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{{Short description|Vietnamese-American poker player (born 1978)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{infobox poker player
|name=Tuan Le
|nickname=
|image=Tuan Le 2019.jpg
|caption=Tuan Le at the 2019 World Poker Tour Legends of Poker
|hometown=Los Angeles, California
|birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1978|2|15}}
|wsop bracelet count=2
|wsop money finishes=9
|wsop main event best finish rank= 411th
|wsop main event best finish year= 2013
|multi-year wsop winner=
|wpt titles=2
|wpt final tables=2
|wpt money finishes=7
|updated=2014-06-01
}}
'''Tuan Le''' (born February 15, 1978, in [[Paris]], [[France]]) is a [[Vietnamese-American]] professional [[poker]] player.
Of Vietnamese ancestry, Le was raised in [[Kansas City, Missouri]], in the United States, but by middle school age he was living in [[Los Angeles, California]], where he attended John Burroughs Junior High School, on McCadden and 6th Street. He later attended Cal State-Northridge as a finance major.
Le began playing in the $20/$40 limit [[hold'em]] games at the Hustler Casino in Los Angeles, where he currently resides.
As of 2015, Le's total live tournament winnings exceed $5,600,000.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tuan Bui Le's profile on The Hendon Mob |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=10634 |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}</ref>
==World Poker Tour==
In 2004, Le won his first [[World Poker Tour]] (WPT) event, earning over $1,500,000.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2004 World Poker Finals, No Limit Hold'em Final Day - WPT |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=7299 |access-date=2024-04-13 |website=The Hendon Mob |language=en}}</ref> In 2005, he finished first at the World Poker Tour Season 3 Championship, winning just over $2,800,000.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Third Annual Five-Star World Poker Classic, Main Event (WPT) - No Limit Hold'em Championship |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=10082 |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=The Hendon Mob |language=en}}</ref> He won the WPT Battle of Champions III event, defeating [[Eli Elezra]] heads-up.<ref>{{Cite web |title=World Poker Tour Battle of Champions III, No Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=17418 |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=The Hendon Mob |language=en}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|+ World Poker Tour Titles
|-
!Year
!Tournament
!Prize (US$)
|-
|[[World Poker Tour season 3 results|2004]]
|$10,000 World Poker Finals
|1,574,588
|-
|[[World Poker Tour season 3 results|2005]]
|$25,000 WPT World Championship
|2,856,150
|}
== World Series of Poker bracelets ==
In 2014 and 2015, Le won the $10,000 Limit [[Lowball_(poker)#Deuce-to-seven|2-7 Triple Draw Lowball]] Championship for the second year in a row. His feat was the first time in WSOP history that a player has won consecutive $10,000 championships other than the main event.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 3, 2015 |title=Tuan Le Wins 2015 WSOP $10,000 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball Championship |url=https://www.casinonewsdaily.com/blog/2015/06/03/tuan-le-wins-2015-wsop-10000-limit-2-7-triple-draw-lowball-championship/ |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=Casino News Daily}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dalla |first=Nolan |date=June 2, 2015 |title=Deja Vu All Over Again For Tuan Le |url=https://www.wsop.com/news/2015/Jun/6263/DEJA-VU-ALL-OVER-AGAIN-FOR-TUAN-LE.html |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=WSOP.com}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
! style="background: #E9E9E9;" | Year
! style="background: #E9E9E9;" | Event
! style="background: #E9E9E9;" | Prize Money
|-
| [[2014 World Series of Poker|2014]]
| $10,000 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball
| $355,324
|-
| [[2015 World Series of Poker|2015]]
| $10,000 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball
| $322,756
|}
==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/1156-tuan-le Card Player profile]
*[https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=10634 Hendon Mob profile]
*[https://www.worldpokertour.com/player/tuan-le/ WPT profile]
*[https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerid=700 WSOP profile]
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{{2010s WSOP Bracelet Winners}}
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[[Category:1978 births]]
[[Category:French poker players]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:World Poker Tour winners]]
[[Category:World Series of Poker bracelet winners]]
[[Category:Vietnamese poker players]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Kansas City, Missouri]]
[[Category:People from Los Angeles]]