John Juanda
{{Short description|Indonesian poker player (born 1971)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{family name hatnote|Juanda (庄)||lang=Chinese Indonesian}}
{{infobox poker player
|name=John Juanda
|nickname=JJ, Luckbox
|image=John Juanda 2008.jpg
|caption=John Juanda at the 2008 World Series of Poker.
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1971|7|8|df=y}}
|birth_place= Medan, North Sumatera, Indonesia
|wsop bracelet count=5
|wsop final tables=32
|wsop money finishes=65
|wsop main event best finish rank=31st
|wsop main event best finish year=2005
|wpt titles=None
|wpt final tables=6
|wpt money finishes=19
|ept titles=1
|ept final tables=3
|ept money finishes=5
|updated=2015-08-30
}}
Johnson "John" Juanda{{Cite web |last=Aller |first=Danny |date=28 July 2007 |title=Reading John Juanda |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/poker/columns/story?columnist=bluff_magazine&id=2948473 |access-date=23 July 2008 |website=ESPN.com}} (born 8 July 1971){{Cite web |title=John Juanda |url=https://www.worldpokertour.com/player/john-juanda/ |access-date=3 December 2023 |website=World Poker Tour |language=en-US}} is an Indonesian{{Cite web |title=John Juanda's profile on The Hendon Mob |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=130 |access-date=2023-12-24 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en |quote=Nationality: Indonesia}} professional poker player of Chinese descent based in Tokyo, Japan.{{Cite web |last=Hartwell |first=Louis |date=8 December 2014 |title=John Juanda : A gentleman at the poker table |url=http://somuchpoker.com/john-juanda-gentleman-poker-table/ |access-date=5 July 2020 |website=SoMuchPoker.com |quote=In 1971 John Juanda was born in Medan, Indonesia, before later moving to the USA in 1990 so that he could join Oklahoma State University. He reportedly first played poker on the flight over, and through the next 7 years, the foundations of a great poker career were slowly being built. Despite moving to the states for education purposes, and spending large part of his poker career there, in recent years he has relocated to Japan, where he currently lives. According to Juanda, the city of Tokyo, its hospitality, and its food were defining reasons for his taking up permanent residence there.}} He has won five World Series of Poker bracelets.
Personal life
Juanda was born into a Hoklo family in Medan, North Sumatera, Indonesia on 8 July 1971. He was a high school track star for the 200 meter sprints to 5000 meters races. Juanda arrived in the United States in 1990 to enroll at Oklahoma State University. He earned an MBA from Seattle University.
Juanda is fluent in both Mandarin Chinese and English. He currently resides in Tokyo, Japan.
Poker career
In both 2001 and 2002, Juanda was Card Player Magazine's tournament Player of the Year, winning four World Series of Poker titles, and a World Poker Open Championship title.{{Cite web |last=Shulman |first=Allyn |date=3 December 2004 |title=John Juanda: Sometimes, Nice Guys Finish First |url=https://www.cardplayer.com/cardplayer-poker-magazines/65550-john-juanda-17-25/articles/14387-john-juanda-sometimes-nice-guys-finish-first |access-date=2 December 2023 |website=CardPlayer.com}} In November 2004, he won the inaugural Professional Poker Tour event at the Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut.{{Cite web |title=2004 World Poker Finals, PPT No Limit Hold'em Final Day |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=9146 |access-date=3 December 2023 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}
In November 2005, Juanda earned nearly $500,000 in Monte Carlo, Monaco after winning the Monte Carlo Millions Consolation tournament, finishing sixth in the Monte Carlo Millions Main Event, and finishing second at "The FullTiltPoker.Net Invitational Live from Monte Carlo."{{Cite web |title=2005 Monte Carlo Millions, Consolation Tournament - Monte Carlo Millions Gold |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=16043 |access-date=3 December 2023 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=$120,000 Full Tilt Poker Invitational, No Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=16571 |access-date=3 December 2023 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=2005 Monte Carlo Millions, No Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=16323 |access-date=3 December 2023 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}} In January 2006, Juanda defeated a field including Jeff Lisandro, Mike Sexton, Barry Greenstein, Tony Bloom, Tony G, and Phil Ivey to win the A$1,000,000 ($732,901) first prize in the Crown Australian Poker Championship A$100,000 speed poker event.{{Cite web |title=Crown Australian Poker Championships 2006, Speed Poker Million Dollar Challenge |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=16825 |access-date=3 December 2023 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}} Juanda won the 2008 World Series of Poker Europe £10,000 No Limit Holdem Main Event, earning £868,800 ($1,580,096).{{Cite web |title=World Series Of Poker Europe - WSOPE 2008, World Championship No Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=32267 |access-date=3 December 2023 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}} A little over a week later, he finished runner-up to Jason Mercier at the European Poker Tour's London £1 Million Showdown, a non-title no limit holdem event also known as the £20,000 High Roller event, earning £327,000 ($598,770).{{Cite web |title=European Poker Tour - EPT London, No Limit Hold'em - High Roller |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=32734 |access-date=3 December 2023 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}
Juanda has made seven WPT final tables, including a runner-up finish in the 2002–03 Five Diamond World Poker Classic.{{Cite web |title=Five Diamond World Poker Classic, No Limit Hold'em - Final |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=5041 |access-date=3 December 2023 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}
In 2012, Juanda earned his largest cash at the time with a fifth-place finish in the Macau High Stakes Challenge Super High Roller for HK$12,765,000 ($1,645,756).{{Cite web |title=2012 Macau High Stakes Challenge Super High Roller, No Limit Hold'em - Super High Roller |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=72912 |access-date=3 December 2023 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}
In 2015, Juanda was selected to be part of the Poker Hall of Fame along with Jennifer Harman of Reno, Nevada.{{Cite web |last=Peters |first=Donnie |date=26 October 2015 |title=Jen Harman and John Juanda Selected as Poker Hall of Fame Class of 2015 |url=https://www.pokernews.com/news/2015/10/harman-juanda-phof-23182.htm |access-date=3 December 2023 |website=PokerNews.com |language=en}} In the same year, he won the EPT Main Event at Barcelona for €1,022,593.{{Cite web |title=European Poker Tour - EPT Barcelona, No Limit Hold'em - EPT Main Event #29 |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=310572 |access-date=3 December 2023 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}
In 2017, Juanda earned his largest tournament cash to date in the Triton Poker Super High Roller Main Event for HK$22,410,400 ($2,870,092).{{Cite web |title=Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Macau, No Limit Hold'em - Triton Macau Main Event |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=461944 |access-date=3 December 2023 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}
As of 2023, his total live tournament winnings exceed $25.6 million. Juanda's 72 cashes at the WSOP account for $5,840,973 of his live tournament winnings. He has won five WSOP bracelets.{{Cite web |title=John Juanda |url=https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerid=261 |access-date=3 December 2023 |website=WSOP.com}}
=World Series of Poker bracelets=
| class="wikitable" |
| +WSOP Bracelets |
| Year
!Tournament !Prize (US$) |
|---|
| 2002
|$1,500 Triple Draw Lowball Ace to Five |$49,620 |
| 2003
|$2,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split |$130,200 |
| 2003
|$2,500 Pot Limit Omaha |$203,840 |
| 2008E
|£10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event |$1,539,250 |
| 2011
|$10,000 2–7 Draw Lowball Championship |$367,170 |
An "E" following a year denotes bracelet(s) won at the World Series of Poker Europe
References
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External links
- [https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/818-john-juanda Card Player profile]
- [https://www.globalpokerindex.com/poker-players/john-juanda-130/ Global Poker Index profile]
- [https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=130&sort=prize&dir=desc Hendon Mob profile]
- [https://www.pokernews.com/poker-players/john-juanda/ PokerNews profile]
- [https://www.worldpokertour.com/player/john-juanda/ WPT profile]
- [https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerid=261 WSOP profile]
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{{2000s WSOP Bracelet Winners}}
{{2010s WSOP Bracelet Winners}}
{{Poker Hall of Fame}}
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Category:Indonesian people of Chinese descent
Category:Indonesian emigrants to Japan
Category:Chinese emigrants to Japan
Category:Indonesian poker players
Category:Oklahoma State University alumni
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Category:World Series of Poker bracelet winners
Category:World Series of Poker Europe Main Event winners