David “The Dragon” Pham came from Vietnam and learned poker from his cousin, Men Nguyen. One of the tour’s biggest stars, David has 26 WSOP cashes including 2 bracelets, and 14 WPT cashes including 8 final tables. He was named Player of the Year in 2000 and 2007, and was second in 2008. David has $8,194,767 in career tournament earnings, seventeenth on the all-time money list.