In the 1980s and 1990s, the "God of Gamblers" series of movies can be described as popular all over the country, and the protagonist Gao Jin, played by Zhou Runfa, has also become the most popular character, I don't know how many people imitate his leather suit and big back, in fact, Gao Jin is based on this man, his name is Johnny Chan. In 1957, Chen Johnny was born in Guangdong in 1957, and in 1962, he moved to Hong Kong with his parents, and lived in Hong Kong for 6 years, Chen Johnny immigrated to the United States with his parents and temporarily lived in Phoenix, where his parents opened a small restaurant, and Chen Johnny slowly grew up in the lively atmosphere of the restaurant.
He showed a talent for mathematics at an early age, and Johnny Chan not only overcame difficulties in language and culture, but also ranked among the best in the local school, so he was successfully admitted to the University of Houston. At that time, the family's idea was still to let him run the family hotel business after graduation, so Chen Qiangni also studied hotel management, but things changed when he was 16 years old. Johnny Chan accepted an invitation from a relative to play in Las Vegas, but at the local casino, Johnny Chan couldn't help but become obsessed with playing cards, and he immediately announced at the age of 21 that he would drop out of college to become a professional poker player.
This decision is nothing more than a very incomprehensible decision to the Chen family, they believe that Chen Johnny's university is not easy to come by, why give up a prestigious university degree to become a poker player? However, Johnny Chan resolutely moved to Las Vegas and became a professional gambler. Johnny Chan's face began to appear frequently in major professional competitions in the United States. At that time, the professional poker game, the appearance of an Asian face, is a very strange thing, many Texas playing cards for this newcomer, although curious, did not pay too much attention at the time, but Chen Johnny's superb gambling skills surprised them.
Johnny Chan was not only able to win the race easily, but also won money very quickly, so that he won a new title "Orient Express". However, the young Chen Johnny, not without touching the wall, the elderly Chen Johnny recalled his youth, still remember, at the age of 27 he once lost 1 million in Las Vegas overnight, at this time he has a great reputation, but 1 million US dollars is almost all his belongings, because anxiety leads to mental imbalance, more and more want to turn back the cost, so that Chen Johnny touched the first wall in his life.
However, Johnny Chan was not discouraged, but continued to join the league competition, and his card skills also improved significantly, a year later, in 1985, Johnny Chan ushered in the first highest honor in his life: the gold bracelet on the wsop field, which shocked the entire poker community, Johnny Chan also became the first Asian champion to win the gold bracelet, and then, Johnny Chan still won the gold bracelet of the 1987 and 1988 tournaments with a high posture, in the 1989 World Series of Poker, Almost everyone thinks that Johnny Chan will reap the championship.
At that time, the owner of the Los Angeles Lakers promised that as long as he won the championship, he would give him a ring for the NBA championship, but unfortunately, Chen Johnny lost by a slight advantage this time, but this still could not hide his reputation.
Chen Johnny's image with the live TV, is more widely known, the film Zhou Xingchi's common actions on the gambling table, such as touching the ring and holding a toothpick, is derived from Chen's habits, Chen Johnny also likes to put a fruit on the gambling table, that is, oranges, because Chen Johnny is very disgusted with the smell of smoke, so use it to cover up, but many people think that Chen Johnny is a tactic to attack the heart. In 2005, Johnny Chan won the tenth World Poker Tour, becoming the second in history to achieve this achievement, and was successfully inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 2002, becoming a legend in the poker world.