7 Triple Draw.

The final table was full of poker elites, because of the game’s obscurity, which included David Sklansky, poker author, Robert Mizrachi and Ben Ponzio, who both won bracelets last year, Shun Uchida and Gioi Luong.

“Going into a World Series, I don’t expect to win a bracelet, but it would be nice to win one,” Phan said. “The first [bracelet], I didn’t really care that much. But [winning] the second one is so difficult.”