Full Tilt Poker Facts About John Juanda
- Former door-to-door Bible salesman
- Someday wants to be known as Dr. Juanda
John “JJ” Juanda plays online exclusively at Full Tilt Poker.
John Juanda has earned 4 World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets and reached 16 WSOP final tables and 6 World Poker Tour (WPT) final tables. He’s won many notable tournaments including the 2006 Aussie Millions Speed Poker $1 Million Challenge and the 2008 WSOP European (WSOPE) Main Event. His career tournament earnings currently stand at over $9 million.
Five years after starting on the tournament circuit, John became the 2001 World Poker Open Champion, winning over $280K. In 2002 he earned his first World Series of Poker bracelet in the Ace to Five Triple Draw Lowball event for almost $50K. These achievements saw John honored as runner-up for the Card Player "Player of the Year" awards in 2001 and 2002, and he was named 2002 Tournament Champion of the Year.
In 2003, John gained two more WSOP bracelets in the $2.5K Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo Split event and the $2.5K Pot-Limit Omaha, totalling over $320K in prize money. The following year he cashed in six WSOP events including a 2nd place finish in the $1K No-Limit Hold 'em event for more than $193K.
In 2005, John made 15 final tables and earned over $160K for placing 5th in both the Five-Star World Poker Classic and the National Heads-Up Poker Championship. He also won the Monte Carlo Millions Consolation tournament, finished 6th in the Monte Carlo Millions Main Event, and placed 2nd in the "The FullTiltPoker.Net Invitational Live from Monte Carlo", banking almost $500K.
In 2006, John beat several top poker players to win the Aussie Millions Speed Poker Million Dollar Challenge, winning AUD 1 million. He added a further six WSOP cashes in 2007, and in the televised Poker After Dark Series he won the week 9 tournament and placed 2nd in week 17.
John’s extraordinary success continued into 2008 with two top-10 finishes at the WSOP, alongside the title of WSOPE Main Event Champion, walking away with his 4th bracelet and over $1.5 million in prize money. John finished the year with a 2nd place finish in the EPT London £1 Million Showdown, for $570K.
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